# Sonny Kittel

Sonny Kittel (born 6 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zurich.

## Career

After winning the German U17 championship with Eintracht Frankfurt in June 2010, Kittel was capped in the professional squad for the 2010–11 season. In Eintracht's first competitive match at SV Wilhelmshaven he was substituted. In the first 2010–11 home match he was also given some game time when he was substituted on for Caio in the 84th minute.
After playing for 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt for three seasons, Kittel transferred to Hamburger SV on 18 June 2019, signing a four-year contract.
On 20 July 2023, Kittel signed a three-year deal with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.
Kittel went on loan to the Western Sydney Wanderers for the second half of the 2023–24 A-League season.
On 24 August 2024, he signed with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich for an undisclosed fee. He joined the Swiss record champions on a one-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year. He debuted on 13 September 2024, in a 2–0 victory in the Swiss Cup against FC Thun, where he also scored the first goal.

## International career

Kittel expressed in November 2017 to the Germany national youth football team his desire to play in the Poland national youth football team levels as his parents come from Poland.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Total | Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 3 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 10 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 |
| FC Ingolstadt | Total | Total | 86 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 23 |
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 12 |
| Hamburger SV | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 |
| Hamburger SV | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 9 |
| Hamburger SV | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 6 |
| Hamburger SV | Total | Total | 130 | 35 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 140 | 36 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Grasshopper | 2024–25 | Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 297 | 64 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 68 |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup, Swiss Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Individual
* Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver: 2011