Karlo Kurányi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SGV Freiberg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | SG Heidelberg-Kirchheim | ||
| 2016–2022 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2022–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | VfB Stuttgart II | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → FC 08 Villingen (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2025– | SGV Freiberg | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Panama U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2025 | |||
Karlo Kurányi (born 27 September 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for SGV Freiberg. Born in Germany, he is a Panama youth international.
Early life
Kurányi was born on 27 September 2005 in Stuttgart, Germany. The son of Germany international Kevin Kurányi, he is of Panamanian, Brazilian, and Hungarian descent through his father, and Croatian descent through his mother.[1][2]
Club career
As a youth player, Kurányi joined the youth academy of German side SG Heidelberg-Kirchheim. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of German side Stuttgarter Kickers in 2016.
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in 2022. In 2025, he was sent on loan to German side FC 08 Villingen, where he made thirty league appearances and scored four goals. Subsequently, he signed for German side SGV Freiberg in 2025.
International career
Kurányi is a Panama youth international. During the summer of 2025, he played for the Panama national under-20 football team at the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament.[3]
Style of play
Kurányi plays as a forward. German newspaper Bietigheimer Zeitung wrote in 2025 that he has "a similar stature and playing style to his father, his favorite territory is on the pitch in and around the opponent's penalty area".[4]
References
- ^ "Karlo Kurányi el joven delantero del Stuttgart U-19 se acerca a Panamá" [Karlo Kurányi, the young Stuttgart U-19 striker, is moving closer to Panama] (in Spanish). PanamaGol. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/52-mal-fuer-deutschland-sohn-von-ex-dfb-star-stuermt-fuer-panama-1119807
- ^ "Wie Karlo Kuranyi zum Nationalspieler Panamas wurde" [How Karlo Kuranyi became a Panama international] (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Karlo Kuranyi: Auf den Spuren seines berühmten Vaters" [Karlo Kuranyi: Following in the footsteps of his famous father] (in German). Bietigheimer Zeitung. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
External links
- Karlo Kurányi at WorldFootball.net