Florian Krüger (born 13 February 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Staßfurt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | SV 09 Staßfurt | ||
| 2011–2015 | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| 2015–2018 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Erzgebirge Aue | 82 | (20) |
| 2021–2022 | Arminia Bielefeld | 31 | (1) |
| 2022– | Groningen | 22 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U16 | 5 | (3) |
| 2015 | Germany U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Germany U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:01, 25 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Staßfurt,[1] Krüger made his professional debut for Erzgebirge Aue in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 November 2018, starting in the away match against VfL Bochum. He assisted Pascal Testroet in the 2nd minute for Aue's opening goal, with the match finishing as a 2–1 loss.[2] On 5 November 2020, his contract was extended until 30 June 2023.[3]
On 23 June 2021, Krüger signed for Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld on a four-year contract for a fee of €1 million.[4]
On 30 August 2022, Krüger signed a four-year contract with Groningen in the Netherlands.[5]
On 29 August 2023, Krüger signed for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |
| Total | 82 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Groningen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 113 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 22 | ||
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