Claudio Kammerknecht
Sri Lankan footballer (born 1999)
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Claudio Matthias Kammerknecht (born 7 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden.[2] Born in Germany, he plays for the Sri Lanka national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudio Matthias Kammerknecht | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmendingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | FC Sexau | ||
| 2011–2018 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | SC Freiburg II | 66 | (1) |
| 2022– | Dynamo Dresden | 113 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Sri Lanka | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Kammerknecht is a youth academy graduate of SC Freiburg. He made his league debut for club's reserve side on 29 September 2018 in a 3–2 defeat against SV Elversberg.[4]
On 30 May 2022, Dynamo Dresden announced the signing of Kammerknecht on a four-year deal until June 2026.[5]
International career
In September 2022, Kammerknecht received his first call-up to the Sri Lanka national team to take part in a training camp held in Doha.[6] He made his international debut on 22 March 2024 in a goalless draw against Papua New Guinea.[7] He scored his first international goal on 10 September 2024 against Cambodia in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off.[8]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 August 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 37 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 111 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 183 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Saxony Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kammerknecht goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2024 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia | 2–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p) | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |