Keven Schlotterbeck

Keven Schlotterbeck
Personal information
Full name Keven Matteo Schlotterbeck[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Weinstadt, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 13
Youth career
–2012 Stuttgarter Kickers
2012–2014 TSG Backnang
2014–2015 VfL Kirchheim/Teck
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 TSG Backnang 57 (11)
2016 TSG Backnang II 3 (1)
2017–2021 SC Freiburg II 49 (4)
2018–2024 SC Freiburg 47 (0)
2019–2020 → Union Berlin (loan) 23 (0)
2023 → VfL Bochum (loan) 13 (2)
2023–2024 → VfL Bochum (loan) 27 (5)
2024–2026 FC Augsburg 42 (3)
2026– Southampton 1 (0)
International career
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:11, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Keven Matteo Schlotterbeck (born 28 April 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Southampton.

Schlotterbeck began his career with TSG Backnang before moving to SC Freiburg in 2017. He had loan spells with Union Berlin and VfL Bochum. In June 2024, Schlotterbeck joined FC Augsburg. He moved to Southampton in August 2026. Schlotterbeck represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

SC Freiburg

Schlotterbeck made his professional debut for SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga on 3 February 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 38th minute for Manuel Gulde in the 2–2 away draw against VfB Stuttgart.[3]

At the end of the 2019–20 season, Schlotterbeck returned to SC Freiburg after his season-long loan with Union Berlin ended.[4]

Keven Schlotterbeck was part of the 2021–22 DFB–Pokal campaign, in which his team SC Freiburg reached the final. He would be substituted in extra time, playing alongside his brother Nico. His team lost 4–2 against RB Leipzig on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regular time. He scored his penalty as his team's third penalty taker in the shootout.

On 2 January 2023, he joined VfL Bochum on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

Upon returning from loan, Schlotterbeck remained on the Freiburg bench in the opening game of the season, and on 22 August 2023 he returned to VfL Bochum on a new season-long loan.[6]

FC Augsburg

On 28 June 2024, Schlotterbeck signed a three-year contract with FC Augsburg.[7]

Southampton

On 27 August 2026, Schlotterbeck joined English side Southampton on a three-year contract.[8] He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a 5–1 victory against Millwall.[9]

Personal life

Schlotterbeck is the nephew of former professional footballer Niels Schlotterbeck, who also played for SC Freiburg.[10] His younger brother, Nico, is also a professional footballer, playing for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Backnang 2015–16 Verbandsliga Württemberg 293———293
2016–17 Verbandsliga Württemberg 28820——308
Total 571120——5911
TSG Backnang II 2016–17 Bezirksliga Rems-Murr 31———31
SC Freiburg II 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 353———353
2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 110———110
2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 21———21
2021–22 3. Liga 10———10
Total 494———494
SC Freiburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 9000——90
2020–21 Bundesliga 24010——250
2021–22 Bundesliga 12021——141
2022–23 Bundesliga 20102[a]0—50
2023–24 Bundesliga 000000—00
Total 47031——501
Union Berlin (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 23041——271
Bochum (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 13200——132
Bochum (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 27500——275
Augsburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 18340——223
2025–26 Bundesliga 24020——260
2026–27 Bundesliga 0010——10
Total 42370——493
Southampton 2026–27[13] Championship 1000——10
Career total 26226172200028128
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

SC Freiburg

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Keven Schlotterbeck | Player profile". Bundesliga. DFL. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg 2:2 (Bundesliga 2018/2019, 20. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Robin Knoche close to joining Union Berlin". Bundesliga News. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Keven Schlotterbeck wird ausgeliehen". www.vfl-bochum.de (in German). 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Keven Schlotterbeck erneut ausgeliehen" [Keven Schlotterbeck on loan again] (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "FCA sign Keven Schlotterbeck". FC Augsburg. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Saints secure Schlotterbeck signing". Southampton FC. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Southampton 5–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 29 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Keven Schlotterbeck". scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Frahm, Daniela (14 March 2019). "SC mit einem Schlotterbeck – oder auch mit zwei" [SC with a Schlotterbeck – or with two]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Keven Schlotterbeck at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Keven Schlotterbeck in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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