Noah Katterbach (born 13 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Eintracht Braunschweig, on loan from Hamburger SV. He has won the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold in two consecutive year groups (under-17 and under-19).
Club career 1. FC Köln Katterbach spent the majority of his youth career at 1. FC Köln, starting at the under-8 level. In 2018, he was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold, honouring the best German player in the under-17 age group.
On 5 October 2019, he made his professional debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Schalke 04, making him the youngest player to appear in the Bundesliga that year. During the 2019–20 season, Katterbach established himself in the club's first team squad and made 18 league appearances. In May 2020, it was announced that he had signed a contract extension keeping him at Köln until 2024.
On 19 August 2020, Katterbach was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold for the second time, this time honouring him as the best German player in the under-19 age group.
Loan to Basel On 18 January 2022, Köln announced on their website that they had transferred Katterbach to the Swiss Super League club Basel.
On the same day, Basel announced in a press-release that Katterbach had signed a one calendar year contract with them, including the option of a definitive transfer. On 30 January, after playing in three test games, Katterbach made his domestic league debut in an away game at Swissporarena as Basel played against Luzern. He was shown a yellow card in the 52nd minute, but also gave the final pass in the 85th minute as Darian Males scored the team's second goal, as FCB achieved a 3–0 victory. He scored his first goal for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 19 February 2022. It was the last goal of the game as Basel won 3–0 against Lausanne-Sport.
At the end of the loan period, the club decided not to activate the take-over option on the player. During his time with the club Katterbach played a total of 42 games for Basel scoring the afore mentioned one league goal. 21 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup, ten in the UEFA Europa Conference League and nine were friendly games.
Loan to Hamburger SV On 17 January 2023, Hamburger SV announced on the club's website that they had signed Katterbach on a loan contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.
Hamburger SV On 31 January 2024, Katterbach returned to Hamburger SV on a long-term contract.
Loan to Eintracht Braunschweig In the summer of 2026, Katterbach joined 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a season-long loan, with Braunschweig holding the option to sign Katterbach permanently.
International career Katterbach has represented Germany at several youth levels, beginning with the U 16 team in 2017. Most recently, he played for his country's U 20 squad.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1. FC Köln II2019–20Regionalliga West50———502020–21Regionalliga West10———102021–22Regionalliga West181———1812023–24Regionalliga West50———50Total291———2911. FC Köln2019–20Bundesliga18010——1902020–21Bundesliga21030—102502021–22Bundesliga1000——10Total400400010450Basel (loan)2021–22Swiss Super League1510000001512022–23Swiss Super League60208000160Total211208000311Hamburger SV (loan)2022–232. Bundesliga110———110Hamburger SV2023–242. Bundesliga6000——602024–252. Bundesliga8120——1012025–26Bundesliga0000——00Total14120——161Hamburger SV II2025–26Regionalliga Nord80———80Career total12328080101402
Notes
Honours Club 2. Bundesliga: 2018–19
Individual Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold: 2018 Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold: 2020
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