{{Short description|German footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yannick Stark | image = Yannick Stark 2012.jpg | upright = 0.9 | caption = Stark with FSV Frankfurt in 2012 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|28}} | birth_place = Darmstadt, Germany | height = 1.86 m | position = Central midfielder | currentclub = Hessen Kassel | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SG Arheilgen | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = SC Hassia Dieburg | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Eintracht Frankfurt | years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Eintracht Frankfurt II | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = MSV Duisburg | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = FSV Frankfurt | caps4 = 60 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = 1860 Munich | caps5 = 44 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2015–2020 | clubs6 = Darmstadt 98 | caps6 = 82 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = → FSV Frankfurt (loan) | caps7 = 33 | goals7 = 8 | years8 = 2020–2022 | clubs8 = Dynamo Dresden | caps8 = 67 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = Manisa | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2024 | clubs10 = SpVgg Unterhaching | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2025– | clubs11 = Hessen Kassel | caps11 = 30 | goals11 = 4 | club-update = 8 March 2026 }} '''Yannick Stark''' (born 28 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Hessen Kassel.
==Career== Stark began his youth career at SG Arheilgen and SC Hasia Dieburg before being signed by the youth department of Eintracht Frankfurt. At Frankfurt, he played with Under 19's in the Under 19 Bundesliga while also featuring for the Under 23 side in the Regionalliga Süd. In only his second season, while being eligible to play for the Under 19's, he became a regular for Eintracht Frankfurt II in the Regionalliga Süd, competing in 31 games.
At the end of the season Stark was signed by 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg but was loaned to his homeside Darmstadt 98 immediately. At Darmstadt 98 he helped his team get promoted to the 3. Liga by coming first in the league in the 2011–12 season. In the penultimate game Stark scored the winning goal which ensured promotion with a game to spare.<ref>[https://www.kicker.de/stark-schiesst-den-sv-98-in-ekstase-552954/artikel Stark schießt den SV 98 in Ekstase] (kicker.de)</ref> He was then voted "Player of the season" by the readers of the local newspaper Darmstädter Echo.<ref>[http://www.echo-online.de/sport/svdarmstadt98/ECHO-Umfrage-Yannick-Stark-eindeutig-Erster;art1168,1914959 Echo-Umfrage: Yannick Stark eindeutig Erster] (echo-online.de)</ref>
In the summer of 2011 Stark was signed by FSV Frankfurt for two years after his contract with MSV Duisburg was nullified. He gave his debut on 15 July 2011 in the first game of the season against Union Berlin. Stark featured in 29 games in his first 2. Bundesliga season. In the following season, he scored his first goal for Frankfurt against SG Sonnenhof Großaspach in the DFB-Pokal and against Erzgebirge Aue in the league.
In the 2013–14 season Stark moved to 1860 Munich within the league and signed a contract valid for two years.<ref name=renamed_from_1860_on_20150713155624/>
In the winter of the following season Stark moved back to his old club Darmstadt 98<ref name=renamed_from_1860_on_20150713155624>{{cite web | url=http://www.tz.de/sport/1860-muenchen/1860-muenchen-stark-steinhoefer-verlassen-loewen-4693280.html | title=Transfers fix! Stark und Steinhöfer verlassen die Löwen | work=tz | date=1 February 2015 | access-date=13 February 2015 | archive-date=13 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613153211/http://www.tz.de/sport/1860-muenchen/1860-muenchen-stark-steinhoefer-verlassen-loewen-4693280.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> with whom he was then promoted to the Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season.
Stark signed for 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden in the summer of 2020 following the expiry of his contract at Darmstadt 98.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2020 |title="Klarer Plan": Stark wechselt zu Dynamo |url=https://www.kicker.de/_klarer_plan_stark_wechselt_zu_dynamo-779623/artikel |access-date=12 August 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}</ref>
On 15 February 2024, Stark signed for 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching on a contract for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spvggunterhaching.de/2024/02/15/haching-verstaerkt-sich-mit-yannick-stark/|title=Haching verstärkt sich mit Yannick Stark|website=spvggunterhaching.de|language=de|date=19 February 2024|access-date=20 February 2024|archive-date=17 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217163530/https://www.spvggunterhaching.de/2024/02/15/haching-verstaerkt-sich-mit-yannick-stark/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 22 January 2025, Stark joined Hessen Kassel in the Regionalliga Südwest on season-long contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksvhessen.de/news/loewen-verpflichten-yannick-stark/|title=Löwen verpflichten Yannick Stark|publisher=KSV Hessen Kassel|language=de|date=22 January 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Kicker|yannick-stark}}
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