Yannick Gerhardt

Yannick Gerhardt (born 13 March 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. He has also represented the Germany national team.

Yannick Gerhardt

Gerhardt in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Würselen, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	31
Youth career
	SC Kreuzau
	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	1. FC Köln II	13	(0)
2013–2016	1. FC Köln	74	(6)
2016–	VfL Wolfsburg	231	(17)
International career‡
2012	Germany U18	2	(1)
2012–2013	Germany U19	13	(1)
2013–2014	Germany U20	15	(1)
2015–2017	Germany U21	17	(0)
2016	Germany	1	(0)
Medal record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:35, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Club career

He made his professional debut on 20 July 2013 in a 2. Bundesliga match against Dynamo Dresden.^[2]

Gerhardt signed for Wolfsburg on 27 May 2016.^[3]

International career

Senior

On 4 November 2016, Gerhardt was selected by Germany's head coach Joachim Löw for the world-cup qualifier against San Marino and the friendly against Italy.^[4] On 15 November, he had his debut match for the German team in the friendly against Italy.^[5]

Personal life

Gerhardt's younger sister Anna plays for Turbine Potsdam and has been capped internationally at youth level.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	29	3	2	0	—		—		31	3
	2014–15	Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	2015–16		29	2	1	0	—		—		30	2
	Total		74	6	4	0	—		—		78	6
VfL Wolfsburg	2016–17	Bundesliga	27	0	3	0	—		2	0	32	0
	2017–18		17	1	4	0	—		—		21	1
	2018–19		30	2	3	0	—		—		33	2
	2019–20		18	2	2	1	5	1	—		25	4
	2020–21		29	2	4	2	2	0	—		35	4
	2021–22		27	1	1	0	5	0	—		33	1
	2022–23		29	6	2	0	—		—		31	6
	2023–24		25	2	3	1	—		—		28	3
	2024–25		29	1	4	1	—		—		33	2
	Total		231	17	26	5	12	1	2	0	271	23
Career total			305	23	30	5	12	1	2	0	349	29

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2016	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017^[7]

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2013^[8]
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017^[9]