# Walter Kannemann

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.

## Club career

On 21 December 2014, Kannemann joined Liga MX club Atlas on a permanent transfer.
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. On 8 December 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension until December 2023. On 8 August 2023, he extended his contract until December 2025.

## 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 11 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| San Lorenzo | 2010–11 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| San Lorenzo | 2011–12 | Primera División | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| San Lorenzo | 2012–13 | Primera División | 23 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| San Lorenzo | 2013–14 | Primera División | 24 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| San Lorenzo | 2014 | Primera División | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| San Lorenzo | Total | Total | 70 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 4 |
| Atlas | 2014–15 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Atlas | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 23 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Atlas | Total | Total | 38 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2016 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2017 | Série A | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 2 |
| Grêmio | 2018 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2019 | Série A | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2020 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2022 | Série B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2023 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 157 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | 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
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 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
Argentina :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club

San Lorenzo
* Copa Libertadores: 2014
* Argentine Primera División: 2013 Inicial
Grêmio
* Copa Libertadores: 2017
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2018
* Copa do Brasil: 2016
* Campeonato Gaúcho: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Recopa Gaúcha: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

### International

Argentina
* Superclásico de las Américas: 2019