Kilian Ludewig

Kilian Ludewig
Ludewig in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kilian Ludewig[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 29
Youth career
Barsbütteler SV
–2014 Willinghusener SC
2014–2015 FC St. Pauli
2015–2018 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Red Bull Salzburg 1 (0)
2018–2019 Liefering 28 (1)
2020 → Barnsley (loan) 22 (0)
2020–2021 → Schalke 04 (loan) 6 (0)
2022 → Willem II (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 → AaB (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2024 → 1860 Munich (loan) 24 (0)
2025– Petrolul Ploiești 15 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Germany U16 8 (3)
2016–2017 Germany U17 13 (2)
2017–2018 Germany U18 4 (0)
2019 Germany U19 3 (0)
2019 Germany U20 4 (1)
2021 Germany U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026

Kilian Ludewig (born 5 March 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a right winger for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Youth career

Ludewig started playing football at Barsbütteler SV and Willinghusener SC before moving to the youth academy of FC St. Pauli in 2014.[3][4][5] After just one year, he moved on to RB Leipzig. In November 2015, he made his debut for Leipzig's under-19 team in the Under 19 Bundesliga when he came off the bench for Przemysław Płacheta on the tenth matchday of the 2015–16 season against Hamburger SV in injury time.[6] In December 2015, he made his first appearance for Leipzig's under-17 team in the Under 17 Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg.[7] In August 2016, he scored his first three goals in the Under 17 Bundesliga in an 8–0 win against Niendorfer TSV.[8]

Ludewig was officially promoted to the under-19 ahead of the 2017–18 season. He scored his first goal in the Under 19 Bundesliga in August 2017 in a 2–0 victory against Hertha BSC.[9] Between September and December 2017, he also played three games for RB Leipzig in the UEFA Youth League.[10]

Red Bull Salzburg

Ludewig joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg in June 2018, signing a four-year contract.[11] He was also initially available for selection by reserve team FC Liefering.[12] He made his debut for Liefering in September 2018 in a game against FC Juniors OÖ.[13]

After one and a half years on loan in England and Germany, Ludewig returned to Red Bull Salzburg for the 2021–22 season.[14] There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in October 2021 against LASK.[15] However, this remained his only appearance for Red Bull Salzburg beside one appearance in an Austrian Cup game against SKN St. Pölten.[16]

After six years with the club, his contract was terminated on 5 July 2024.[17]

Loan to Barnsley

After having only appeared for FC Liefering through one and a half seasons, Ludewig joined English club Barnsley on loan on 9 January 2020.[18] After making 18 games for Barnsley in the EFL Championship and avoiding relegation, the loan was extended for another season in August 2020.[19]

Loan to Schalke 04

After another four second-tier appearances for Barnsley, however, the loan was terminated prematurely in October 2020 and Ludewig was loaned to German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for the remainder of the season.[20] A few days earlier, Manuel Baum, under whom Ludewig had played in the national under-20 side, had taken over as head coach of Schalke. In Gelsenkirchen Ludewig only made six league appearances as he had missed a large part of the season due to a metatarsal fracture suffered in December 2020.[21] Schalkern suffered a historic relegation at the end of the season.[22]

Loan to Willem II

On 13 January 2022, Ludewig was loaned to Dutch club Willem II in the Eredivisie, until the end of the season.[23] In Tilburg, however, he was also unable to assert himself and was only featured four times in the Eredivisie.[24] The club suffered relegation at the end of the season.[25]

Loan to AaB

On 24 June 2022, Ludewig was sent on a one-season loan to Danish Superliga club AaB.[26]

Loan to TSV 1860 Munich

On 11 July 2023, Ludewig moved on loan to TSV 1860 Munich in German 3. Liga.[27] He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup.[28]

Petrolul Ploieşti

On 11 February 2025, Ludewig has signed with Romanian club Petrolul Ploieşti.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2026[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 000000—00
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 000000—00
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 00———00
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 101000—20
Total 101000—20
Liefering 2018–19 2. Liga 181———181
2019–20 2. Liga 100———100
Total 281———281
Barnsley (loan) 2019–20 EFL Championship 18000——180
2020–21 EFL Championship 40——3[b]070
Total 22000—30250
Schalke 04 (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 6020——80
Willem II (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 40———40
AaB (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga 19050——240
1860 Munich (loan) 2023–24 3. Liga 24040——280
Petrolul Ploiești 2024–25 Liga I 50———50
2025–26 Liga I 8100——81
2026–27 Liga I 2010——30
Total 15110——161
Career total 119213000301352

Honours

AaB

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Kilian Ludewig at Kicker (in German)
  3. ↑ "DFL-Ausbildungshonorierung 2021" (PDF). DFL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Willinghusener C-Junioren feiern Verbandsliga-Aufstieg". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kilian Ludewig: Everybody knows how much this derby means". OneFootball. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Spielschema | Hamburger SV – RB Leipzig 1:3 | 10. Spieltag | U-19-BL Nord/Nordost 2015/16". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig 1:3 (Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2015/2016, 14. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "RB Leipzig – Niendorfer TSV 8:0 (Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2016/2017, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hertha BSC – RB Leipzig 0:2 (Youth Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kilian Ludewig » Youth Youth League 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Salzburg holt Ludewig aus Leipzig". kicker (in German). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Welcome to Salzburg, Kilian Ludewig!". redbulls (in German). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "FC Juniors OÖ – FC Liefering 0:3 (2. Liga 2018/2019, 8. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Kilian Ludewig kehrt zurück". Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Andonov, Aleksandar (3 October 2021). "Red Bull Salzburg: Drei Rekorde mit schmerzhaftem Ausgang". Salzburg24 (in German). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "SKN St. Pölten – RB Salzburg 0:3 (ÖFB-Cup 2021/2022, Round of 16)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  17. ↑ Nister, Christoph (5 July 2024). "After six years: Defender leaves the Bulls". Kronen Zeitung.
  18. ↑ "Kilian Ludewig: Barnsley sign RB Salzburg full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "KILIAN LUDEWIG REJOINS ON LOAN". Barnsley F.C. 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Kilian Ludewig is a Royal Blue". Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Kilian Ludewig erfolgreich operiert | Schalke 04". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga (in German). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  22. ↑ Blomberg, Tammo (21 May 2021). "Der absurdeste Abstieg". ZEIT (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Welkom Kilian!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  24. 1 2 Kilian Ludewig at Soccerway
  25. ↑ "Tranen in Tilburg: Willem II degradeert uit eredivisie ondanks winst". NOS (in Dutch). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  26. ↑ "AaB lejer Ludewig". AaB (in Danish). 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  27. ↑ "DIE LÖWEN HOLEN KILIAN LUDEWIG" (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. 11 July 2023.
  28. ↑ Streicher, Christoph (2 August 2023). "Schwere Beine, schwere Kost: TSV 1860 müht sich im Toto-Pokal gegen den 1. FC Stockheim weiter". abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in German). Abendzeitung. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "OFICIAL Petrolul a adus la Ploiești un jucător trecut prin Bundesliga!". sport.ro (in Romanian). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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