Yannick Gerhardt (born 13 March 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. He has also represented the Germany national team.

Yannick Gerhardt
Gerhardt in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Würselen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 31
Youth career
SC Kreuzau
1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 1. FC Köln II 13 (0)
2013–2016 1. FC Köln 74 (6)
2016– VfL Wolfsburg 250 (18)
International career
2012 Germany U18 2 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U19 13 (1)
2013–2014 Germany U20 15 (1)
2015–2017 Germany U21 17 (0)
2016 Germany 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:21, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:35, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Club career

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He made his professional debut on 20 July 2013 in a 2. Bundesliga match against Dynamo Dresden.[2]

Gerhardt signed for Wolfsburg on 27 May 2016.[3]

International career

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Senior

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On 4 November 2016, Gerhardt was selected by Germany's head coach Joachim Löw for the world-cup qualifier against San Marino and the friendly against Italy.[4] On 15 November, he had his debut match for the German team in the friendly against Italy.[5]

Personal life

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Gerhardt's younger sister Anna plays for Turbine Potsdam and has been capped internationally at youth level.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 29320313
2014–15 Bundesliga 16110171
2015–16 29210302
Total 74640786
VfL Wolfsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 270302[a]0320
2017–18 17140211
2018–19 30230332
2019–20 182215[b]1254
2020–21 292422[b]0354
2021–22 271105[c]0331
2022–23 29620316
2023–24 25231283
2024–25 29141332
2025–26 191101[a]0211
Total 250182751213029224
Career total 324243151213037030
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201610
Total10

Honours

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References

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  1. "Yannick Gerhardt". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Geiles FC-Debüt: Yannicks erstes Mal" (in German). express.de. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "Yannick Gerhardt kommt". VfL Wolfsburg (in German). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "Soccer-Three newcomers in Germany squad for San Marino, Italy matches". Reuters. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. "DFB-Team überzeugt bei 0:0 in Italien". dfb. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. "Europe's footballing brothers and sisters". UEFA.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. Yannick Gerhardt at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  8. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". Kicker (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille: Ginter auf Götzes Spuren" (in German). German Football Association. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  10. "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA. July 2017.
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