Noah Katterbach

Noah Katterbach (born 13 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss Super League club FC Basel on loan from 1. FC Köln. One of Germany's most promising prospects, he has won the prestigious Fritz Walter Medal in Gold in two consecutive year groups (under-17 and under-19).

Noah Katterbach
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001[1]
Place of birth Simmerath, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Basel
(on loan from 1. FC Köln)
Number 3
Youth career
2004—2008 TuS DJK Dreiborn
2008–2019 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– 1. FC Köln II 23 (1)
2019– 1. FC Köln 40 (0)
2022– → FC Basel (loan) 10 (1)
National team‡
2017 Germany U16 2 (0)
2017 Germany U17 12 (2)
2018 Germany U18 3 (0)
2019 Germany U19 5 (0)
2020– Germany U20 1 (0)
2021– Germany U21 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:02, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:02, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Katterbach spent the majority of his youth career at 1. FC Köln, starting at the under-8 level. In 2018, he was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold, honouring the best German player in the under-17 age group.[2]

On 5 October 2019, he made his professional debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Schalke, making him the youngest player to appear in the Bundesliga that year.[3] During the 2019–20 season, Katterbach established himself in the club's first team squad and made 18 league appearances. In May 2020, it was announced that he had signed a contract extension keeping him at Köln until 2024.[4]

On 19 August 2020, Katterbach was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold for the second time, this time honouring him as the best German player in the under-19 age group.[5] On 18 January 2022, Köln announced on their website that they had transferred Katterbach to the Swiss Super League club FC Basel.[6]

On the same day, Basel announced in a press-release that Katterbach had signed a one calendar year contract with them, including the option of a definitive transfer.[7] On 30 January, after playing in three test games, Katterbach made his domestic league debut in an away game at Swissporarena as Basel played against Luzern. He was shown a yellow card in the 52nd minute, but also gave the final pass in the 85th minute as Darian Males scored the team's second goal, as FCB achieved a 3–0 victory.[8]

International career

Katterbach has represented Germany at several youth levels, beginning with the U 16 team in 2017. Most recently, he played for his country's U 20 squad.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 January 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 18010——190
2020–21 8020——20
Career total 260300000210

References
  1. "Noah Katterbach | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille 2018". fritz-walter-stiftung.de. 5 October 2019.
  3. "Jonas Hector strikes late as Cologne snatch dramatic draw at Schalke". bundesliga.com. 5 October 2019.
  4. "Köln bindet Top-Talent Katterbach". kicker.de. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. "Preisträger 2020". DFB.de. 19 August 2020.
  6. "FC verleiht Noah Katterbach". fc.de (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. FC Basel 1893 (18 January 2022). "#SALINOAH: Noah Katterbach leihweise zum FCB". #SALINOAH: Noah Katterbach leihweise zum FCB. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. FC Basel 1893 (30 January 2022). "FC Luzern - FC Basel 0:3 (0:0)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. "Noah Katterbach Spielerprofil". dfb.de. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. "Noah Katterbach". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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