Ansgar

Knauff

Ansgar Knauff history

Ansgar Knauff was born on 10 January 2002 in Göttingen and plays for Eintracht Frankfurt. He played for SVG Göttingen 07 from 2006-2015, for Hannover 96 from 2015-2016, for Borussia Dortmund from 2016-2022, for Borussia Dortmund II from 2016-2022 and has played for Eintracht Frankfurt since 2022.

Current season 2024/25

In this season, Ansgar Knauff has scored one goal and takes seventh place within his squad. He shares this rank with Robin Koch, Rasmus Kristensen, Tuta, Nnamdi Collins, Igor Matanović, Oscar Höjlund, Farès Chaïbi and Mahmoud Dahoud. The 1.8m-tall forward has been responsible for four assists so far and with this has fought his way to 12th place in the statistics of his club. With 13 shots taken so far, he has had the fifth-most attempts on goal of any Eintracht Frankfurt player. Until now, he has been responsible for 16 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself fourth place within the statistics of his club. In eight of the previous 17 games of the season, Ansgar Knauff was in the starting line-up. Of these 17 games, he won 11 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for nine games.

His maximum speed is currently 35.93 km/h, securing the player with the shirt number 36 10th place in the league statistics.

Last game

Ansgar Knauff played his last game on the 18th matchday of the 2024/25 season (17 January 2025). He was victorious over Borussia Dortmund while playing for Eintracht Frankfurt with a score of 2-0. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 87 minutes. Ansgar Knauff shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, he had 43 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 33 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, the 23-year-old was able to win 13. He covered a distance of 10.4 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 38 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Ansgar Knauff has played 93 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 37. He has netted 11 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 84 matches with his present squad. Here, Ansgar Knauff has scored a total of 10 goals.

International appointments

Ansgar Knauff won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2021/22.