Kilian Ludewig
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_46.jpg) Ludewig in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kilian Ludewig[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barsbütteler SV | |||
| –2014 | Willinghusener SC | ||
| 2014–2015 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2015–2018 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Liefering | 28 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Barnsley (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Willem II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → AaB (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → 1860 Munich (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2025– | Petrolul Ploiești | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 | |||
Kilian Ludewig (born 5 March 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a right winger for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Youth career
Ludewig started playing football at Barsbütteler SV and Willinghusener SC before moving to the youth academy of FC St. Pauli in 2014.[3][4][5] After just one year, he moved on to RB Leipzig. In November 2015, he made his debut for Leipzig's under-19 team in the Under 19 Bundesliga when he came off the bench for Przemysław Płacheta on the tenth matchday of the 2015–16 season against Hamburger SV in injury time.[6] In December 2015, he made his first appearance for Leipzig's under-17 team in the Under 17 Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg.[7] In August 2016, he scored his first three goals in the Under 17 Bundesliga in an 8–0 win against Niendorfer TSV.[8]
Ludewig was officially promoted to the under-19 ahead of the 2017–18 season. He scored his first goal in the Under 19 Bundesliga in August 2017 in a 2–0 victory against Hertha BSC.[9] Between September and December 2017, he also played three games for RB Leipzig in the UEFA Youth League.[10]
Red Bull Salzburg
Ludewig joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg in June 2018, signing a four-year contract.[11] He was also initially available for selection by reserve team FC Liefering.[12] He made his debut for Liefering in September 2018 in a game against FC Juniors OÖ.[13]
After one and a half years on loan in England and Germany, Ludewig returned to Red Bull Salzburg for the 2021–22 season.[14] There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in October 2021 against LASK.[15] However, this remained his only appearance for Red Bull Salzburg beside one appearance in an Austrian Cup game against SKN St. Pölten.[16]
After six years with the club, his contract was terminated on 5 July 2024.[17]
Loan to Barnsley
After having only appeared for FC Liefering through one and a half seasons, Ludewig joined English club Barnsley on loan on 9 January 2020.[18] After making 18 games for Barnsley in the EFL Championship and avoiding relegation, the loan was extended for another season in August 2020.[19]
Loan to Schalke 04
After another four second-tier appearances for Barnsley, however, the loan was terminated prematurely in October 2020 and Ludewig was loaned to German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for the remainder of the season.[20] A few days earlier, Manuel Baum, under whom Ludewig had played in the national under-20 side, had taken over as head coach of Schalke. In Gelsenkirchen Ludewig only made six league appearances as he had missed a large part of the season due to a metatarsal fracture suffered in December 2020.[21] Schalkern suffered a historic relegation at the end of the season.[22]
Loan to Willem II
On 13 January 2022, Ludewig was loaned to Dutch club Willem II in the Eredivisie, until the end of the season.[23] In Tilburg, however, he was also unable to assert himself and was only featured four times in the Eredivisie.[24] The club suffered relegation at the end of the season.[25]
Loan to AaB
On 24 June 2022, Ludewig was sent on a one-season loan to Danish Superliga club AaB.[26]
Loan to TSV 1860 Munich
On 11 July 2023, Ludewig moved on loan to TSV 1860 Munich in German 3. Liga.[27] He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup.[28]
Petrolul Ploieşti
On 11 February 2025, Ludewig has signed with Romanian club Petrolul Ploieşti.[29]
