Lars Ritzka

Lars Ritzka
	Lars Ritzka in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	7 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Hanover, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	FC St. Pauli
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2014	TSV Limmer
2014–2017	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	Hannover 96 II
2019–2021	SC Verl
2021–	FC St. Pauli
2021–2024	FC St. Pauli II
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Date of birth 7 May 1998 (age 27)

Place of birth Hanover, Germany^[1]

Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]

Lars Ritzka (born 7 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.^[1]^[2]

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hannover 96	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Hannover 96 II	2016–17	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2017–18		27	1	—		—		—		27	1
	2018–19		26	2	—		—		—		26	2
	Total		54	3	—		—		—		54	3
SC Verl	2019–20	Regionalliga West	23	1	3	0	—		3^[a]	0	29	1
	2020–21	3. Liga	35	2	—		—		1^[b]	0	36	2
	Total		58	3	3	0	—		4	0	65	3
FC St. Pauli	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2022–23		10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2023–24		29	2	3	0	—		—		32	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	21	1	2	1	—		—		23	2
	2025–26	Bundesliga	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		90	3	8	1	—		—		98	4
FC St. Pauli II	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2022–23	Regionalliga Nord	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		8	0	—		—		—		12	0
Career total			210	9	11	1	—		4	0	229	10

Career statistics

Personal information
Lars Ritzka in 2025
Date of birth	(1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Hanover, Germany^[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	FC St. Pauli
Number	21
Youth career
–2014	TSV Limmer
2014–2017	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Hannover 96 II	54	(3)
2019–2021	SC Verl	58	(3)
2021–	FC St. Pauli	89	(3)
2021–2024	FC St. Pauli II	15	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 25 April 2026 (UTC)