Justin Diehl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | JFS Köln | ||
| 2011–2022 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | 1. FC Köln | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Köln II | 19 | (12) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart II | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Germany U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Germany U19 | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:22, 15 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Justin Diehl (born 27 November 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[1][2][3]
Club career
On 7 August 2020, Diehl signed his first professional contract with FC Köln until 2023.[4] He made his professional debut for Köln on 21 January 2023.[5][6][7][8]
On 22 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that they had signed Diehl on a five-year-contract. He officially joined on 1 July 2024.[3]
International career
Born in Germany, Diehl is of Ghanaian descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U19s.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
References
- ^ Justin Diehl at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "1. FC Köln: Steffen Baumgart verrät Plan für Justin Diehl". Express. 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Diehl signs for next season". VfB Stuttgart. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Zeitung, Aachener (7 August 2020). "Ostrak erneut verliehen: Vertrag für Kölner Talent Diehl bis 2023". Aachener Zeitung.
- ^ "1. FC Köln Toptalent Diehl von Bayer 04 umworben - Verona will Duda". Kölnische Rundschau (in German). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "1. FC Köln: Leverkusen an Justin Diehl dran? Das sagt Simon Rolfes". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Historisches Debakel: Der SV Werder wird vom 1. FC Köln vorgeführt und hilft fleißig mit". Schwaebische Post (in German). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ GmbH, LigaInsider (21 January 2023). "1. FC Köln: Justin Diehl feiert Profidebüt für die Geißböcke". ligainsider.de (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Ghanaian teenager Justin Diehl set for FC Köln first team promotion - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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