Kilian Ludewig
{{short description|German footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kilian Ludewig
| image = FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen SK Rapid Wien (19. September 2021) 46.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ludewig in 2021
| full_name = Kilian Ludewig{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley |publisher=English Football League |page=4 |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|03|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| height = 1.75 m{{Kicker|kilian-ludewig}}
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Petrolul Ploiești
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Barsbütteler SV
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs2 = Willinghusener SC
| youthyears3 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs3 = FC St. Pauli
| youthyears4 = 2015–2018
| youthclubs4 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2018–2024
| clubs1 = Red Bull Salzburg
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Liefering
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → Barnsley (loan)
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Schalke 04 (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = → Willem II (loan)
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = → AaB (loan)
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = → 1860 Munich (loan)
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = Petrolul Ploiești
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Germany U18
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2019
| nationalteam5 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2021
| nationalteam6 = Germany U21
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 21 April 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Kilian Ludewig (born 5 March 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Club career
=Youth career=
Ludewig started playing football at Barsbütteler SV and Willinghusener SC before moving to the youth academy of FC St. Pauli in 2014.{{cite web |title=DFL-Ausbildungshonorierung 2021 |url=https://media.dfl.de/sites/2/2021/10/DFL-Ausbildungshonorierung-2021.pdf |website=DFL |access-date=28 June 2022}}{{cite news |title=Willinghusener C-Junioren feiern Verbandsliga-Aufstieg |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/region/stormarn/sport_141/article111377632/Willinghusener-C-Junioren-feiern-Verbandsliga-Aufstieg.html |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=22 November 2012 |language=de-DE}}{{cite news |title=Kilian Ludewig: Everybody knows how much this derby means |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/kilian-ludewig-everybody-knows-how-much-this-derby-means-31481509 |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=OneFootball |date=21 October 2020}} After just one year, he moved on to RB Leipzig. In November 2015, he made his debut for Leipzig's under-19 team in the Under 19 Bundesliga when he came off the bench for Przemysław Płacheta on the tenth matchday of the 2015–16 season against Hamburger SV in injury time.{{cite web |title=Spielschema {{!}} Hamburger SV – RB Leipzig 1:3 {{!}} 10. Spieltag {{!}} U-19-BL Nord/Nordost 2015/16 |url=https://www.kicker.de/hsv-gegen-leipzig-2015-a-junioren-bundesliga-nord-nordost-2881698/schema |website=kicker |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=de-DE}} In December 2015, he made his first appearance for Leipzig's under-17 team in the Under 17 Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg.{{cite web |title=VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig 1:3 (Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2015/2016, 14. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/b-junioren-bundesliga-nord-nordost-2015-2016-vfl-wolfsburg-rb-leipzig/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}} In August 2016, he scored his first three goals in the Under 17 Bundesliga in an 8–0 win against Niendorfer TSV.{{cite web |title=RB Leipzig – Niendorfer TSV 8:0 (Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2016/2017, 2. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/b-junioren-bundesliga-nord-nordost-2016-2017-rb-leipzig-niendorfer-tsv/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}}
Ludewig was officially promoted to the under-19 ahead of the 2017–18 season. He scored his first goal in the Under 19 Bundesliga in August 2017 in a 2–0 victory against Hertha BSC.{{cite web |title=Hertha BSC – RB Leipzig 0:2 (Youth Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2017/2018, 2. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/a-junioren-bundesliga-nord-nordost-2017-2018-hertha-bsc-rb-leipzig/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}} Between September and December 2017, he also played three games for RB Leipzig in the UEFA Youth League.{{cite web |title=Kilian Ludewig » Youth Youth League 2017/2018 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kilian-ludewig/a-junioren-youth-league-2017-2018/rb-leipzig-a-junioren/3/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}}
=Red Bull Salzburg=
Ludewig joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg in June 2018, signing a four-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/salzburg-holt-ludewig-aus-leipzig-4000000023152/transfermeldung|title=Salzburg holt Ludewig aus Leipzig|date=4 June 2018|website=kicker|language=de-DE|access-date=12 March 2020}} He was also initially available for selection by reserve team FC Liefering.{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2017_18/welcome-to-salzburg-kilian-ludewig.html|title=FC Red Bull Salzburg - Welcome to Salzburg, Kilian Ludewig!|date=4 June 2018|website=redbulls|language=de|access-date=12 March 2020}} He made his debut for Liefering in September 2018 in a game against FC Juniors OÖ.{{cite web |title=FC Juniors OÖ – FC Liefering 0:3 (2. Liga 2018/2019, 8. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/2-liga-2018-2019-lask-a-fc-liefering/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}}
After one and a half years on loan in England and Germany, Ludewig returned to Red Bull Salzburg for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |title=Kilian Ludewig kehrt zurück |url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/de/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2020_21/kilian-ludewig-kehrt-zurueck.html |website=Red Bull Salzburg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043154/https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/de/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2020_21/kilian-ludewig-kehrt-zurueck.html |archive-date=16 June 2021 |language=de |date=16 June 2021 |url-status=dead}} There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in October 2021 against LASK.{{cite news |last1=Andonov |first1=Aleksandar |title=Red Bull Salzburg: Drei Rekorde mit schmerzhaftem Ausgang |url=https://www.salzburg24.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga/red-bull-salzburg-drei-rekorde-mit-schmerzhaftem-ausgang-110265388 |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=Salzburg24 |date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105175828/https://www.salzburg24.at/sport/fussball/bundesliga/red-bull-salzburg-drei-rekorde-mit-schmerzhaftem-ausgang-110265388 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |language=de}} However, this remained his only appearance for Red Bull Salzburg beside one appearance in an Austrian Cup game against SKN St. Pölten.{{cite web |title=SKN St. Pölten – RB Salzburg 0:3 (ÖFB-Cup 2021/2022, Round of 16) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/oefb-cup-2021-2022-achtelfinale-skn-st-poelten-rb-salzburg/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en}}
After six years with the club, his contract was terminated on 5 July 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.krone.at/3446210|title=After six years: Defender leaves the Bulls|first=Christoph|last=Nister|date=July 5, 2024|website=Kronen Zeitung}}
==Loan to Barnsley==
After having only appeared for FC Liefering through one and a half seasons, Ludewig joined English club Barnsley on loan on 9 January 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51054651|title=Kilian Ludewig: Barnsley sign RB Salzburg full-back on loan|date=9 January 2020|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 March 2020|language=en-gb}} After making 18 games for Barnsley in the EFL Championship and avoiding relegation, the loan was extended for another season in August 2020.{{cite web |title=KILIAN LUDEWIG REJOINS ON LOAN |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2020/august/loankilian/ |website=Barnsley F.C. |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925011808/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2020/august/loankilian/ |archive-date=25 September 2020 |date=17 August 2020 |url-status=live}}
==Loan to Schalke 04==
After another four second-tier appearances for Barnsley, however, the loan was terminated prematurely in October 2020 and Ludewig was loaned to German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/kilian-ludewig-royal-blue/|title=Kilian Ludewig is a Royal Blue|website=Schalke 04|date=5 October 2020}} A few days earlier, Manuel Baum, under whom Ludewig had played in the national under-20 side, had taken over as head coach of Schalke. In Gelsenkirchen Ludewig only made six league appearances as he had missed a large part of the season due to a metatarsal fracture suffered in December 2020.{{cite web |title=Kilian Ludewig erfolgreich operiert {{!}} Schalke 04 |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/kilian-ludewig-fc-schalke-04-operiert-op-verletzung-14094 |website=bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105184452/https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/kilian-ludewig-fc-schalke-04-operiert-op-verletzung-14094 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |language=de |date=30 December 2020 |url-status=live}} Schalkern suffered a historic relegation at the end of the season.{{cite news |last1=Blomberg |first1=Tammo |title=Der absurdeste Abstieg |url=https://www.zeit.de/sport/2021-05/fc-schalke-04-abstieg-bundesliga-fussball-fan |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=ZEIT |date=21 May 2021 |language=de}}
==Loan to Willem II==
On 13 January 2022, Ludewig was loaned to Dutch club Willem II in the Eredivisie, until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=Willem II|url=https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/welkom-kilian|title=Welkom Kilian!|date=13 January 2022|access-date=4 February 2022|language=nl}} In Tilburg, however, he was also unable to assert himself and was only featured four times in the Eredivisie. The club suffered relegation at the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Tranen in Tilburg: Willem II degradeert uit eredivisie ondanks winst |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2428919-tranen-in-tilburg-willem-ii-degradeert-uit-eredivisie-ondanks-winst |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=NOS |date=15 May 2022 |language=nl}}
==Loan to AaB==
On 24 June 2022, Ludewig was sent on a one-season loan to Danish Superliga club AaB.{{cite web |title=AaB lejer Ludewig |url=https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2022/juni/aab-lejer-ludewig/ |website=AaB |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624112228/https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2022/juni/aab-lejer-ludewig/ |archive-date=24 June 2022 |language=da |date=24 June 2022 |url-status=live}}
==Loan to TSV 1860 Munich==
On 11 July 2023, Ludewig moved on loan to TSV 1860 Munich in German 3. Liga.{{cite web|publisher=TSV 1860 Munich|url=https://www.tsv1860.de/de/Aktuelles_News/7340.htm|title=DIE LÖWEN HOLEN KILIAN LUDEWIG.|date=11 July 2023|language=de}} He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup.{{cite web|last1=Streicher |first1=Christoph |title=Schwere Beine, schwere Kost: TSV 1860 müht sich im Toto-Pokal gegen den 1. FC Stockheim weiter |url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/sport/tsv1860/schwere-beine-schwere-kost-tsv-1860-mueht-sich-im-toto-pokal-gegen-den-1-fc-stockheim-weiter-art-918656 |website=abendzeitung-muenchen.de |publisher=Abendzeitung |access-date=2 August 2023 |language=German |date=2 August 2023}}
==FC Petrolul Ploieşti==
On 11 February 2025, Ludewig has signed with Romanian club Petrolul Ploieşti.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.ro/liga-1/petrolul-a-adus-la-ploiesti-un-jucator-trecut-prin-bundesliga.html|title=OFICIAL Petrolul a adus la Ploiești un jucător trecut prin Bundesliga!|website=sport.ro|language=ro|access-date=11 February 2025|date=11 February 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|kilian-ludewig/428890}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Red Bull Salzburg
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|Austrian Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Austrian Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Austrian Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Liefering
|18 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20
|2. Liga |10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 1 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Barnsley (loan)
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|EFL Championship |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFL|Appearances in EFL Cup}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 (loan)
|6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| Willem II (loan)
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| AaB (loan)
|19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1860 Munich (loan)
|24 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=BAY|Appearances in Bavarian Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!105 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 1 |
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Honours
AaB
- Danish Cup runner-up: 2022–23
References
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External links
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- {{Kicker|kilian-ludewig}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|kilian-ludewig}}
{{FC Petrolul Ploiești squad}}
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