Luca Kerber
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luca Kerber
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|3|10}}
| birth_place = Dillingen, Germany{{cite news |last=Cordier |first=Patric |location=Saarbrücken |url=https://www.pressreader.com/germany/saarbruecker-zeitung/20201022/282084869292409 |title=Mit Kapitän Kerber zum nächsten Dreier |trans-title=With captain Kerber to the next treble |work=Saarbrücker Zeitung |date=22 October 2020 |access-date=9 January 2021 |language=de}}
| height = 1.80 m{{WorldFootball.net}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = 1. FC Heidenheim
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = SSV Pachten
| youthyears2 = 2016–2021
| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Saarbrücken
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = 1. FC Saarbrücken
| caps1 = 113
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = 1. FC Heidenheim
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 2
| club-update = 17 May 2025
}}
Luca Kerber (born 10 March 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{German football updater|Heidenhe}} club 1. FC Heidenheim.{{Kicker}}
Career
Kerber played for the youth team of SSV Pachten, before joining the academy of 1. FC Saarbrücken in 2016.{{cite news |last=Voss |first=Hendrik |location=Saarbrücken |url=https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/saarbruecken/saarbruecken/saarbruecken/fuenf-neue-fuer-platz-drei_aid-59003 |title=Fünf Neue für Platz drei |trans-title=Five newcomers for third place |work=Saarbrücker Zeitung |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=9 January 2021 |language=de}} He made his professional debut for Saarbrücken's first team in the 3. Liga on 9 January 2021, starting in an away match against SV Meppen, which finished as a 1–0 loss.{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/meppen-gegen-saarbruecken-2021-liga-4671279/analyse |title=Bünnings Kopfball verlängert FCS-Durststrecke |trans-title=Bünning's header prolongs FCS drought |work=kicker |date=9 January 2021 |access-date=9 January 2021 |language=de}}
On 9 April 2024, Kerber signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim, effective in July 2024.{{cite web|publisher=1. FC Heidenheim|url=https://www.fc-heidenheim.de/news/detailansicht/archiv/2024/april/fch/der-naechste-neuzugang-steht-fest-luca-kerber-wechselt-im-sommer-zum-fch.html|title=Der nächste Neuzugang steht fest – Luca Kerber wechselt im Sommer zum FCH!|trans-title=The next new signing has been confirmed – Luca Kerber is moving to FCH in the summer!|date=9 April 2024|access-date=2 July 2024|language=de}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
| 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"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|1. FC Saarbrücken
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|3. Liga |27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|3. Liga |33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|3. Liga |34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 8 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!113 | 11 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 118 | 12 | |||
| 1. FC Heidenheim
|23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!136 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 14 |
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References
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External links
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- {{Soccerway}}
{{1. FC Heidenheim squad}}
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Category:People from Saarlouis (district)
Category:Footballers from Saarland
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:1. FC Saarbrücken players
Category:1. FC Heidenheim players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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