Chris Führich
German footballer
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Chris Jan Führich (German pronunciation: [kʁɪs ˈfyːʁɪç]; born 9 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.[3]
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Führich playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Jan Führich[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | SG Suderwich[2] | ||
| 2006–2013 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2015 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | 1. FC Köln II | 64 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | 1. FC Köln | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 34 | (13) |
| 2021– | VfB Stuttgart | 158 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Germany | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Führich started his career at 1. FC Köln, before joining Borussia Dortmund II in 2019.[4] He signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart on 19 July 2021.[5]
On 31 October 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Stuttgart in a 4–1 defeat against Augsburg.[6] On 3 September 2022, he scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season in a 1–1 draw against his former youth club, Schalke 04,[7] followed by Stuttgart's first goal in a 2–2 draw against Bayern Munich on 10 September.[8] On 1 February 2024, Führich extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2028.[9]
International career
In October 2023, Führich received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[10] He debuted against the former in a 3–1 victory on 12 October.[11] Führich was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[12]
Personal life
He is a Christian.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 7 | — | — | — | 64 | 7 | |||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Paderborn (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 14 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 52 | 8 | |
| Total | 158 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 202 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 53 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 330 | 58 | ||
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in DFL-/Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 30 March 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
