Ansgar Knauff

He began his youth career at hometown club SVG Göttingen, before joining Hannover 96's youth academy in 2015. A year later, he joined the Borussia Dortmund youth team, in which he played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. In September 2020, he made his debut for Borussia Dortmund II in the fourth division of German football. During the 2020–21 Regionalliga West season, he appeared in 28 games for Dortmund II, scoring 9 goals.

Borussia Dortmund

Knauff signed his first professional contract with Borussia Dortmund on 25 November 2020, lasting until 2023. He made his first team debut on 8 December, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Thorgan Hazard in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League match against Zenit Saint Petersburg. The away match finished as a 2–1 win for Dortmund. On 20 March 2021, he made his first appearance in the Bundesliga, coming on for Thomas Meunier in the 80th minute and providing the assist for a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw against Köln. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 10 April, scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against VfB Stuttgart.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 20 January 2022, Knauff joined Eintracht Frankfurt on an eighteen-month loan deal. Sebastian Kehl, Dortmund's head of playing department, explained the move by stating that "He approached us to state his wish to get more playing time on loan. We would like to offer him this chance to continue his development at a high level." Knauff scored his first goal for…

As of match played 21 August 2026

Knauff was born in Göttingen to a German mother and Ghanaian father, but raised by his single mother.

Borussia Dortmund

DFB-Pokal: 2020–21 Eintracht Frankfurt

UEFA Europa League: 2021–22 UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2022 DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2022–23 Germany U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025 Individual

Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2021 UEFA Europa League Young Player of the Season: 2021–22