Ansgar Knauff

Ansgar Knauff (born 10 January 2002) is a German footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[1]

Ansgar Knauff
Knauff playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ansgar Knauff
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Place of birth Göttingen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 36
Youth career
2006–2015 SVG Göttingen
2015–2016 Hannover 96
2016–2020 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Borussia Dortmund II 33 (9)
2020– Borussia Dortmund 6 (1)
National team‡
2020 Germany U19 2 (0)
2021– Germany U20 3 (0)
2021– Germany U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:21, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Career

Knauff was born in Göttingen to a German mother and Ghanaian father, but raised by his single-mother.[2][3] He began his youth career at hometown club SVG Göttingen, before joining Hannover 96's youth academy in 2015.[4] A year later, he joined the Borussia Dortmund youth team, in which he played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. He signed his first professional contract with Borussia Dortmund on 25 November 2020, lasting until 2023.[5] Knauff made his professional debut for Dortmund in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League on 8 December 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Thorgan Hazard against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[6] The away match finished as a 2–1 win for Dortmund.[7] On 10 April 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win against VfB Stuttgart.[8]

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

References
  1. Ansgar Knauff at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Ansgar Knauff: Das ist der neue Hoffnungsträger des BVB". wettfreunde.net. 14 April 2021.
  3. "Ansgar Knauff bei der BVB-Vorbereitung dabei: Das ist das Talent aus der U19 von Borussia Dortmund". spox.com (in German). 29 July 2020.
  4. "Ansgar Knauff | Player profile". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. "BVB extend Ansgar Knauff's contract". Borussia Dortmund. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. "Who is Ansgar Knauff, Borussia Dortmund's latest academy graduate promoted alongside Youssoufa Moukoko?". Bundesliga. 6 April 2021.
  7. "Champions League 2020/2021 » Group F » Zenit St. Petersburg – Borussia Dortmund 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. "Dank Joker Knauff: Borussia Dortmund bezwingt den VfB Stuttgart". Bundesliga (in German). 10 April 2021.
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