Thomas Kessler

Kessler was born in Cologne and moved from Grün-Weiß Brauweiler to 1. FC Köln in 2000 at the age of 14, where he came through the clubs academy, all the way up to the first and second teams. In 2007, he became a permanent part of the clubs first team squad, after training with the team during a training camp in the winter break. At the same time, he also signed his first contract with the club. He made his debut for 1. FC Köln in the 2006–07 season in the 2. Bundesliga against Kickers Offenbach on May 13, 2007, after replacing Stefan Wessels who broke a rib in that game. Kessler joined Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on loan in June 2010 for two years. On 12 September 2010, he made his debut for FC St. Pauli in a league fixture against his former club, in Cologne. However, when FC St. Pauli's relegation became apparent, he exercised a contract option that allowed him to opt out of his contract after one year. He was then loaned out to relegated Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2011/12 season. After Frankfurt were promoted back to the Bundesliga, Kessler returned to 1. FC Köln, who had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, but whose sporting management had already decided to count on Timo Horn as their first choice well before the start of the 2012/13 season. Horn was injured during the 2016/17 Bundesliga season, which is why Kessler played 13 consecutive games in goal for Köln in that season. In May 2019, Kessler signed a new contract until June 2020. After the…

Kessler represented the Germany national under-16 football team once in 2002.

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