Mats Köhlert (born 2 May 1998) is a German professional footballer and former child actor who plays as a left winger for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mats Köhlert[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
SC Sperber Hamburg | |||
Eintracht Norderstedt | |||
0000–2013 | FC St. Pauli | ||
2013–2016 | Hamburger SV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Hamburger SV | 3 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Hamburger SV II | 56 | (6) |
2019–2022 | Willem II | 91 | (9) |
2022– | Heerenveen | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Germany U16 | 8 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 15 | (1) |
2016 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Germany U19 | 7 | (2) |
2019 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019 |
In 2016, Köhlert signed his first professional contract with Hamburger SV.[3] He made his professional debut for Hamburg in the 2. Bundesliga on 30 March 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute for Vasilije Janjičić in the 0–0 away draw against VfL Bochum.[4] On 1 July Köhlert signed a contract at Eredivisie side Willem II after his contract at Hamburger SV had expired. [5]
On 21 June 2022, Köhlert signed a three-year contract with Heerenveen.[6]
In 2015, Köhlert was included in the Germany U17 national team squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria. He made four appearances in the tournament, with the team managing to reach the final before losing 4–1 to France.[7] However, the team still managed to qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with Köhlert subsequently included in Germany's squad.[1] He appeared in all four of Germany's matches, with the team being eliminated in the round of 16 after a 2–0 defeat to Croatia.[2]
In 2017, Köhlert was included in Germany's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Georgia.[8] He made one appearance in the tournament, Germany's opening match against the Netherlands, which finished as a 4–1 loss. The team were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.[2]
Köhlert first appeared as a child in commercials for Kinder Chocolate, BMW, IKEA, Smarties, McDonald's and Tchibo.[9] In 2008, he played an uncredited role as a child in the film Krauts, Doubts & Rock 'n' Roll [de].[10] In 2009, he appeared as Philipp in the episode "Schwanenmord" of the television series Die Pfefferkörner.[11][12] Later that year, he played the role of Klein Brakelmann in the episode "Goldene Erinnerungen" of the television series Neues aus Büttenwarder.[13] Köhlert played his first major role at the side of Maria Furtwängler as Uwe in the 2011 television film Schicksalsjahre.[14][15][16] In the same year, he took part in the episode "Borowski und der coole Hund" of the German police procedural Tatort.[17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Krauts, Doubts & Rock 'n' Roll [de] | Child | Uncredited |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Die Pfefferkörner | Philipp | Episode: "Schwanenmord" |
Neues aus Büttenwarder | Klein Brakelmann | Episode: "Goldene Erinnerungen" | |
2011 | Schicksalsjahre [de] | Uwe | Television film |
Tatort | Episode: "Borowski und der coole Hund [de]" |
SC Heerenveen – current squad | |
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