Fabio Herbert Kaufmann (born 8 September 1992) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for club

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

Career

After impressive performances for

SSV Ulm SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separation of the football ...

in fourth-tier

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...

, Kaufmann was signed by his former youth and then 2. Bundesliga club

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, tab ...

in summer 2013. In the 2019–20 season Kaufmann helped

Würzburger Kickers Bukettraube (''/bu-ket-trau-be/''), also called Bouquet Blanc, Bouquettraube, Sylvaner Musqué or Bukettrebe, is a variety of white grape of German origin. Sebastian Englerth is supposed to have created it in Randersacker in the 19th century, ...

promote to the 2. Bundesliga contributing 14 goals and 12 assists. In July 2020, Kaufmann left Würzburger Kickers on a free transfer joining

, who had also achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga the previous season. He agreed a two-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig. On 23 June 2022, Kaufmann returned to

after one year away.

Personal life

Kaufmann is of Italian descent through his maternal grandparents, who are from

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. In 1998, Kaufmann sang "Un cuoricino in più" (''Ein Schwesterlein'' in German) at

Zecchino d'Oro Zecchino d'Oro (; meaning "Golden Sequin") is an annual Italian competition dedicated to children's music established in 1959 by Niny Comolli. It is broadcast by Rai 1 and is open to singers aged 4 to 10. The first two contests were held i ...

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* 1992 births Living people German sportspeople of Italian descent German men's footballers Footballers from Aalen Zecchino d'Oro singers Men's association football wingers VfR Aalen players SSV Ulm 1846 players FC Energie Cottbus players FC Erzgebirge Aue players FC Würzburger Kickers players Eintracht Braunschweig players Karlsruher SC players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub