Kurt Rüger
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| Date of birth | 15 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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| TSV Pliening/Landsham | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | 1860 Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Bayern Munich II | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Kurt Rüger (born 15 February 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and right-back.[1] He is a former German youth international.[2]
Club career
Rüger is a youth product of 1860 Munich, having moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich in 2020.[3]
He made his professional debut with Bayern Munich II on 11 May 2024, during the 2023–24 season in a 2–1 away win Regionalliga Bayern match against Greuther Fürth II.[4] Rüger scored his first professional goal on 24 August 2024, during the 2024–25 season in a 4–1 away win Regionalliga Bayern match against Würzburger Kickers.[5]
International career
Rüger has represented Germany at the under-17 (that won the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia) and under-18 levels.[2][6][7][8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 26 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 25 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
- Notes
Honours
International
References
- ↑ "Kurt Rüger". FC Bayern Munich.
- 1 2 "Kurt Rüger - Spielerprofil". Deutscher Fußball-Bund.
- ↑ "THE RESERVES SQUAD FOR THE TRAINING CAMP IN THE USA". FC Bayern Munich. January 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Turbulente Minuten nach der Pause: Bayern-Amateure drehen Rückstand in Fürth" (in German). Kicker. May 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Irankunda-Festspiele: Bayern-Amateure triumphieren in Würzburg" (in German). Kicker. August 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Wück nominiert den Kader für FIFA U 17-WM" [Wück Nominates the Squad For the FIFA U17 World Cup] (in German). German Football Association. November 1, 2023. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- 1 2 "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. December 2, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ "AZ-Serie zu Bayerns WM-Helden: Kurt Rüger – der Spätzünder aus Ebersberg". abenszeitung-muenchen.de (in German). December 13, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
External links
- Kurt Rüger at WorldFootball.net
- Kurt Rüger at Kicker (in German)