Walter Kannemann
Argentine footballer
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Walter Kannemann (born 14 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio, which he captains.
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Kennemann with Grêmio in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Kannemann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | San Lorenzo | 70 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlas | 38 | (1) |
| 2016– | Grêmio | 238 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2019 | |||
Club career
On 21 December 2014, Kannemann joined Liga MX club Atlas on a permanent transfer.[3]
On 15 July 2016 Grêmio officially announced the signing of Walter Kannemann from Atlas for a €905,000 fee with a three-and-a-half-year contract until 31 December 2019.[4][5] On 8 December 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension until December 2023.[6] On 8 August 2023, he extended his contract until December 2025.[7]
International career
Kannemann made his international debut for Argentina on 8 September 2018 in a 3–0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 February 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2009–10 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 4 | — | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 4 | |||
| Atlas | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 1 | |||||
| Grêmio | 2016 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12[e] | 0 | — | 54 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[e] | 1 | 2[g] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[h] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Série B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 157 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 265 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 438 | 10 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
- Includes Copa Argentina, Copa MX, Copa do Brasil
- Appearances in play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- One appearance in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of match played 13 October 2019[10]
| Argentina | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Club
San Lorenzo
Grêmio
- Copa Libertadores: 2017
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2018
- Copa do Brasil: 2016
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
- Recopa Gaúcha: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
