Kevin Kampl

Kevin Kampl (born 9 October 1990) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

Kevin Kampl
Kampl with Bayer Leverkusen in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kevin Kampl
Date of birth (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990
Place of birth Solingen, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 44
Youth career
1994–1997 VfB Solingen
1997–2009 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Bayer Leverkusen II 36 (5)
2010–2011 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2010 → SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → SpVgg Greuther Fürth II (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 VfL Osnabrück 35 (2)
2012 VfR Aalen 3 (2)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 74 (18)
2015 Borussia Dortmund 14 (0)
2015–2017 Bayer Leverkusen 53 (4)
2017– RB Leipzig 81 (5)
National team
2009 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2009–2012 Slovenia U21 17 (1)
2012–2018 Slovenia 28 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Kampl was born in Solingen, Germany.[1] His parents moved to Germany from Maribor, a city near the Austrian border in northeastern Slovenia.[2] Kampl has dual citizenship and would have been eligible to play for Germany, but chose Slovenia early on.

Club career

Early career

Kampl began his career with Bayer Leverkusen. After some years in the youth team of Bayer Leverkusen II, he signed for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

On 30 August 2010, he signed a one-season loan contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Kampl made his first team debut on 29 October 2010 as a late substitute in a 2. Bundesliga tie with Erzgebirge Aue.[3] After only half a season for Greuther Fürth, he returned to Bayer Leverkusen during the 2010–11 winter transfer window.[4] Kampl made his Leverkusen 2010–11 season debut as a second-half substitute in the UEFA Europa League game against Metalist Kharkiv.

In the summer of 2011, Kampl transferred to 3. Liga side VfL Osnabrück.[5] After having played a great season for Osnabrück, he joined newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club VfR Aalen for a transfer fee of €250,000. However, he played only four matches for Aalen, scoring two goals and assisting another three.

Kampl with Salzburg in 2014

This marvelous start drew the attention of well-financed Austrian champion Red Bull Salzburg and they acquired him just before the end of the transfer window by fulfilling his release clause in the amount of €3 million.[6] He was nominated for the best player of the Austrian Bundesliga at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, but had to eventually concede to Philipp Hosiner.

Borussia Dortmund

On 22 December 2014, it was announced that he would join Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract for a €12 million fee on 1 January 2015.[7] He was originally going to RB Leipzig.[1] He made his debut on 31 January 2015.[8] On 28 April 2015, in the DFB-Pokal semi–final against Bayern Munich, Kampl came on in the 83rd minute for Jakub Błaszczykowski and was sent–off after receiving a second yellow card; Dortmund went through to the final via a penalty shoot-out.[9]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 28 August 2015, Kampl returned to Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 12 September 2015 versus SV Darmstadt 98. On 26 September, Kampl scored his first goal for Leverkusen in a 3–0 away win against Werder Bremen. Later, on 20 October, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–4 home group stage draw against Roma.

RB Leipzig

On 31 August 2017, Kampl joined RB Leipzig on a four-year contract for a transfer fee of €20 million.[11]

International career

Kampl made his senior debut for Slovenia on 12 October 2012, starting in a 2-0 away win against Cyprus.[12] He scored his first goal on 6 September 2013 against Albania, which Slovenia won 1–0.[13] Kampl scored his second goal in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against San Marino, the second of their 6–0 win. In October 2016, the Slovenian squad released a statement "condemning Kampl's absence from both games."[14] In response, Kampl stated "Firstly, I always play with pride and happiness for Slovenia and I intend to do so in the future" and secondly, I have made it clear I will be available next time, I just need some rest now."[14]

Kampl retired from the national team in late 2018 due to personal reasons.[15][16] He earned 28 caps and scored 2 goals.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II2008–09Regionalliga West10——10[17]
2009–10Regionalliga West211——211[18]
2010–11Regionalliga West144——144[19]
Total365——365—
Greuther Fürth2010–112. Bundesliga1000—10[19]
Greuther Fürth II2010–11Regionalliga Süd70——70[19]
Bayer Leverkusen2010–11Bundesliga00001[lower-alpha 1]010[19]
VfL Osnabrück2011–123. Liga35210—362[20]
VfR Aalen2012–132. Bundesliga3210—42[21]
Red Bull Salzburg2012–13Austrian Bundesliga2344000274[19]
2013–14Austrian Bundesliga3395213[lower-alpha 2]35114[19]
2014–15Austrian Bundesliga1853210[lower-alpha 3]43111[19]
Total741812423710929—
Borussia Dortmund2014–15Bundesliga130201[lower-alpha 4]0160[19]
2015–16Bundesliga10002[lower-alpha 1]030[19]
Total1402030190—
Bayer Leverkusen2015–16Bundesliga223306[lower-alpha 4]1314[19]
2016–17Bundesliga301207[lower-alpha 4]1392[22]
2017–18Bundesliga10100020[19]
Total53460132726—
RB Leipzig2017–18Bundesliga2611010[lower-alpha 5]0371[19]
2018–19Bundesliga272508[lower-alpha 1]1403[19]
2019–20Bundesliga112004[lower-alpha 4]0152[19]
2020–21Bundesliga170205[lower-alpha 4]0240[19]
Total815802711166—
Career total30436304671040150—
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 6 September 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia 201230
201361
201450
201571
201630
201710
201830
Total282

International goals
As of match played 6 September 2018. Slovenia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kampl goal.[12]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 6 September 2013Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia6 Albania1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[12]
2 27 March 201515 San Marino2–06–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[12]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

See also

References
  1. Kneer, Christof (24 December 2014). "Ribéry aus Salzburg" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. Matej Rijavec (10 October 2012). "Kampl: Treniram, o drugem pa odloča selektor" [I train, everything else its up to the national team manager] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija.
  3. "Kern: Eine Aktion, drei Punkte für Aue" (in German). kicker. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. "Stocksauer auf den Schiedsrichter" [Very angry at the referee] (in German). Nürnberger Zeitung. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  5. "Erstes Training, weitere Verpflichtungen" [First training, more signings]. official website (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  6. "Paukenschlag! Kampl geht – Aydemir kommt" [Sensation! Kampl leaves - Aydemir arrives] (in German). kicker.de. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  7. Hennecke, Thomas (22 December 2014). "Dortmund verpflichtet Kampl". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. Wöckener, Lutz (31 January 2015). "Dortmund startet mit Punktlandung auf Platz 18" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. "Bayern Mun 1 1 Bor Dortmd". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. "Kampl-Rückkehr zu Bayer ist fix". kicker (in German). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. R. K. (31 August 2017). "Rekord: Kampl za 20 milijonov evrov v Leipzig in Ligo prvakov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  12. "Kevin Kampl". www.nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  13. "Slovenia 1–0 Albania". FIFA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  14. "Kevin Kampl branded a 'deserter' by teammates after withdrawing from qualifiers". Deutsche Welle. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  15. VČ (24 January 2019). "Kevin Kampl ne bo prekinil reprezentančne upokojitve". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  16. Uredništvo (8 November 2018). "Kevin Kampl nikoli več za Slovenijo! - Novica - Nogomania". www.nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  17. "Kevin Kampl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  18. "Kevin Kampl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  19. "Kevin Kampl » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  20. "Kevin Kampl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  21. "Kevin Kampl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  22. "Kevin Kampl". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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