Kenneth Schmidt

Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt (born 3 June 2002), known as Kenneth Schmidt, is a German footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Kenneth Schmidt

Personal information
Full name	Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt
Date of birth	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Freiburg, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2017	Emmendingen
2017–2023	SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	SC Freiburg II	60	(0)
2023–2025	SC Freiburg	10	(0)
2025	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	0	(0)
2025	→ Hannover 96 II (loan)	7	(0)
2025–	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Germany U18	2	(1)
2020	Germany U19	1	(0)
2021–2022	Germany U20	11	(1)
2023	Germany U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

A native of Freiburg, Schmidt joined the city's giant SC Freiburg from Emmendingen in 2017. He was promoted to the senior team in 2023 after spending three years with the reserves team. He made his professional debut on 17 March 2023 in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 game against Juventus.^[1]

On 1 January 2025, Schmidt was loaned out to Hannover 96 on an 18-month deal.^[2]

On 3 June 2025, Schmidt signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf on a permanent basis.^[3]

International career

Schmidt has represented Germany at youth international level.^[4]

Personal life

He was born to a German father and a mother of Malagasy and Vietnamese descent.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg II	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	6	0	–		–		–		6	0
	2021–22	3. Liga	28	0	–		–		–		28	0
	2022–23	3. Liga	22	0	–		–		–		22	0
	2023–24	3. Liga	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2024–25	Regionalliga Südwest	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
	Total		61	0	–		–		–		61	0
SC Freiburg	2022–23	Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	1[a]	0	–		6	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	1[a]	0	–		7	0
	2024–25	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	13	0
Hannover 96 (loan)	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			71	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	78	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League