David Stückler

David Stückler
Personal information
Full name David Gharabaghi Stückler
Date of birth (2004-10-07) 7 October 2004
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Cremonese
Youth career
Nordsjælland
–2022 AB
2022–2024 Cremonese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Cremonese 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Giana Erminio (loan) 34 (13)
2025–2026 → Vicenza (loan) 37 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026

David Gharabaghi Stückler (born 7 October 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Cremonese.

Early life

Stückler was born on 7 October 2004 in Herlev, Denmark. Born to an Iranian father and an Austrian mother, he has two older siblings, one of which is Daniel Stückler.[1]

Career

As a youth player, Stückler joined the youth academy of Danish side Nordsjælland. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Danish side AB. During the summer of 2022, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Cremonese, notably scoring 30 goals and providing 11 assists in 27 league matches during the 2023–24 season, where he became the youth league's top scorer and helped the Cremonese U-19 side win the league championship.[2] Ahead of the 2024–25 Serie C season, he was sent on loan to Giana Erminio, where he scored sixteen goals in 45 games.[3][4]

On 2 August 2025, Stückler was loaned by Serie C side Vicenza.[3][5] He scored a goal on his league debut for Vicenza on 24 August 2025 against Lumezzane.[6] In November 2025, he was awarded the Newcomer of the Year award for Group A of Serie C.[7][8] By March 2026, Stückler became the top goal scorer of the league with 11 league goals and helped lead Vicenza to promotion to the Serie B.[9] After his loan spell, Stückler signed a contract extension with Cremonese in July 2026.[10]

Style of play

Stückler plays as a forward and is right-footed. Italian news website La Casa di C wrote in 2024 that he is "strong in tight spaces and very good at communicating with his teammates, characteristics that combine with his ability to dominate in the air, making him a relentless finisher".[11]

Career statistics

As of 22 March 2026[12]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Giana Erminio, c'è Stückler per l'appuntamento con la storia" [Giana Erminio, Stückler is there for the appointment with history] (in Italian). la Repubblica. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "prznsoccer". X.
  3. 1 2 "Ufficiale: David Stückler in biancorosso!" [Official: David Stückler in red and white!] (in Italian). LR Vicenza. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ↑ https://sempreinter.com/2025/07/23/inter-milan-submit-offer-cremonese-striker-david-stuckler/
  5. ↑ "Vicenza Sporting Director Confident of Hijacking Inter Milan Move for Cremonese Star: 'We Expect to Close the Deal Soon'". 31 July 2025.
  6. ↑ https://www.365scores.com/football/match/serie-c-6168/lumezzane-vicenza-261-318-6168
  7. 1 2 https://www.sprintesport.it/nazionali/2025/11/12/news/il-gol-vittoria-in-casa-dell-inter-e-il-premio-di-miglior-esordiente-del-campionato-l-attaccante-si-prende-tutto-743783/
  8. ↑ https://www.sportvicentino.it/2025/11/11/al-gran-gala-del-calcio-il-lr-vicenza-fa-incetta-di-premi-cuomo-stuckler-e-gallo/
  9. ↑ https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/who-is-david-stuckler-the-top-scorer-in-serie-c-who-led-vicenza-to-serie-b/bltce830c4109e3bfa9
  10. ↑ https://uscremonese.it/david-stuckler-in-grigiorosso-fino-al-2030/
  11. ↑ "Tre modi per Stuckler: alla scoperta del 'bomber' della Giana Erminio" [Three Ways to Stuckler: Discovering Giana Erminio's 'Bomber'] (in Italian). La Casa di C. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ↑ https://www.soccerway.com/player/stuckler-david/KnjLUXAE/