Kilian Ludewig starts new football captain at Petrolul Ploiesti!

Kilian Ludewig starts new football captain at Petrolul Ploiesti!

A new step in Kilian Ludewig's career: The 24-year-old former DFB junior signed a contract with the Romanian first division club Petrolul Ploiesti. The right -back, who will remain by summer 2026, changes without a club after half a year after his contract was dissolved at FC Red Bull Salzburg in July 2024. During his time in Salzburg, he was only used sporadically, played only two games in the first team and collected 28 missions for the second team, FC Liefering. Previously, he had already been loaned to other teams, including Schalke 04 and 1860 Munich, such as laola1.at reported.

At Petrolul Ploiesti, Ludewig will also meet an old friend: Adrian Mutu, who has been working as a head coach since December of last year. The club has signed Ludewig as a reinforcement for League 1 in Romania, where it wants to demonstrate its skills. In his career, Ludewig also celebrated great success with RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg, including the Austrian championship and the trophy. According to the information from GSp.ro was his last official appearance on May 18, 2024 Arminia Bielefeld in the 3rd division stood on the pitch.

With six missions in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04 in the 2020/2021 season, which, however, ended with the relegation of the club, and 17 missions in the German U-National teams have already gained valuable experience. The player, who also played with several international clubs in England, the Netherlands and Denmark, will now try to gain a foothold in Romania and get regular playing time.