{{EngvarB|date=June 2025}} {{Short description|German footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kevin Schade | image = Kevin Schade 02082025 (1).jpg | caption = Schade in 2025 | full_name = Kevin Schade<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3044867 |title=Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23 |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2023 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|27|df=y}}<ref name="BFC"/> | birth_place = Potsdam, Germany | height = 1.85 m<ref name="BFC">{{cite web|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/teams/profile/kevin-schade|title=Kevin Schade {{!}} Brentford FC|website=Brentfordfc.com|publisher=Brentford F.C.|accessdate=4 January 2023}}</ref> | position = Winger, forward | currentclub = Brentford | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = 2008–2014 | youthclubs1 = SV Babelsberg | youthyears2 = 2014–2018 | youthclubs2 = Energie Cottbus | youthyears3 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs3 = SC Freiburg | years1 = 2019–2021 | clubs1 = SC Freiburg II | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = SC Freiburg | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = → Brentford (loan) | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = Brentford | caps4 = 84 | goals4 = 21 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Germany U18 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2020 | nationalteam3 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam4 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps4 = 8 | nationalgoals4 = 4 | nationalyears5 = 2023– | nationalteam5 = Germany | nationalcaps5 = 5 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | club-update = 23:28, 24 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 10:34, 15 November 2025 (UTC) }} '''Kevin Schade''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkɛ.vɪn ˈʃaːdə}}; born 27 November 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for {{English football updater|Brentfor}} club Brentford and the Germany national team.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kevin-schade/562536/|title= K. Schade |website=Soccerway|accessdate=13 August 2021}}</ref>
==Club career==
===SC Freiburg=== Schade joined the SC Freiburg youth system in 2018 after a five-year stint with Energie Cottbus. He made his debut with the club's reserve side in July 2019 against Bahlinger SC,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/07/27/germany/regionalliga/bahlinger-sc/sc-freiburg-ii/3059614/|title=Bahlinger SC vs. Freiburg II – 27 July 2019|website=Soccerway|accessdate=13 August 2021}}</ref> and scored his first goal the following week in a 2–1 defeat to Kickers Offenbach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/04/germany/regionalliga/sc-freiburg-ii/kickers-offenbach-fc/3059616/|title=Freiburg II vs. Kickers Offenbach – 4 August 2019|website=Soccerway|accessdate=13 August 2021}}</ref> In December of that year, Schade signed his first professional contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/babelsberg-energie-cottbus-sc-freiburg-kevin-schade-bundesliga-profivertrag/|title=Von Babelsberg über Cottbus zum SC Freiburg: Kevin Schade unterschreibt Profivertrag|language=German|last=Krone|first=Maximilian|website=sportbuzzer.de|date=3 December 2019|accessdate=13 August 2021|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008162338/https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/babelsberg-energie-cottbus-sc-freiburg-kevin-schade-bundesliga-profivertrag/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/sc-freiburg-profivertrag-fuer-kevin-schade-211105/|title= SC Freiburg: Profivertrag für Kevin Schade | language= de|website=dfb.de|accessdate=13 August 2021}}</ref> He made his first-team debut on 21 August 2021, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Roland Sallai in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/21/germany/bundesliga/sc-freiburg/bv-borussia-09-dortmund/3524678/|title=Freiburg vs. Borussia Dortmund – 21 August 2021|website=Soccerway|accessdate=3 June 2022}}</ref> Following his debut, he was quickly earmarked as one of club's bright young talents, seeing use primarily off the bench in his opening season in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2022/02/fussball-bundesliga-kevin-schade-freiburg-streich-cottbus.html|title="Du wirst besser, weil die anderen gut sind"|trans-title="You get better because the others are good"|language=German|last=Westhoff|first=Shea|website=rbb24.de|date=15 February 2022|accessdate=3 June 2022|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202144407/https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2022/02/fussball-bundesliga-kevin-schade-freiburg-streich-cottbus.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2021, despite attracting interest from such clubs as Liverpool, Schade signed a new contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/11/25/attacker-explains-why-he-snubbed-liverpool-hes-at-the-right-club-already/|title=Attacker explains why he snubbed Liverpool, he's at 'the right club' already|last=Owen|first=Danny|website=hitc.com|accessdate=3 June 2022}}</ref>
===Brentford=== On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-sign-kevin-schade|title=Brentford sign Schade|website=brentfordfc.com|date=4 January 2023|accessdate=4 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64163771|title=Kevin Schade: Brentford sign Freiburg forward on loan until end of season|date=4 January 2023|accessdate=4 January 2023|last=Stone|first=Simon|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 12 June 2023, Brentford announced they had signed Schade permanently on a five-year contract for a club-record fee of around £22 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schade joins Brentford in club-record deal |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-team-kevin-schade-transfer-brentford-freiburg-club-record-deal |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> In late September, Schade suffered an adductor injury which required surgery, sidelining him until April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Schade injury further blunts Brentford attack – how will Thomas Frank respond?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4901428/2023/09/26/kevin-schade-brentford-injury/|access-date=20 April 2024|website=theathletic.com|language=en-gb|date=26 September 2023|first=Jay|last=Harris}}</ref>
On 30 November 2024, Schade scored his first hat-trick for Brentford, against Leicester City in the Premier League in a 4–1 win.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brentford 4–1 Leicester preview: Kevin Schade's hat-trick shows Ruud van Nistelrooy the Foxes' problems | website=BBC Sport | date=28 November 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c2e79z9wem3t | access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref>
On 27 December 2025, Schade scored his second hat-trick for Brentford, against Bournemouth in the Premier League in a 4–1 win.
==International career== Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both Germany and Nigeria in international competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bulinews.com/news/10247/three-dual-heritage-germany-u21s-speak-allegiance-proud-wear-the-eagle-my-chest|title=Three dual-heritage Germany U21s speak on allegiance: "Proud to wear the eagle on my chest."|last=Vice|first=Peter|website=bulinews.com|date=11 October 2021|accessdate=17 October 2021}}</ref>
On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 March 2023 |title=Vier Rückkehrer und fünf Neulinge für Peru und Belgien |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/vier-rueckkehrer-und-fuenf-neulinge-fuer-peru-und-belgien-249404/ |access-date=17 March 2023 |publisher=German Football Association |language=de}}</ref> Schade made his debut for Germany against Peru. In the match against Belgium, he was introduced as a substitute and provided an assist for Serge Gnabry, where in doing so, he demonstrated his passing and pace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/germany-vs-belgium/481103|title=Live Commentary – Germany vs Belgium|website=Sky Sport|date=28 March 2023|access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 24 May 2026}}<ref name="Soccerway"/>
{| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|SC Freiburg II |2019–20 |Regionalliga Südwest |5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- |2020–21 |Regionalliga Südwest |26||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||8 |- |2021–22 |3. Liga |1||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!11!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!32!!11 |- |rowspan="4"|SC Freiburg |2020–21 |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2021–22 |Bundesliga |21||4||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||5 |- |2022–23 |Bundesliga |8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||12||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !29!!5!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0!!36!!6 |- |Brentford (loan) |2022–23 |Premier League |18||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Brentford |2023–24 |Premier League |11||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||12||2 |- |2024–25 |Premier League |38||11||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||43||12 |- |2025–26 |Premier League |35||8||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||39||8 |- !colspan="2"|Brentford total !102!!21!!3!!0!!8!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!113!!22 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !163!!37!!6!!1!!8!!1!!4!!0!!181!!39 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 14 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Germany |2023||3||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||5||0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/teams/profile/kevin-schade Kevin Schade] at Brentford F.C. *{{Premier League player}} *{{FBref|52afb588/Kevin-Schade}}
{{Brentford F.C. squad}} <!-- {{SC Freiburg squad}} -->
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