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.^[2]

Marc-Oliver Kempf

Kempf with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lich, Hesse, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Como
Number	2
Youth career
1998–2005	TSV Dorn-Assenheim
2005–2006	SV Bruchenbrücken
2006–2007	JSG Bad Nauheim
2007–2014	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Eintracht Frankfurt	5	(0)
2013–2014	Eintracht Frankfurt II	18	(3)
2014–2017	SC Freiburg II	10	(0)
2014–2018	SC Freiburg	68	(7)
2018–2022	VfB Stuttgart	78	(8)
2022–2024	Hertha BSC	69	(5)
2024–	Como	31	(0)
International career‡
2010–2011	Germany U16	5	(1)
2011–2012	Germany U17	14	(0)
2012	Germany U18	1	(0)
2013–2014	Germany U19	18	(0)
2015–2016	Germany U20	7	(0)
2017	Germany U21	7	(1)
Medal record Winner European U19 Championship 2014 Winner European U21 Championship 2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:26, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

On 25 January 2022, Kempf signed a contract with Hertha BSC until 2026.^[5]

On 28 August 2024, Kempf moved to Como in Italy on a three-season contract.^[6]

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.^[7] 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 18 May 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eintracht Frankfurt	2012–13	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	1[a]	0	4	0
	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
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	30	5	1	0	—		31	5
	2016–17	Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	2017–18	Bundesliga	12	0	1	0	1[a]	0	14	0
	Total		68	7	4	0	1	0	73	7
SC Freiburg II	2014–15	Regionalliga Südwest	9	0	—		—		9	0
	2016–17	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		10	0	—		—		10	0
VfB Stuttgart	2018–19	Bundesliga	23	2	0	0	1[b]	0	24	2
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	21	2	2	0	1[b]	0	24	2
	2020–21	Bundesliga	32	2	2	0	—		34	2
	2021–22	Bundesliga	12	3	2	0	—		14	3
	Total		88	9	6	0	2	0	96	6
Hertha BSC	2021–22	Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	2[b]	0	14	0
	2022–23	Bundesliga	31	1	1	0	—		32	1
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	23	4	2	0	—		25	4
	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		69	5	4	0	2	0	75	5
Como	2024–25	Serie A	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
Career total			279	24	14	0	6	0	299	24

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
2. Appearance in the Relegation Playoff.

Honours

Germany U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2014

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017^[9]