Claudio Kammerknecht

Claudio Kammerknecht

Personal information
Full name	Claudio Matthias Kammerknecht
Date of birth	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Emmendingen, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dynamo Dresden
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2011	FC Sexau
2011–2018	SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	SC Freiburg II	66	(1)
2022–	Dynamo Dresden	87	(6)
International career^‡
2024–	Sri Lanka	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Claudio Matthias Kammerknecht (born 7 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden.[2] Born in Germany, he plays for the Sri Lanka national team.[3]

Club career

Kammerknecht is a youth academy graduate of SC Freiburg. He made his league debut for club's reserve side on 29 September 2018 in a 3–2 defeat against SV Elversberg.[4]

On 30 May 2022, Dynamo Dresden announced the signing of Kammerknecht on a four-year deal until June 2026.[5]

International career

In September 2022, Kammerknecht received his first call-up to the Sri Lanka national team to take part in a training camp held in Doha.[6] He made his international debut on 22 March 2024 in a goalless draw against Papua New Guinea.[7] He scored his first international goal on 10 September 2024 against Cambodia in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off.[8]

Personal life

Kammerknecht was born in Germany to a German father and a Sri Lankan mother.[9] His father Matthias Kammerknecht is a former footballer and manager.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2024[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg II	2018–19	Regionalliga Südwest	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20	Regionalliga Südwest	15	0	—		—		15	0
	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	26	1	—		—		26	1
	2021–22	3. Liga	23	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		66	1	0	0	0	0	66	1
Dynamo Dresden	2022–23	3. Liga	34	4	1	0	0	0	35	4
	2023–24	3. Liga	33	2	—		1[a]	0	34	2
	Total		67	6	1	0	1	0	69	6
Career total			133	7	1	0	1	0	135	7

1. Appearance in Saxony Cup

International

As of 10 September 2024[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sri Lanka	2024	3	1
Total		3	1

Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kammerknecht goal.

List of international goals scored by Claudio Kammerknecht

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2024	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	2–2	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)	2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

SC Freiburg II

• Regionalliga Südwest: 2020–21

Dynamo Dresden

• Saxony Cup: 2023–24[12]

References

1. "Claudio Kammerknecht". eurosport.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
2. Claudio Kammerknecht at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
3. "KAMMERKNECHT: "ZEIGT, WIE VERRÜCKT FUSSBALL SEIN KANN". onefootball.com.
4. "Elversberg vs. Freiburg II". Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
5. "Claudio Kammerknecht wechselt zu Dynamo Dresden". 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
6. "KAMMERKNECHT FÜR NATIONALMANNSCHAFT VON SRI LANKA NOMINIERT" (in German). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
7. "Dynamo Dresden bangt um verletzten Claudio Kammerknecht" (in German). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
8. "Sri Lanka-Held ist wieder in Dresden!" (in German). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
9. "Overseas football players with Sri Lankan roots rush in to join national team". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
10. "A-Junioren-Verbandspokal Südbaden: Der SC Freiburg steht im Finale!". 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
11. "Claudio Kammerknecht". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
12. "Dynamo ringt Aue nieder". 25 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

External links

• Claudio Kammerknecht at WorldFootball.net
• Claudio Kammerknecht at DFB (also available in German)