Luca Pfeiffer
 Pfeiffer with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Mergentheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfR Gommersdorf | |||
| FSV Hollenbach | |||
| –2013 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | FSV Hollenbach | 80 | (32) |
| 2016–2018 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 43 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | SC Paderborn | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Würzburger Kickers | 36 | (15) |
| 2020–2022 | Midtjylland | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 32 | (17) |
| 2022–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | SV Elversberg | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 | |||
Luca Pfeiffer (born 20 August 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg.[1]
Career
In the 2019–20 season Pfeiffer contributed 15 goals as Würzburger Kickers were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[2]
On 5 October 2020, the last day of the 2020 summer transfer window, Pfeiffer joined Danish Superliga champions FC Midtjylland on a deal until June 2024.[3] The transfer fee paid to Würzburger Kickers was reported as €1.5 million.[2]
In July 2021, Pfeiffer joined Darmstadt 98 on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 2 August 2022, Pfeiffer joined VfB Stuttgart on a four-year contract.[5] On 17 August 2023, Pfeiffer returned to Darmstadt 98 on a season-long loan.[6] On 27 August 2024, he was loaned to Karlsruher SC for the 2024–25 season.[7]
On 28 May 2025, Pfeiffer signed a contract with SV Elversberg, committing to the club until 2028.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FSV Hollenbach | 2014-15 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2015-16 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 25 | — | — | — | 61 | 25 | |||||
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2016-17 | Regionalliga | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2017-18 | Regionalliga | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 13 | — | — | — | 43 | 13 | |||||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2018-19 | 3. Liga | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Würzburger Kickers | 2019-20 | 3. Liga | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 16 | ||
| 2020-21 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 16 | ||||
| Midtjylland | 2020-21 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| 2022-23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2021-22 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 18 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2022-23 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2023-24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2024-25 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 254 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 268 | 79 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Danish Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bundesliga Relegation play-offs
References
- ^ a b Luca Pfeiffer at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Huber, Florian (5 October 2020). "Der Hohenloher Luca Pfeiffer spielt künftig Champions League in Dänemark". Heilbronner Stimme (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Risom, Jens (5 October 2020). "Tysk målscorer skriver med FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Der SV Darmstadt 98 leiht Luca Pfeiffer vom FC Midtjylland aus". kicker (in German). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Luca Pfeiffer wechselt zum VfB" [Luca Pfeiffer is moving to VfB]. VfB Stuttgart (in German). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Auf Leihbasis: Luca Pfeiffer kehrt zum SV 98 zurück" [On loan: Luca Pfeiffer returns to SV 98] (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Pfeiffer off on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Stürmer Luca Pfeiffer schließt sich zur neuen Saison der SVE an" (in German). SV Elversberg. 28 May 2025.
- ^ Luca Pfeiffer at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
- Luca Pfeiffer at DFB (also available in German)
- Luca Pfeiffer at kicker (in German)
- Luca Pfeiffer at Soccerway