Julian Kania

Julian Kania
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Dinkelscherben, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 De Graafschap
Number 9
Youth career
–2014 TSV Dinkelscherben
2014–2016 TSG Thannhausen
2016–2017 FC Königsbrunn
2017–2020 TSV Dinkelscherben
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 TSV Dinkelscherben 20 (15)
2021–2023 TSV Schwaben Augsburg 58 (36)
2023–2024 1. FC Nürnberg 4 (0)
2023–2024 1. FC Nürnberg II 32 (24)
2024–2026 Arminia Bielefeld 46 (15)
2025 Arminia Bielefeld II 1 (0)
2026 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 12 (0)
2026– De Graafschap 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:51, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Julian Kania (born 10 October 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap.

Career

Kania joined 3. Liga club Arminia Bielefeld on 5 August 2024 in a permanent transfer from 1. FC Nürnberg.

On 3 December 2024, Kania scored from the penalty spot as Arminia upset Bundesliga club SC Freiburg 3–1 to reach the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal. Kania scored in the final of the competition on 24 May 2025, as Arminia fell to a 2–4 defeat to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. In doing so, Kania became the first-ever 3. Liga player to score in the DFB-Pokal final. Arminia also reached the DFB-Pokal final for the first time in club history and became just the fourth third-division side to reach the final.

On 27 December 2025, Kania agreed to join 3. Liga club VfL Osnabrück on loan for the remainder of the season, joining upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 January 2026.

Career statistics

As of 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schwaben Augsburg 2021–22 Bayernliga South 2510——2510
2022–23 Bayernliga South 3326—203526
Total 5836—206036
1. FC Nürnberg II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 3124——3124
2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 11——11
Total 3225——3225
1. FC Nürnberg 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 4000—40
Arminia Bielefeld 2024–25 3. Liga 341442514317
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 12120—141
Total 461562515718
Osnabrück 2025–26 3. Liga 120——120
De Graafschap 2026–27 Eerste Divisie 3100—31
Career total 15577627116880
  1. ↑ Appearances in Bavarian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Westphalian Cup

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld

VfL Osnabrück

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profis: Kader: Julian Kania". Arminia Bielefeld (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld's 5 to watch ahead of DFB Cup final". Bundesliga. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld 3:1 SC Freiburg". DFB. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "3rd league team stuns Bundesliga club!". German Football YouTube. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 "RUTHLESS VFB STUTTGART END ARMINIA BIELEFELD'S FAIRY-TALE RUN TO WIN DFB CUP FINAL". Bundesliga. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "THE STORY OF ARMINIA BIELEFELD'S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY TO THE 2024/25 DFB CUP FINA". Bundesliga. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Conspiracies and babies in nightclubs - Arminia chase history". BBC. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Von der Alm an die Brücke: VfL leiht Julian Kania aus" [From the alpine pasture to the bridge: VfL Wolfsburg loans Julian Kania]. www.vfl.de (in German). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Julian Kania". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Galerie: Bielefeld ist Meister, Saarbrücken sichert sich Relegationsplatz".
  11. ↑ "Tesche mit dem Schlusspunkt: Osnabrück gewinnt nach Meisterschaft in Wiesbaden". kicker.de (in German). 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.