# Marc-Oliver Kempf

Marc-Oliver Kempf (born 28 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Como.

## Club career

Kempf started his career at Eintracht Frankfurt, appearing for both the reserves and the senior team. On 15 July 2014, Kempf joined SC Freiburg on an immediate transfer from Frankfurt. The transfer fee reportedly amounted to €800,000.
On 14 May 2018, Kempf signed a four-year-contract with VfB Stuttgart, enabling him to join the team on a free transfer on 1 July 2018.
On 25 January 2022, Kempf signed a contract with Hertha BSC until 2026.
On 28 August 2024, Kempf moved to Como in Italy on a three-season contract.

## International career

Kempf made five appearances for the U16 national team. He also played for the U17 national team, with which he participated in the U17 European Championship in Slovenia in the summer of 2012, and for the U18 national team. Since 2013, he has been playing for the U19 national team and won the U19 European Championship in Hungary with them. He made his debut for the U20 national team on September 3, 2014, in a 0–1 defeat against the Italy U20. Kempf played every minute of every game during the 2017 U21 European Championship in Poland, where he won the title with the Germany U21 team. He scored his first goal for the U21s on June 21, 2017, in a 3–0 group stage victory against the Denmark U21.

## Career statistics

    As of match played on 2 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| SC Freiburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| SC Freiburg | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 |
| SC Freiburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg | Total | Total | 68 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 7 |
| SC Freiburg II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg II | 2016–17 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg II | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Total | Total | 88 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 6 |
| Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Hertha BSC | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Hertha BSC | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC | Total | Total | 69 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 5 |
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 270 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 290 | 24 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
* 1 2 3 Appearance in the Relegation Playoff.

## Honours

Germany U19
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2014
Germany U21
* UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017