{{short description|German footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luca Kilian | image = Liverpool FC gegen 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Testspiel 23. Juli 2021) 36 (cropped).jpg | caption = Kilian playing for Mainz 05 in 2021. | fullname = Luca Jannis Kilian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|1|df=y}}<ref name="DFL"/> | birth_place = Dortmund, Germany | height = 1.92 m<ref name="DFL">{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/luca-kilian |title=Luca Jannis Kilian {{!}} Playerprofile {{!}} Bundesliga |website=bundesliga.com |publisher=DFL |accessdate=20 December 2021}}</ref> | position = Defender | currentclub = 1. FC Köln | clubnumber = 15 | youthyears1 = 2004–2011 | youthclubs1 = Hombruch | youthyears2 = 2011–2018 | youthclubs2 = Borussia Dortmund | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Borussia Dortmund II | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = SC Paderborn | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Mainz 05 | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = → 1. FC Köln (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2022– | clubs5 = 1. FC Köln | caps5 = 29| goals5 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam1 = Germany U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2019 | nationalteam3 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam4 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps4 = 7 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | club-update = 21:36, 15 March 2024 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 9 October 2020 }} '''Luca Jannis Kilian''' (born 1 September 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
==Club career== Kilian joined the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund at the age of 11 from his local club Hombruch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.in-stadtmagazine.de/dortmund/fussball/das-zwei-generationen-interview-massimo-ornatelli-und-luca-kilian-aus-dem-regionalligateam-des-bvb-47030|title=Das Zwei-Generationen-Interview: Massimo Ornatelli und Luca Kilian aus dem Regionalligateam des BVB|date=10 September 2018}}</ref> On 24 May 2019, he signed a professional contract with SC Paderborn 07.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/sc-paderborn-luca-kilian-borussia-dortmund-transfer-wechsel-4773|title=Luca Kilian kommt von Borussia Dortmund zum SC Paderborn|website=bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Paderbon in a 3–2 Bundesliga loss to FC Bayern Munich on 28 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/28/germany/bundesliga/sc-paderborn-07-ev/fc-bayern-munchen/3047072/|title=Paderborn vs. Bayern München - 28 September 2019|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
On 10 August 2020, Kilian signed for Bundesliga club Mainz 05, on a four-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mainz05.de/news/fsv-verpflichtet-u21-nationalspieler-luca-kilian/|title=FSV verpflichtet U21-Nationalspieler Luca Kilian|website=www.mainz05.de}}</ref> On 24 August 2021, it was announced that Kilian would join 1. FC Köln on a one-year loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fc.de/de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-leiht-luca-kilian-aus/|title=FC leiht Luca Kilian aus|access-date=24 August 2021|website=1. FC Köln|language=de}}</ref> He joined the club on a permanent basis for a fee of €2 Million in July 2022. He signed a contract until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/super-team-super-trainer-super-fans-baumgart-bekommt-kilian-902534/artikel |title="Super Team, super Trainer, super Fans": Baumgart bekommt Kilian |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kilian is the grandson of the German former footballer Amand Theis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/SCP/3901995-SC-Paderborn-Der-erst-19-jaehrige-Luca-Kilian-hofft-auf-seine-Chance-Gut-geschult|title=Gut geschult|first=Matthias|last=Reichstein|website=Westfalen-Blatt}}</ref> On 13 March 2020, Kilian tested positive for coronavirus.<ref>[https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article206550603/Erster-Coronafall-in-der-Bundesliga-Paderborn-Verteidiger.html Welt.de: Erster Coronafall in der Bundesliga: Paderborn-Verteidiger (German)], 13 March 2020</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scp07.de/Newsarchiv/Erste-Erkrankung.html|title=Umfangreiche Corona-Testungen am Samstag|date=13 March 2020|website=scp07.de|language=de|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
==Honours== '''1.FC Koln''' *2.Bundesliga: 2024–25<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-klautern-2025-bundesliga-4937379/analyse|title=Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf|website=kicker}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Soccerway}} *{{DFB}} *[https://www.bundesliga.com/de/spieler/aktuelle-saison/DFL-OBJ-002G0R/luca-killian/statistiken Bundesliga Profile]
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kilian, Luca}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:German men's footballers Category:Footballers from Dortmund Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:Bundesliga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:SC Paderborn 07 players Category:Borussia Dortmund II players Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 players Category:1. FC Köln players Category:21st-century German sportsmen