30 Third Division Matches – Relegation Contender Bolsters Its Offense

FC Ingolstadt is looking to neighboring countries for reinforcements to bolster its offense.

Emilio Kehrer is currently having a tough season. The right winger missed the start of the current season at Willem II Tilburg in the Dutch second division due to ankle surgery and has not been able to reclaim his starting spot since.

Now he is set to gain playing time at FC Ingolstadt. The 23-year-old, a native of Ravensburg, is joining on loan until the end of the season. FCI then has an option to buy.

“I’m very happy to be back in Germany. The discussions I had beforehand with the club officials, as well as with my former teammate Dennis Kaygin, were very positive—he told me a lot of good things about the club and reinforced my decision. That makes me all the more excited to start wearing the Ingolstadt crest on my chest right away,” he said.

Kehrer received his soccer training in the youth system of SC Freiburg, among other places. With Freiburg’s reserve team, the right-footed player celebrated the Regionalliga championship in 2021 and played a decisive role in the promotion to the 3. Liga with 13 goal contributions in 26 matches, where he subsequently played another 30 games (four goals, three assists) for the club and caught the eye of Belgian first-division side Cercle Brugge.

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After a year in the Jupiler Pro League and another season on loan at KMSK Deinze, the attacking player moved to Willem II Tilburg in the Eredivisie in the summer of 2024. There, the former German U20 international played alongside Kaygin, among others, whom he is now following to Upper Bavaria on loan after a total of 35 appearances for Tilburg.

“Emilio can play in various attacking positions, which gives us additional options on offense. His strengths include high speed and quality in one-on-one situations. In addition, he brings top-flight experience from the Netherlands and Belgium. We see him as a player who can play a lasting and important role for us, not least because of his potential,” said Ingolstadt’s managing director, Dietmar Beiersdorfer.