Julian Krahl

Julian Krahl
Krahl with Viktoria Berlin in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Forst (Lausitz), Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 RB Leipzig 0 (0)
2019–2021 1. FC Köln 0 (0)
2019–2021 1. FC Köln II 43 (0)
2021–2022 Viktoria Berlin 26 (0)
2022– 1. FC Kaiserslautern 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Julian Krahl (born 22 January 2000)[1] is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2. Bundesliga.

He spent his early career at RB Leipzig and 1. FC Köln, and did not make a senior appearance for either. After one year in the 3. Liga with FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin he signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern of the 2. Bundesliga in 2022, going on to become first-choice goalkeeper and play in the 2024 DFB-Pokal final.

Club career

RB Leipzig

Born in Forst (Lausitz) in the state of Brandenburg, Krahl began his career at RB Leipzig. He was called up once for the first team on 2 August 2018, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw away to BK Häcken of Sweden in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second leg, after a 4–0 win in the first leg.[2]

1. FC Köln

In May 2019, Krahl transferred for free to newly promoted Bundesliga team 1. FC Köln, on a three-year deal.[3] Third-choice, he only played for the reserve team in the fourth-tier Regionalliga.[4]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

After one year at FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin in the 3. Liga, Krahl joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2. Bundesliga in June 2022, signing a contract of undisclosed length after previous first-choice goalkeeper Matheo Raab left for Hamburger SV.[4] He played only one league game in the 2022–23 2. Bundesliga as another incomer, veteran Andreas Luthe, was preferred by manager Dirk Schuster.[5]

Krahl had a run in the team at the start of the following season when Luthe was suspended, and kept it when his rival returned.[5] He played 30 games of the league season, only keeping a clean sheet twice; Kicker wrote that he showed some mistakes including in a 3–3 draw with Hamburg, but was not to blame for all 54 goals conceded.[6] He played five games in the DFB-Pokal as the "Red Devils" made the final, losing by a single goal to unbeaten Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[7] Two days after the final, his contract was renewed.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Julian Krahl". TNT Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "RB Leipzig ease into Europa League third qualifying round with draw in Häcken". Bundesliga. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ "1. FC Köln schnappt sich U19-Nationaltorwart". Reviersport (in German). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Zweitliga-Aufsteiger Kaiserslautern verpflichtet Krahl". Die Zeit (in German). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Schicklinski, Johann (3 September 2023). "Julian Krahl oder Andreas Luthe: Wie geht's im FCK-Tor weiter?" (in German). SWR. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Erhoffte Entwicklung: Stammkeeper Krahl verlängert beim FCK". Kicker (in German). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ Goddard, Ben (26 May 2024). "Kaiserslautern 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen: Xabi Alonso's side seal unbeaten domestic double with DFB-Pokal final triumph". TNT Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2024.