Claudio Kammerknecht

Claudio Kammerknecht
Personal information
Full name Claudio Matthias Kammerknecht
Date of birth (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999
Place of birth Emmendingen, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Waldhof Mannheim
Number 15
Youth career
–2011 FC Sexau
2011–2018 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 SC Freiburg II 66 (1)
2022–2026 Dynamo Dresden 113 (8)
2026– Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Sri Lanka 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Claudio Matthias Kammerknecht (born 7 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.[2] Born in Germany, he plays for the Sri Lanka national team.[3]

Club career

Kammerknecht is a youth academy graduate of SC Freiburg. He made his league debut for club's reserve side on 29 September 2018 in a 3–2 defeat against SV Elversberg.[4]

On 30 May 2022, Dynamo Dresden announced the signing of Kammerknecht on a four-year deal until June 2026.[5]

On 19 June 2026, Kammerknecht moved to Waldhof Mannheim in 3. Liga.[6]

International career

In September 2022, Kammerknecht received his first call-up to the Sri Lanka national team to take part in a training camp held in Doha.[7] He made his international debut on 22 March 2024 in a goalless draw against Papua New Guinea.[8] He scored his first international goal on 10 September 2024 against Cambodia in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off.[9]

Personal life

Kammerknecht was born in Germany to a German father and a Sri Lankan mother.[10] His father Matthias Kammerknecht is a former footballer and manager.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 August 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 20——20
2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 150——150
2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 261——261
2021–22 3. Liga 230——230
Total 6610000661
Dynamo Dresden 2022–23 3. Liga 3441000354
2023–24 3. Liga 372—2[a]0392
2024–25 3. Liga 291201[a]0321
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 11100—111
Total 111830301178
Career total 178930301839
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Saxony Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sri Lanka 202441
202560
Total101
Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kammerknecht goal.
List of international goals scored by Claudio Kammerknecht
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 September 2024Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia2–22–2 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (p)		2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

SC Freiburg II

Dynamo Dresden

References

  1. ↑ "Claudio Kammerknecht". eurosport.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Claudio Kammerknecht at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "KAMMERKNECHT: "ZEIGT, WIE VERRÜCKT FUSSBALL SEIN KANN". onefootball.com.
  4. ↑ "Elversberg vs. Freiburg II". Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Claudio Kammerknecht wechselt zu Dynamo Dresden". 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Claudio Kammerknecht wechselt zum SV Waldhof" [Claudio Kammerknecht is transferring to SV Waldhof] (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "KAMMERKNECHT FÜR NATIONALMANNSCHAFT VON SRI LANKA NOMINIERT" (in German). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dynamo Dresden bangt um verletzten Claudio Kammerknecht" (in German). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sri Lanka-Held ist wieder in Dresden!" (in German). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Overseas football players with Sri Lankan roots rush in to join national team". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "A-Junioren-Verbandspokal Südbaden: Der SC Freiburg steht im Finale!". 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Claudio Kammerknecht". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dynamo ringt Aue nieder". 25 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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