Lars Dietz

Lars Dietz (born 7 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden.

Club career Dietz began his career in Rot Weiss Ahlen's youth system, before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2009. Despite never making a first team appearance for Borussia Dortmund, Dietz played 38 league games for the club's reserve team in the Regionalliga over the course of three seasons.

On 3 January 2018, Union Berlin confirmed the signing of Dietz on a contract running until the summer of 2021. On 31 August 2018, Dietz joined 3. Liga club Sportfreunde Lotte on loan for the rest of the 2018–19 season.

On 13 August 2019, Dietz joined Viktoria Köln on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.

International career Dietz made seven appearances for Germany U20, making his debut in a 1–0 loss against Italy U20 as a substitute on 1 September 2016.