Yannick Gerhardt (born 13 March 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. He has also represented the Germany national team.

Yannick Gerhardt
Gerhardt in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Würselen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 31
Youth career
SC Kreuzau
1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 1. FC Köln II 13 (0)
2013–2016 1. FC Köln 74 (6)
2016– VfL Wolfsburg 212 (17)
International career
2012 Germany U18 2 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U19 13 (1)
2013–2014 Germany U20 15 (1)
2015–2017 Germany U21 17 (0)
2016 Germany 1 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:35, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Club career

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He made his professional debut on 20 July 2013 in a 2. Bundesliga match against Dynamo Dresden.[2]

Gerhardt signed for Wolfsburg on 27 May 2016.[3]

International career

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Senior

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On 4 November 2016, Gerhardt was selected by Germany's head coach Joachim Löw for the world-cup qualifier against San Marino and the friendly against Italy.[4] On 15 November, he had his debut match for the German team in the friendly against Italy.[5]

Personal life

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Gerhardt's younger sister Anna plays for Turbine Potsdam and has been capped internationally at youth level.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 December 2024.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 29 3 2 0 31 3
2014–15 Bundesliga 16 1 1 0 17 1
2015–16 29 2 1 0 30 2
Total 74 6 4 0 78 6
VfL Wolfsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 27 0 3 0 2 0 32 0
2017–18 17 1 4 0 21 1
2018–19 30 2 3 0 33 2
2019–20 18 2 2 1 5 1 25 4
2020–21 29 2 4 2 2 0 35 4
2021–22 27 1 1 0 5 0 33 1
2022–23 29 6 2 0 31 6
2023–24 25 2 3 1 28 3
2024–25 10 1 3 1 13 2
Total 212 17 25 5 12 1 2 0 251 23
Career total 286 23 29 5 12 1 2 0 329 29

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2016 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Germany U21

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Yannick Gerhardt". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Geiles FC-Debüt: Yannicks erstes Mal" (in German). express.de. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Yannick Gerhardt kommt". VfL Wolfsburg (in German). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Soccer-Three newcomers in Germany squad for San Marino, Italy matches". Reuters. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "DFB-Team überzeugt bei 0:0 in Italien". dfb. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Europe's footballing brothers and sisters". UEFA.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille: Ginter auf Götzes Spuren" (in German). German Football Association. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  9. ^ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. July 2017.
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