Ragnar Ache

Ragnar Ache Marleuthet (born 28 July 1998) is a German[1] professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Ragnar Ache

Personal information
Full name	Ragnar Ache Marleuthet
Date of birth	28 July 1998
Place of birth	Frankfurt, Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2009	SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg
2009–2010	Sparta AV
2010–2017	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Sparta Rotterdam	48	(12)
2017–2020	Jong Sparta Rotterdam	39	(11)
2020–	Eintracht Frankfurt	2	(0)
National team^‡
2019–	Germany U21	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 3 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020

Career

Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Ache started his career in the youth ranks of Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam. He made his debut for the club's reserve side, Jong Sparta, in the Tweede Divisie on 20 August 2016 against TEC. He came on as a 66th minute substitute for Ugur Altintas and scored a goal in the 66th minute as Jong Sparta drew the match 2–2.[2] He would go on to score seven goals in 17 appearances for the Sparta Rotterdam reserve side for the 2016–17 season.

On 4 April 2017, after good performances for Jong Sparta, Ache made his debut for the senior side in the Eredivisie against Heerenveen. He came on as substitute for Ilias Alhaft in the 80th minute as Sparta Rotterdam lost 3–0.[3] That would be his only appearance with the senior side that season. At the start of the 2017–18 season, Ache was put into the first-team and came on as a substitute for Craig Goodwin in Sparta Rotterdam's 3–0 defeat at VVV-Venlo in the opening game of the season.[4] On 25 August 2017, Ache scored his first two professional goals for Sparta Rotterdam, grabbing a brace in the club's 2–2 draw away at NAC Breda. Ache came onto the pitch in the 52nd minute with Sparta Rotterdam down 2–0 and scored in the 70th and 84th minutes of the match.[5]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 3 January 2020, Ache signed a five-year contract with German club Eintracht Frankfurt.[6] He made his first appearance for the club on 25 September 2020 against Hertha BSC, coming on as a 66th minute substitute as Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–1.[7]

International career

Born in Germany, Ache is of Ghanaian descent. He is a youth international for Germany.[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 October 2020[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Sparta	2016–17	Tweede Divisie	17	7	—	—	–		–		17	7
	2017–18	Tweede Divisie	14	3	—	—	–		–		14	3
	2018–19	Tweede Divisie	8	1	—	—	–		–		8	1
	Total		39	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	11
Sparta Rotterdam	2016–17	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	19	2	1	0	–		–		20	2
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	11	5	0	0	–		4	2	15	7
	2019–20	Eredivisie	19	5	2	0	–		0	0	21	5
	Total		50	12	3	0	0	0	4	2	57	14
Eintracht Frankfurt	2020–21	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Career total			91	23	1	0	0	0	4	2	98	25

References

1. (in Dutch) De Duitse droom van Sparta-talent Ache, vi.nl, 27 September 2017
2. "TEC 2–2 Jong Sparta". Soccerway.
3. "Heerenveen 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway.
4. "VVV 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway.
5. "NAC Breda 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway.
6. Frankfurt, Eintracht (3 January 2020). "Frankfurt-born Ragnar Ache will join Eintracht from @SpartaRotterdam for the start of next season on a contract until 30 June . #Ache2025 #SGEpic.twitter.com/ne3KUU9PTO".
7. "Hertha BSC 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt". Soccerway.
8. "Ache in de zomer van Sparta naar Eintracht Frankfurt". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
9. Ragnar Ache at WorldFootball.net

External links

• Ragnar Ache at WorldFootball.net