Michael Kostka
Defender · Rot-Weiß Essen · №2
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Waldhof Mannheim
Rot-Weiß Essen
3. Liga
|
1:2 | |
Rot-Weiß Essen
FC Wurzburger Kickers
3. Liga
|
6:2 | |
Rot-Weiß Essen
FC Viktoria Koln
3. Liga
|
1:0 | |
FC Saarbrücken
Rot-Weiß Essen
3. Liga
|
5:2 | |
Energie Cottbus
Rot-Weiß Essen
3. Liga
|
5:3 | |
FC Schweinfurt 05
Rot-Weiß Essen
3. Liga
|
1:3 | |
|
FC Viktoria Koln
Rot-Weiß Essen
3. Liga
|
1:2 | |
Rot-Weiß Essen
Erzgebirge AUE
3. Liga
|
4:2 | |
Hoffenheim II
Rot-Weiß Essen
3. Liga
|
2:4 | |
|
Rot-Weiß Essen
Waldhof Mannheim
3. Liga
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Liga | 2025 | 9 |
| 3. Liga | 2026 | 4 |
About the player
Michael Kostka came through the German system, first at Hannover 96 and then in the RB Leipzig academy, where he stayed until 2022 and picked up caps for Germany at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level. He also has youth caps for Poland, at U15, U16 and U20.
Rather than pushing for a senior debut in Germany, Kostka moved to Poland in summer 2022, joining Miedź Legnica in the Ekstraklasa. The club was relegated to the I Liga at the end of his first season there, and it was in the second tier that he established himself as a regular starter at right-back. Across three seasons at Miedź Legnica he built up a substantial run of appearances, and in the 2025 promotion playoffs he scored the winning goal in the semi-final against Wisła Kraków. Miedź Legnica went on to reach the playoff final, but lost to Wisła Płock and missed out on promotion to the Ekstraklasa.
With his contract in Legnica expiring, Kostka returned to Germany on a free transfer in July 2025, signing for Rot-Weiß Essen in the 3. Liga. He is listed as capable with both feet, though Transfermarkt records him as right-footed, and he plays primarily as a right-back.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Rot-Weiss Essen 34 matches
- 2023 — 2025 Miedz Legnica 91 matches
- 2023 Miedz Legnica II 4 matches
- 2021 — 2022 RB Leipzig U19 21 matches
- 2022 RB Leipzig UEFA U19 5 matches
- 2019 — 2020 RB Leipzig U17 22 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3. Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 156 |
| 26/27 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Landespokal Niederrhein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| 25/26 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3. Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 703 |
| 25/26 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Landespokal Niederrhein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 113 |
| 25/26 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Relegation 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 24/25 | Miedz Legnica | Betclic 1 Liga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 267 |
| 24/25 | Miedz Legnica | Baraze o udzial w Ekstraklasie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 24/25 | Miedz Legnica | STS Polish Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 23/24 | Miedz Legnica | Betclic 1 Liga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 545 |
| 23/24 | Miedz Legnica | STS Polish Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Miedz Legnica | PKO BP Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 020 |
| 22/23 | Miedz Legnica II | Betclic 3 Liga - Group III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 285 |
| 22/23 | Miedz Legnica | STS Polish Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 21/22 | RB Leipzig U19 | A-Junioren Bundesliga North/Northeast (- 23/24) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 979 |
| 21/22 | RB Leipzig UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 352 |
| 21/22 | RB Leipzig U19 | DFB-Pokal der Junioren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 20/21 | RB Leipzig U19 | A-Junioren Bundesliga North/Northeast (- 23/24) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 341 |
| 20/21 | RB Leipzig U19 | DFB-Pokal der Junioren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 19/20 | RB Leipzig U17 | B-Junioren Bundesliga Nord/Nordost (- 23/24) | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 268 |
| 18/19 | RB Leipzig U17 | B-Junioren Bundesliga Nord/Nordost (- 23/24) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 308 |
| Total | Miedz Legnica | 91 | 3 | 3 | 6 381 | |
| Total | Rot-Weiss Essen | 34 | 1 | 3 | 2 193 | |
| Total | RB Leipzig U17 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 576 | |
| Total | RB Leipzig U19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 575 | |
| Total | RB Leipzig UEFA U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 352 | |
| Total | Poland U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 243 | |
| Total | Miedz Legnica II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 285 | |
| Total | Germany U17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 149 | |
| Total | Germany U19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| Total | Germany U16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 | |
| Total | Germany U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| Total | Poland U15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | |
| Total | Poland U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Miedz Legnica RW Essen
- 22/23 RB Leipzig U19 Miedz Legnica
- 20/21 RB Leipzig U17 RB Leipzig U19
- 19/20 RB Leipzig Yth. RB Leipzig U17
- 17/18 Hannover Yth. RB Leipzig Yth.
