Kolja Pusch (born 12 February 1993) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was on ...

Career

Having come through the

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, ...

youth ranks, Pusch played for the club's reserves and

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1 ...

before joining

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 ...

. In the 2016–17 season, he achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with the club, contributing 31 appearances in which scored six goals and made seven assists. In June 2016, Pusch chose not to extend his contract but to leave the club and sign a contract until 2020 with

1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is a German association football club from the city of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. History The current day club was formed in 2007 through the separation of the football section from parent association ''Heidenheimer ...

. On 2 September 2019, Admira Wacker announced the signing of Pusch. After moving to

KFC Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga. History The ...

for the 2020–21 season, he joined

the year after. In June 2023, he extended his contract for another season.

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* * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Wuppertal Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Chemnitzer FC players SSV Jahn Regensburg players SSV Jahn Regensburg II players 1. FC Heidenheim players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players KFC Uerdingen 05 players MSV Duisburg players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Austria 21st-century German people {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub