Chris Führich

Chris Führich
Führich playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Full name Chris Jan Führich[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998
Place of birth Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2006 SG Suderwich[2]
2006–2013 Schalke 04
2013–2015 Borussia Dortmund
2015 VfL Bochum
2015–2017 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 1. FC Köln II 64 (7)
2017–2019 1. FC Köln 2 (0)
2019–2021 Borussia Dortmund II 24 (8)
2020–2021 → SC Paderborn (loan) 34 (13)
2021– VfB Stuttgart 158 (25)
International career‡
2023– Germany 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Chris Jan Führich (German pronunciation: [kʁɪs ˈfyːʁɪç]; born 9 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.[3]

Club career

Führich started his career at 1. FC Köln, before joining Borussia Dortmund II in 2019.[4] He signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart on 19 July 2021.[5]

On 31 October 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Stuttgart in a 4–1 defeat against Augsburg.[6] On 3 September 2022, he scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season in a 1–1 draw against his former youth club, Schalke 04,[7] followed by Stuttgart's first goal in a 2–2 draw against Bayern Munich on 10 September.[8] On 1 February 2024, Führich extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2028.[9]

International career

In October 2023, Führich received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[10] He debuted against the former in a 3–1 victory on 12 October.[11] Führich was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[12]

Personal life

He is a Christian.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln II 2017–18 Regionalliga West 312———312
2018–19 Regionalliga West 335———335
Total 647———647
1. FC Köln 2017–18 Bundesliga 2010——30
Borussia Dortmund II 2019–20 Regionalliga West 248———248
Borussia Dortmund 2019–20 Bundesliga 0000000000
SC Paderborn (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 341331——3714
VfB Stuttgart 2021–22 Bundesliga 25310——263
2022–23 Bundesliga 33550—2[a]0405
2023–24 Bundesliga 34841——389
2024–25 Bundesliga 332517[b]11[c]0464
2025–26 Bundesliga 3376112[d]01[c]0528
2026–27 Bundesliga 001000—10
Total 158252131914020329
Career total 282532641914033158

International

As of match played 30 March 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202310
202470
202610
Total90

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

References

  1. ↑ "player profile". Bundesliga.
  2. ↑ "Profile". FC Brett (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Chris Führich". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Brausch, Christian (19 June 2019). "BVB II holt Leistungsträger der Kölner U21". RevierSport (in German).
  5. ↑ "VfB sign Chris Führich". VfB Stuttgart. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "VfB Stuttgart verliert deutlich mit 1:4". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 31 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Kramer, Simon (4 September 2022). "Zerfahrenes 1:1 gegen Schalke: Der VfB Stuttgart wartet weiter auf den ersten Sieg" (in German). Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen.
  8. ↑ "Bayern Munich 2-2 Stuttgart: Serhou Guirassy salvages late point". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Chris Führich extends contract to 2028". VfB Stuttgart. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). German Football Association. 6 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Hornung, Christian (12 October 2023). "Debütant Führich will alles genießen und alles geben". Sportschau. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". International Olympic Committee. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  13. ↑ ""I pray and read the Bible a lot"". Evangelical Focus. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Chris Führich | Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Chris Führich" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld 2–4 Stuttgart: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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