{{short description|German footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use British English|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Laurin Curda | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ludwigsburg, Germany | height = 1.85 m<ref name="wf"/> | position = Centre-back | currentclub = SC Paderborn | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = FV Löchgau | youthyears2 = ?–2017 | youthclubs2 = VfB Stuttgart | youthyears3 = 2017–2020 | youthclubs3 = 1899 Hoffenheim | years1 = 2019 | clubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim II | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = SV Sandhausen II | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = TSG Balingen | caps3 = 61 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = SC Paderborn | caps4 = 72 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = SC Paderborn II | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Germany U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 18 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Laurin Curda''' (born 30 October 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.<ref name="wf">{{Worldfootball.net|laurin-curda |access-date=14 March 2023|new_id=pe504836}}</ref>
==Career== Curda came through the youth systems of VfB Stuttgart and 1899 Hoffenheim.<ref name="jedele">{{cite news |last1=Jedele |first1=Matthias |title=Fußball-Regionalliga Südwest: Laurin Curda verlässt die TSG Balingen |trans-title=Regionalliga Südwest: Laurin Curda leaves TSG Balingen |url=https://www.swp.de/sport/sport-zollernalbkreis/fussball-regionalliga-suedwest-laurin-curda-verlaesst-die-tsg-balingen-70690677.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Südwest Presse |date=22 May 2023 |language=German}}</ref> In the 2022–23 season he won the Württemberg Cup with Regionalliga Südwest side TSG Balingen.<ref name="campos">{{cite news |last1=Campos |first1=Frank |title=Teamkollege von Max Kruse: So ist Laurin Curda beim SC Paderborn in den Profifußball gestartet |trans-title=Teammate of Max Kruse: How Laurin Curda got his start in professional soccer at SC Paderborn |url=https://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.teamkollege-von-max-kruse-so-ist-laurin-curda-beim-sc-paderborn-in-den-profifussball-gestartet.48f17bac-d89f-4662-ac48-97165bdcda9d.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Schwarzwälder Bote |date=28 August 2023 |language=German}}</ref>
He left TSG Balingen in summer 2023 to join 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.<ref name="jedele"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Beineke |first1=Frank |title=Paderborns Senkrechtstarter Laurin Curda hat sein kleines Formtief überwunden |trans-title=Paderborn's high-flyer Laurin Curda has overcome his little dip in form |url=https://www.lz.de/sport/sc_paderborn_07/sc_paderborn_07_inhalte/23702536_Paderborns-Senkrechtstarter-Laurin-Curda-hat-sein-kleines-Formtief-ueberwunden.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work={{ill|Lippische Landes-Zeitung|de}} |date=4 November 2023 |language=German}}</ref> He had a good first season with Paderborn,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leonhardt |first1=Kevin |title=Ex-Spieler der TSG Balingen: Laurin Curda mit gutem ersten Jahr beim SC Paderborn |trans-title=Former TSG Balingen player: Laurin Curda has a good first year with SC Paderborn |url=https://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.ex-spieler-der-tsg-balingen-laurin-curda-mit-gutem-ersten-jahr-beim-sc-paderborn.6f111907-1106-4647-b9fc-945bd558f47a.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Schwarzwälder Bote |date=22 May 2024 |language=German}}</ref> making 20 appearances including 16 as a starter in the 2. Bundesliga.<ref name="beineke2024">{{cite news |last1=Beineke |first1=Frank |title=Paderborns Kraftpaket Laurin Curda trotzt der starken Konkurrenz |trans-title=Paderborn's powerhouse Laurin Curda defies the strong competition |url=https://www.nw.de/sport/sc_paderborn_07/23940610_Paderborns-Kraftpaket-Laurin-Curda-trotzt-der-starken-Konkurrenz.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |work={{ill|Neue Westfälische|de}} |date=11 September 2024 |language=German}}</ref>
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Curda faced competition for a position in Paderborn's defence from Marcel Hoffmeier und Visar Musliu and new signings Felix Götze and Tjark Schelle.<ref name="beineke2024"/> On 13 December 2025, he scored his first ever double in a 4–0 away win at Karlsruher SC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paderborns Curda: „Wir wollten es erzwingen“ |url=https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga2/paderborns-curda-wir-wollten-es-erzwingen,int-paderborn-curda-100.html |work=Sportschau |date=13 December 2025 |access-date=18 December 2025 |language=German }}</ref> On 25 May 2026, he netted an extra-time goal in a 2–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg in the promotion play-offs, securing his club's promotion to the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga/curda-schiesst-paderborn-in-die-bundesliga,paderborn-wolfsburg-spielbericht-relegation-rueckspiel-100.html |title=Curda schießt Paderborn in die Bundesliga |publisher=Sportschau |language=de |date=25 May 2026 }}</ref>
==Style of play== In September 2024, Paderborn manager Lukas Kwasniok highlighted Curda's strengths: "Laurin actually has everything a centre-back needs. He can dribble and head, he has power and pace. Laurin may not be a giant, but he's very stable. And he can play extremely well out the back.", naming "securing his own back" as a weakness of Curda.<ref name="beineke2024"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 1 July 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Laurin Curda » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe504836/laurin-curda/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=13 September 2023}}</ref>
{| 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"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |1899 Hoffenheim II |2018–19 |Regionalliga Südwest |1||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |SV Sandhausen II |2020–21 |Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |12||1||colspan="2"|–||12||0 |- |rowspan="3"|TSG Balingen |2021–22 |Regionalliga Südwest |31||0||colspan="2"|–||30||2 |- |2022–23 |Regionalliga Südwest |30||2||colspan="2"|–||30||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!2!!0!!0!!61!!2 |- |SC Paderborn II |2023–24 |Regionalliga West |3||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0 |- |rowspan="3"|SC Paderborn |2023–24 |2. Bundesliga |20||0||2||0||22||0 |- |2024–25 |2. Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!0!!2!!0!!22!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !97!!3!!2!!0!!99!!3 |}
==Honours== '''TSG Balingen''' * Württemberg Cup: 2022–23<ref name="campos"/>
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==External links== * {{kicker|laurin-curda}} * {{DFB|laurin-curda}}
{{SC Paderborn 07 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Curda, Laurin}} Category:Living people Category:2001 births Category:Footballers from Ludwigsburg Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players Category:TSG Balingen players Category:SC Paderborn 07 players Category:SC Paderborn 07 II players Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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