Leonard Koch

Leonard Koch
Koch in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth 23 May 1995 (1995-05-23) (age 31)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SV Lichtenberg 47
Number 14
Youth career
–2007 Empor Berlin
2007–2009 Hertha BSC
2009–2014 Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Union Berlin II 22 (1)
2013–2016 Union Berlin 1 (0)
2016–2022 SV Babelsberg 03 77 (6)
2022–2023 SV Lichtenberg 47 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Leonard Koch (born 23 May 1995) is a German footballer who last played as a midfielder for SV Lichtenberg 47.

Career

Early career

Koch was at Empor Berlin until 30 June 2007 before joining Hertha BSC from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2009.[1]

Union Berlin

Koch joined Union Berlin in 2009[1] and joined the reserve team in 2013[2] when he made an appearance during the 2013–14 season.[1] He joined the first team squad in 2013.[2] However, he did not make any appearances for the first team until the 2014–15 season[3] when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Sebastian Polter in a 2–0 win against Eintracht Braunschweig.[4] He finished the 2014–15 season making only the one appearance in the 2. Bundesliga and a goal in 20 appearances in the Regionalliga Nordost.[5]

SV Babelsberg 03

He then moved to Regionalliga Nordost club SV Babelsberg 03.[2] He made his debut for the club when he came on as a substitute on matchday one against Wacker Nordhausen.[6] He finished the 2016–17 season with two goals in 23 matches played.[6] Koch dislocated his shoulder in a mid-season friendly match during the 2017–18 season.[7] He was declared out for the remainder of the season.[7] He had played in 14 matches up until the injury.[8]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 15 May 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueRef.
DivisionAppsGoals
Union Berlin II2013–14Regionalliga Nordost10[1]
2014–15201[5]
Totals211—
Union Berlin2014–152. Bundesliga10[5]
SV Babelsberg 032016–17Regionalliga Nordost232[6]
2017–18140[8]
Totals372—
Career totals593—

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leonard Koch". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Leonard Koch". World Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Leonard Koch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kessels Patzer leitet Berliner Sieg ein" (in German). kicker. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Leonard Koch" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Leonard Koch". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Saisonaus für Babelsberg-Leistungsträger Koch". Kicker (in German). kicker. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Leonard Koch". Kicker (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.