Otto Emerson Stange (; born 9 February 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Hamburger SV.
Early life Stange is of Brazilian descent through his maternal grandmother. His middle name, Emerson, comes from the Brazilian Formula One racer Emerson Fittipaldi, who his grandmother had a crush on and gave the middle name to her son, Otto's uncle; the middle name was then inherited by Stange. Before playing football at the age of 5 he was a skateboarder and participated in the Mystic Sk8 Cup, before deciding to pursue football due to a lack of peers in skateboarding locally. His father was a fan of Hamburger SV and took Stange to games since he was an infant. He was a ballboy for Hamburger SV, and in April 2023 in a match against FC St. Pauli delayed handing over the ball to St. Pauli before a throw-in causing an altercation with their players Jakov Medić and Manolis Saliakas.
Career Hamburger SV Stange began playing youth football with SC Victoria Hamburg at the age of 6, before moving to Eimsbütteler TV in 2017. In the summer of 2022, he moved to the academy of Hamburger SV where he finished his development. In the 2023–24 season he was promoted to Hamburg's U17s, and after scoring 7 goals in his first 7 games started training with their senior team on 23 October 2023. On 3 November 2023, he made the bench for a DFB Pokal match against Arminia Bielefeld. On 3 January 2024, he was training with the senior team for winter preparations. On 23 January 2024, he signed a long-term contract with Hamburg. He was promoted to Hamburg's U19 for the remainder of the season where he won the Hamburger Landespokal.
In the summer of 2024, he joined the senior team for the preseason training camp. He was promoted to Hamburger SV II in the Regionalliga. On 8 November 2024, he debuted with the senior Hamburger SV team as a substitute in a 3–1 loss in the 2. Bundesliga to Eintracht Braunschweig. He scored his first senior goal in a 5–0 league win over SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 21 December 2024.
Loan to SV Elversberg On 1 September 2025, Stange joined 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg, on a one-year loan. The loan deal ended on transfer-deadline day on 2 February 2026.
International career Stange is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U16s, Germany U17s and Germany U19s.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHamburger SV II2024–25Regionalliga Nord92———922025–26Regionalliga Nord10———10Total102———102Hamburger SV2024–252. Bundesliga14200——1422025–26Bundesliga10010——1102026–27Bundesliga3010——40Total27220——292Career total374200000394
Honours Germany U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2026
Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2026
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