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Lars Ritzka

Lars Ritzka

Defender - Left-Back  at FC St. Pauli
Age28
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.85 m
Footleft
BornMay 7, 1998
at FC St. Pauli 1,789 days · joined 2021-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value €1.00m
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.06
goals / match
FC St. Pauli
top club · 79 apps

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 14/15
—
int'l / penalties

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Shares 1998-05-07 · 6 players total

294Appearances
19Goals
27Assists
19Yellow cards
0Red cards
138Full matches (90′)
Full nameLars Ritzka
Date of birth1998-05-07 (28 yrs)
Place of birthHannover, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height185.00 m
Current clubFC St. Pauli
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires—
Agentthink forward
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC St. Pauli
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC St. Pauli
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC St. Pauli
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC St. Pauli, FC St. Pauli II
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2022
Injury: unknown
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC St. Pauli, FC St. Pauli II
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: SC Verl → FC St. Pauli
21/22 · Transfer
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Verl
36 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Verl
29 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Hannover 96 II → SC Verl
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hannover 96 II
26 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hannover 96 II
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Hannover 96 U19 → Hannover 96 II
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hannover 96, Hannover 96 II, Hannover 96 U19
26 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hannover 96 U19
31 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hannover 96 U17 → Hannover 96 U19
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hannover 96 U17
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: TSV Limmer U17 → Hannover 96 U17
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Hannover Yth. → TSV Limmer U17
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: TSV Limmer Yth. → Hannover Yth.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,444 min
Minutes played by club
FC St. Pauli 13.8%
FC St. Pauli II 0.0%
SC Verl 28.2%
Hannover 96 II 23.7%
Hannover 96 0.0%
Hannover 96 U19 30.5%
Hannover 96 U17 3.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC St. Pauli 5 21/22 25/26 79 4 2 1,721
FC St. Pauli II 2 21/22 22/23 12 0 0 0
SC Verl 2 19/20 20/21 65 3 11 3,504
Hannover 96 II 3 16/17 18/19 54 3 3 2,953
Hannover 96 1 16/17 16/17 0 0 0 0
Hannover 96 U19 2 15/16 16/17 56 4 11 3,798
Hannover 96 U17 1 14/15 14/15 28 5 0 468

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€250K4€500K6€750K8€1M14/15 — 5 goals (Hannover 96 U17)514/1515/16 — 2 goals (Hannover 96 U19)15/16 — 5 assists715/1616/17 — 2 goals (Hannover 96 U19)16/17 — 6 assists816/1717/18 — 1 goals (Hannover 96 II)17/18 — 1 assists217/1818/19 — 2 goals (Hannover 96 II)18/19 — 2 assists418/1919/20 — 1 goals (SC Verl)19/20 — 7 assists819/2020/21 — 2 goals (SC Verl)20/21 — 4 assists620/2121/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/24 — 2 goals (FC St. Pauli)23/24 — 1 assists323/2424/25 — 2 goals (FC St. Pauli)224/2525/2617/18 — €100K18/19 — €100K19/20 — €125K20/21 — €175K21/22 — €300K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €700K24/25 — €900K25/26 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 5514/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 21 1 0 1 0 919
24/25 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 2 1 0 0 0 52
23/24 2. Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 29 2 1 2 0 750
23/24 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 3 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 2. Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 10 0 1 1 0 0
22/23 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Regionalliga Nord FC St. Pauli II 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 2. Bundesliga FC St. Pauli 11 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 DFB-Pokal FC St. Pauli 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Regionalliga Nord FC St. Pauli II 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 RL Nord Playoffs FC St. Pauli II 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 3. Liga SC Verl 35 2 4 3 0 1,434
20/21 Westfalenpokal SC Verl 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Aufstiegsrunde zur 3. Liga SC Verl 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal SC Verl 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Regionalliga West SC Verl 23 1 7 2 0 2,070
19/20 Westfalenpokal SC Verl 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Regionalliga Nord Hannover 96 II 26 2 2 2 0 897
17/18 Regionalliga Nord Hannover 96 II 27 1 1 1 0 2,056
16/17 2. Bundesliga Hannover 96 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Regionalliga Nord Hannover 96 II 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 U19-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U19 25 2 6 2 0 1,125
15/16 DFB-Jun.-Pokal Hannover 96 U19 5 1 1 1 0 447
15/16 U19-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U19 26 1 4 1 0 2,226
14/15 U17-BL Finals Hannover 96 U17 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 U17-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U17 26 5 0 1 0 468
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2010-07-01 TSV Limmer Yth. Hannover Yth. Transfer 0 —
13/14 2013-07-01 Hannover Yth. TSV Limmer U17 Transfer 0 —
14/15 2014-07-01 TSV Limmer U17 Hannover 96 U17 Transfer 0 —
15/16 2015-07-01 Hannover 96 U17 Hannover 96 U19 Transfer 0 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Hannover 96 U19 Hannover 96 II Transfer 0 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Hannover 96 II SC Verl Transfer 100000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 SC Verl FC St. Pauli Transfer 300000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 flu 2020-11-23 2020-12-01 9 2
20/21 Rest 2021-03-10 2021-03-10 1 1
20/21 muscular problems 2021-04-22 2021-04-30 9 2
21/22 unknown injury 2022-05-01 2022-05-06 6 0
24/25 Back problems 2025-01-11 2025-01-23 13 3
24/25 muscular problems 2025-01-26 2025-02-04 10 2
24/25 Ill 2025-04-12 2025-04-15 4 1
Current€1.00m
Peak€1.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€900k
€100k€325k€550k€775k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Mete Demir 2 0 0
Moritz Riegel 2 3 0
Maurice Springfeld 2 1 0
Patrice Epale 2 2 0
Leander Baar 2 0 0
Nikita Marusenko 2 0 0
Mehmet Kurt 2 0 0
Aygün Yildirim 2 2 0
Gianluca Zentler 2 0 0
Marcel Hartel 2 0 0
Marcel Langer 2 1 0
Johannes Eggestein 2 0 0
Maurice Hehne 1 0 0
Linton Maina 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 U17-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U17 5 26
16/17 U19-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U19 2 25
18/19 Regionalliga Nord Hannover 96 II 2 26

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Regionalliga West SC Verl 7 23
16/17 U19-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U19 6 25
15/16 U19-BL N/NE Hannover 96 U19 4 26

Last 50 matches for FC St. Pauli while Lars Ritzka was at the club (joined 2021-07-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2024-05-19 L2 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-05-12 L2 FC St. Pauli 3–1 VfL Osnabrück Available
2024-05-03 L2 Hamburger SV 1–0 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-04-26 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–0 Hansa Rostock Available
2024-04-21 L2 Hannover 96 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-04-14 L2 FC St. Pauli 3–4 SV 07 Elversberg Available
2024-04-06 L2 Karlsruher SC 2–1 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-03-31 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–1 SC Paderborn 07 Available
2024-03-16 L2 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-03-10 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–0 Hertha BSC Available
2024-03-01 L2 FC Schalke 04 3–1 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-02-23 L2 Holstein Kiel 3–4 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-02-18 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Available
2024-02-10 L2 1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-02-03 L2 FC St. Pauli 3–2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Available
2024-01-30 L1 FC St. Pauli 2–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Available
2024-01-27 L2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2024-01-20 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Available
2023-12-17 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–1 SV Wehen Wiesbaden Available
2023-12-09 L2 VfL Osnabrück 1–1 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-12-05 L1 FC 08 Homburg 1–4 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-12-01 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–2 Hamburger SV Available
2023-11-25 L2 Hansa Rostock 2–3 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-11-10 L2 FC St. Pauli 0–0 Hannover 96 Available
2023-11-03 L2 SV 07 Elversberg 0–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-10-28 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–1 Karlsruher SC Available
2023-10-21 L2 SC Paderborn 07 2–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-10-07 L2 FC St. Pauli 5–1 1. FC Nürnberg Available
2023-09-30 L2 Hertha BSC 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-09-23 L2 FC St. Pauli 3–1 FC Schalke 04 Available
2023-09-17 L2 FC St. Pauli 5–1 Holstein Kiel Available
2023-09-01 L2 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-08-27 L2 FC St. Pauli 0–0 1. FC Magdeburg Available
2023-08-19 L2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0–0 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-08-05 L2 FC St. Pauli 0–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Available
2023-07-29 L2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-05-28 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–1 Karlsruher SC Available
2023-05-19 L2 Holstein Kiel 3–4 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-05-13 L2 FC St. Pauli 0–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Available
2023-05-06 L2 SV Darmstadt 98 0–3 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-04-29 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld Available
2023-04-21 L2 Hamburger SV 4–3 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-04-16 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Available
2023-04-08 L2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–1 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-04-01 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–0 Jahn Regensburg Available
2023-03-19 L2 SV Sandhausen 0–5 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-03-11 L2 FC St. Pauli 2–1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Available
2023-03-03 L2 SC Paderborn 07 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available
2023-02-26 L2 FC St. Pauli 1–0 Hansa Rostock Available
2023-02-18 L2 1. FC Magdeburg 1–2 FC St. Pauli Available

Teams faced most often by Lars Ritzka's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
SV Sandhausen 20 7 9 4 29 28 +1 35%
Erzgebirge Aue 18 7 3 8 31 29 +2 39%
Dynamo Dresden 16 4 5 7 18 25 -7 25%
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 16 7 2 7 21 24 -3 44%
Arminia Bielefeld 16 6 7 3 20 20 0 38%
TSV 1860 München 14 2 3 9 16 23 -7 14%
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 14 5 2 7 16 22 -6 36%
1. FC Nürnberg 14 7 5 2 20 13 +7 50%
FC Ingolstadt 04 14 4 5 5 15 24 -9 29%
VfL Bochum 14 6 6 2 26 17 +9 43%
Fortuna Düsseldorf 13 4 3 6 18 16 +2 31%
Karlsruher SC 12 3 4 5 15 20 -5 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 23 971 1 0 0 0.09
23/24 32 750 3 0 0 0.36
22/23 13 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 36 1,434 3 0 0 0.19
19/20 29 2,070 3 0 0 0.13
18/19 26 897 2 0 0 0.2
17/18 27 2,056 1 0 0 0.04
16/17 26 1,125 2 0 0 0.16
15/16 31 2,673 2 0 0 0.07
14/15 28 468 1 0 0 0.19

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U17-BL N/NE
26 apps
5 G
0 A
U19-BL N/NE
51 apps
3 G
10 A
Regionalliga Nord
62 apps
3 G
3 A
3. Liga
35 apps
2 G
4 A
2. Bundesliga
50 apps
2 G
2 A
Regionalliga West
23 apps
1 G
7 A
DFB-Jun.-Pokal
5 apps
1 G
1 A
Bundesliga
22 apps
1 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
10 apps
1 G
0 A

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Who is Lars Ritzka?

Lars Ritzka is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC St. Pauli.

How old is Lars Ritzka?

Lars Ritzka is 28 years old. He was born on May 7, 1998 in Hannover.

What position does Lars Ritzka play?

Lars Ritzka plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Lars Ritzka play for?

Lars Ritzka currently plays for FC St. Pauli.

How many career goals has Lars Ritzka scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lars Ritzka has scored 19 goals in 294 appearances.

What is Lars Ritzka's market value?

Lars Ritzka's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.