Dennis Kempe

Early career

Born in Wesel, Kempe played youth football with TV Voerde and SuS Dinslaken before joining the academy of Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2002. Having made his senior debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach II in August 2006, Kempe played for VfL Wolfsburg II and 1. FC Kleve before signing for Liechtenstein based Swiss Challenge League club FC Vaduz in the summer of 2009. After making 12 league appearances across the 2009–10 season for Vaduz, Kempe joined 3. Liga club VfR Aalen on 2 September 2010 on a one-year contract.

Karlsruher SC

In the summer of 2011, Kempe joined Karlsruher SC on a one-year contract, with him making his debut for the club on 17 July 2011 in a 3–2 win at home to MSV Duisburg, He was a regular player for Karlsruhe during the first half of the season, but as a result of influenza, did not appear for the club during the second half of the season. Despite this, at the end of the 2011–12 season, following Karlsruhe's relegation to the 3. Liga, Kempe signed a new two-year contract with the club, lasting until 30 June 2014. The 2012–13 season saw Kempe make 23 appearances in the 3. Liga, scoring thrice, as the club were promoted back to the 2. Bundesliga. On 18 September 2013, Kempe signed a two-year contract extension with Karlsruhe, keeping him at the club until 2016. Kempe remained a fairly regular player at Karlsruhe, though he often suffered from injuries that limited his playing time. In April 2016, he extended his contract with…

Kempe played for Germany at under-16 and under-19 level.

His father Thomas Kempe was also a professional footballer as is his younger brother Tobias.