Sonny Kittel

Sonny Andreas Kittel (born 6 January 1993) is a German-Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, most recently for Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Club career After winning the German U17 championship with Eintracht Frankfurt in June 2010, Kittel was capped in the professional squad for the 2010–11 season. In Eintracht's first competitive match at SV Wilhelmshaven he was substituted. In the first 2010–11 home match he was also given some game time when he was substituted on for Caio in the 84th minute.

After playing for 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt for three seasons, Kittel transferred to Hamburger SV on 18 June 2019, signing a four-year contract.

On 20 July 2023, Kittel signed a three-year deal with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.

Kittel went on loan to the Western Sydney Wanderers for the second half of the 2023–24 A-League season.

On 24 August 2024, he signed with Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich for an undisclosed fee. He joined the Swiss record champions on a one-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year. He debuted on 13 September 2024, in a 2–0 victory in the Swiss Cup against FC Thun, where he also scored the first goal. He also scored a brace in a 5–0 win against Yverdon-Sport on 14 May 2025. On 17 June 2025, Grasshoppers announced that they would not activate the option to extend his contract and Kittel would depart the club.

International career Kittel expressed in November 2017 to the Germany national youth football team his desire to play in the Poland national youth football team levels as his parents come from Poland.

Career statistics

Honours Individual Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver: 2011