SC Freiburg have officially extended the contract of veteran right-back Lukas Kübler. The 34-year-old has committed his future to the Bundesliga leaders after more than eleven years with the club. Freiburg, as is customary, have declined to disclose the precise duration of the new agreement. Kübler remains one of the longest-serving and most dependable members of head coach Julian Schuster’s squad.

Only captain Christian Günter has spent more time at Freiburg among the current squad members. Kübler, who joined the Breisgau club in 2015, has registered 247 competitive appearances, scoring 17 goals and providing eight assists. The Bonn native also serves on Freiburg’s team council and has developed a remarkable habit of contributing important goals despite operating primarily as a defender.

Kübler enjoyed an extraordinary 2024/25 Bundesliga campaign, scoring five goals and recording two separate braces. Both doubles came in home victories against fellow Bundesliga clubs.

His first arrived on the opening matchday of the season against VfB Stuttgart. Playing in Schuster’s Bundesliga coaching debut, Kübler helped overturn an early deficit following former Freiburg striker Ermedin Demirović’s spectacular second-minute opener.

The veteran full-back equalized with an impressive drive into the far corner from outside the penalty area in the 26th minute. After Ritsu Doan put Freiburg ahead early in the second half, Kübler rose to head home a Vincenzo Grifo corner in the 61st minute, completing his brace and securing a 3-1 victory.

Kübler repeated the trick against VfL Wolfsburg in December. Two Grifo corners again provided the foundation for the goals. Kübler reacted quickest to a loose ball in the penalty area to break the deadlock in the 42nd minute before heading home another set-piece delivery shortly after halftime. Freiburg eventually prevailed 3-2.

The unlikely goalscoring exploits became something of a running theme in Kübler’s career. Indeed, Get German Football News’ 2025/26 Freiburg tactical preview jokingly placed the over/under on another season’s worth of Kübler braces at two. The veteran certainly managed to deliver one more brace in the following campaign. And it was arguably the most important of his career.

Kübler played a decisive role in Freiburg’s historic run to the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League final. The 33-year-old at the time scored twice in Freiburg’s spectacular 3-1 semifinal second-leg victory over Sporting Braga on May 7, helping Schuster’s team overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat and advance 4-3 on aggregate.