Kevin Schade

Kevin Schade (born 27 November 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for club Brentford and the Germany national team.

SC Freiburg
Schade joined the SC Freiburg youth system in 2018 after a five-year stint with Energie Cottbus. He made his debut with the club's reserve side in July 2019 against Bahlinger SC, and scored his first goal the following week in a 2–1 defeat to Kickers Offenbach. In December of that year, Schade signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his first-team debut on 21 August 2021, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Roland Sallai in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Following his debut, he was quickly earmarked as one of club's bright young talents, seeing use primarily off the bench in his opening season in the Bundesliga. In November 2021, despite attracting interest from such clubs as Liverpool, Schade signed a new contract with the club.

Brentford
On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.

On 12 June 2023, Brentford announced they had signed Schade permanently on a five-year contract for a club-record fee of around £22 million. In late September, Schade suffered an adductor injury which required surgery, sidelining him until April 2024.

International career
Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both Germany and Nigeria in international competition.

On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium. Schade made his debut for Germany against Peru. In the match against Belgium, he was introduced as a substitute and provided an assist for Serge Gnabry, where in doing so, he demonstrated his passing and pace.