Julian Kania

Julian Kania
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001[1]
Place of birth Dinkelscherben, Germany[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 De Graafschap
Number 9
Youth career
–2014 TSV Dinkelscherben
2014–2016 TSG Thannhausen
2016–2017 FC Königsbrunn
2017–2020 TSV Dinkelscherben
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 TSV Dinkelscherben 20 (15)
2021–2023 TSV Schwaben Augsburg 58 (36)
2023–2024 1. FC Nürnberg 4 (0)
2023–2024 1. FC Nürnberg II 32 (24)
2024–2026 Arminia Bielefeld 46 (15)
2025 Arminia Bielefeld II 1 (0)
2026 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 12 (0)
2026– De Graafschap 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:51, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Julian Kania (born 10 October 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap.

Career

Kania joined 3. Liga club Arminia Bielefeld on 5 August 2024 in a permanent transfer from 1. FC Nürnberg.[1][2]

On 3 December 2024, Kania scored from the penalty spot as Arminia upset Bundesliga club SC Freiburg 3–1 to reach the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal.[3][4] Kania scored in the final of the competition on 24 May 2025, as Arminia fell to a 2–4 defeat to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[5] In doing so, Kania became the first-ever 3. Liga player to score in the DFB-Pokal final.[5] Arminia also reached the DFB-Pokal final for the first time in club history and became just the fourth third-division side to reach the final.[6][7]

On 27 December 2025, Kania agreed to join 3. Liga club VfL Osnabrück on loan for the remainder of the season, joining upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 January 2026.[8]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schwaben Augsburg 2021–22 Bayernliga South 2510——2510
2022–23 Bayernliga South 3326—2[a]03526
Total 5836—206036
1. FC Nürnberg II 2023–24[9] Regionalliga Bayern 3124——3124
2024–25[9] Regionalliga Bayern 11——11
Total 3225——3225
1. FC Nürnberg 2023–24[9] 2. Bundesliga 4000—40
Arminia Bielefeld 2024–25[9] 3. Liga 3414425[b]14317
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 12120—141
Total 461562515718
Osnabrück 2025–26 3. Liga 120——120
Career total 15276627116579
  1. ↑ Appearances in Bavarian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Westphalian Cup

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld

VfL Osnabrück

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profis: Kader: Julian Kania". Arminia Bielefeld (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld's 5 to watch ahead of DFB Cup final". Bundesliga. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld 3:1 SC Freiburg". DFB. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "3rd league team stuns Bundesliga club!". German Football YouTube. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 "RUTHLESS VFB STUTTGART END ARMINIA BIELEFELD'S FAIRY-TALE RUN TO WIN DFB CUP FINAL". Bundesliga. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "THE STORY OF ARMINIA BIELEFELD'S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY TO THE 2024/25 DFB CUP FINA". Bundesliga. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Conspiracies and babies in nightclubs - Arminia chase history". BBC. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Von der Alm an die Brücke: VfL leiht Julian Kania aus" [From the alpine pasture to the bridge: VfL Wolfsburg loans Julian Kania]. www.vfl.de (in German). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Julian Kania". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Galerie: Bielefeld ist Meister, Saarbrücken sichert sich Relegationsplatz".
  11. ↑ "Tesche mit dem Schlusspunkt: Osnabrück gewinnt nach Meisterschaft in Wiesbaden". kicker.de (in German). 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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