Jonas Urbig

German association footballer

Jonas Urbig
Personal information
Full name	Jonas Kurt Urbig
Date of birth	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Euskirchen, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Greuther Fürth (on loan from 1. FC Köln)
Number	40
Youth career
2012–2021	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	1. FC Köln II	27	(0)
2023–	1. FC Köln	0	(0)
2023	→ Jahn Regensburg (loan)	17	(0)
2023–	→ Greuther Fürth (loan)	17	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	Germany U17	2	(0)
2020	Germany U18	1	(0)
2021–2022	Germany U19	9	(0)
2022–2023	Germany U20	2	(0)
2023–	Germany U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:50, 10 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:54, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Jonas Kurt Urbig (born 8 August 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, on loan from 1. FC Köln. He represents Germany as a youth international.

Life and club career

Jonas Kurt Urbig^[2] was born on 8 August 2003 in Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.^[1] His parents are Martina and Kurt Urbig, who played as a goalkeeper for the amateur football club TSC Euskirchen [de]. Having attended a try-out at 1. FC Köln,^[3] he joined the club's youth academy in 2012. He went on to play for each of Köln's youth teams. In January 2023, he joined 2. Bundesliga side SSV Jahn Regensburg on a loan contract.^[4] He made his first professional appearance in a 2–0 loss against SV Darmstadt 98 and became Regensburg's starting goalkeeper. He returned to his parent club at the end of the 2022–23 season after Regenbsurg failed to avoid relegation to 3. Liga.^[5]

In July 2023, the club announced that Urbig had extended his contract until 2026 and that he would join 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth for a year-long loan spell.^[6]

International career

Urbig has represented Germany as a youth international starting with the country's under-17 team.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jonas Urbig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Kirchmeier, Johannes (19 March 2023). "SSV Jahn Regensburg: Zwischenspurt im Marathon". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German).
^ Steinicke, Tom (3 February 2022). "Jonas Urbig lebt seinen Traum beim FC". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German).
^ "Jonas Urbig wechselt zum SSV Jahn". SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). 6 January 2023.
^ Linkesch, Frank (4 July 2023). "Kölns Urbig vor Leihe nach Fürth". kicker (in German).
^ "Urbig verlängert in Köln und wechselt auf Leihbasis nach Fürth". kicker (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Jonas Urbig". German Football Association (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2023.