Deniz Undav grew up in Achim, near Bremen, and worked his way up from the German lower leagues, playing for SV Meppen before moving to Union SG in Belgium, where he was top scorer as the club won promotion and challenged for the title.
Brighton signed him in 2022, and after a successful loan at VfB Stuttgart in 2023/24, when Stuttgart finished second in the Bundesliga, the move became permanent. He won the DFB-Pokal with Stuttgart in 2025 and has become club captain.
Undav made his Germany debut in 2024 and was part of the Euro 2024 squad.
Career in numbers
Across 12 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2014/15, Undav has played 366 matches and scored 171 goals for 5 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2021/22: 27 goals in 41 appearances for Union SG. His busiest campaign was 2025/26, with 46 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 4 appearances for VfB Stuttgart. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.