Chris Führich

Chris Jan Führich (born 9 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.^[3]

Chris Führich

Führich playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Chris Jan Führich[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team	VfB Stuttgart
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2006	SG Suderwich[2]
2006–2013	Schalke 04
2013–2015	Borussia Dortmund
2015	VfL Bochum
2015–2017	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	1. FC Köln II	64	(7)
2017–2019	1. FC Köln	2	(0)
2019–2021	Borussia Dortmund II	24	(8)
2020–2021	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	34	(13)
2021–	VfB Stuttgart	124	(17)
International career‡
2023–	Germany	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:43, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Führich started his career at 1. FC Köln, before joining Borussia Dortmund II in 2019.^[4] He signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart on 19 July 2021.^[5]

On 31 October 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Stuttgart in a 4–1 defeat against Augsburg.^[6] On 3 September 2022, he scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season in a 1–1 draw against his former youth club, Schalke 04,^[7] followed by Stuttgart's first goal in a 2–2 draw against Bayern Munich on 10 September.^[8] On 1 February 2024, Führich extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2028.^[9]

International career

In October 2023, Führich received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.^[10] He debuted against the former in a 3–1 victory on 12 October.^[11] Führich was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln II	2017–18	Regionalliga West	31	2	—		—		—		31	2
	2018–19	Regionalliga West	33	5	—		—		—		33	5
	Total		64	7	—		—		—		64	7
1. FC Köln	2017–18	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
Borussia Dortmund II	2019–20	Regionalliga West	24	8	—		—		—		24	8
Borussia Dortmund	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SC Paderborn (loan)	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	34	13	3	1	—		—		37	14
VfB Stuttgart	2021–22	Bundesliga	25	3	1	0	—		—		26	3
	2022–23	Bundesliga	33	5	5	0	—		2[a]	0	40	5
	2023–24	Bundesliga	34	8	4	1	—		—		38	9
	2024–25	Bundesliga	32	1	5	1	7[b]	1	1[c]	0	45	3
	Total		124	17	14	2	7	1	3	0	149	20
Career total			248	45	19	3	7	1	3	0	277	49

1. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2023	1	0
	2024	7	0
Total		8	0

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

• DFB-Pokal: 2024–25^[15]