Kevin Volland

Kevin Volland (born 30 July 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.

At the start of the 2010–11 season, 1860 coach Reiner Maurer promoted him along with other A-Youth level players Moritz Leitner, Daniel Hofstetter, and Markus Ziereis to the professional squad of TSV 1860.

In January 2011, Volland signed a contract with Bundesliga side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim through 2015, but initially remained in Munich.

At the start of the next season, Volland once again featured as a regular player for 1860, playing in the team's first six matches while scoring four goals and assisting on two more.

Up to the winter break, Volland was one of the most prolific 1860 players, featuring in 21 official matches, while scoring ten goals and assisting on six more.

At the end of the second division season, Volland topped the 1860 scoring charts, beating out strike partner Benjamin Lauth and winger Stefan Aigner, who both finished with eleven goals each.

On 22 August 2015, Volland equalled the record for the fastest goal in Bundesliga history with a ninth second opener in a 2–1 loss to champions Bayern Munich.

[8] In the first match of the 2021–22 season, against Sparta Prague in the preliminary round of the Champions League, he scored his team's second goal with an assist from Sofiane Diop.

U21 coach Rainer Adrion selected Volland for matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino on 6 and 10 October of the year, but he was forced to cancel his participation due to injury.

In their opening game at the Letná Stadium in Prague, he assisted on Emre Can's 17th-minute equaliser from the edge of the penalty area in a 1–1 draw against Serbia.

[11] In their second group match at the Eden Arena in Prague against Denmark, he opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a smart finish, following Emre Can's slide-rule pass.

[14] On 8 May 2014, Volland was called up to the Germany national team for the first time and made his debut in a friendly goalless draw against Poland five days later.

He was also included in Germany's preliminary 30-man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, however did not make the final 23-man squad, who went on to win the tournament.

[17] Volland married long-term girlfriend Katja Fichtl in June 2017 and they celebrated the birth of their first child, a girl, in March 2018.