Lars Ritzka

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Lars Ritzka
Lars Ritzka in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Hanover, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
FC St. Pauli
Number 21
Youth career
–2014 TSV Limmer
2014–2017 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Hannover 96 II 54 (3)
2019–2021 SC Verl 58 (3)
2021– FC St. Pauli 78 (3)
2021–2024 FC St. Pauli II 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

Lars Ritzka (born 7 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[1][2]

Career

In May 2021, it was announced Ritzka would join 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli from 3. Liga side SC Verl for the forthcoming 2021–22 season.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2025[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 0000
Hannover 96 II2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 1010
2017–18 271271
2018–19 262262
Total 543543
SC Verl 2019–20 Regionalliga West 231303[a]0291
2020–21 3. Liga 3521[b]0362
Total 5833040653
FC St. Pauli 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 11010120
2022–23 10000100
2023–24 29230322
2024–25 Bundesliga 21121232
2025–26 702090
Total 78381864
FC St. Pauli II 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 9090
2022–23 3030
Total 80120
Career total 19891114021710
  1. One appearance in Westphalian Cup, two appearances in 3. Liga Promotion Playoff
  2. Appearance in Westphalian Cup

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lars Ritzka". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Lars Ritzka". kicker (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ""Überglücklich": Lars Ritzka (SC Verl) schließt sich dem St. Pauli an". kicker (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "L. Ritzka". Soccerway.