David Stückler

David Gharabaghi Stückler is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Vicenza, on loan from Cremonese.

Early life

Stückler was born on 7 October 2004 in Herlev, Denmark. Born to an Iranian father and an Austrian mother, he has two older siblings, one of which is Daniel Stückler.

Career

As a youth player, Stückler joined the youth academy of Danish side Nordsjælland. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Danish side AB. During the summer of 2022, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Cremonese, notably scoring 30 goals and providing 11 assists in 27 league matches during the 2023–24 season, where he became the youth league's top scorer and helped the Cremonese U-19 side win the league championship. Ahead of the 2024–25 Serie C season, he was sent on loan to Giana Erminio, where he scored sixteen goals in 45 games.
On 2 August 2025, Stückler was loaned by Serie C side Vicenza. He scored a goal on his league debut for Vicenza on 24 August 2025 against Lumezzane. In November 2025, he was awarded the Newcomer of the Year award for Group A of Serie C.

Style of play

Stückler plays as a forward and is right-footed. Italian news website La Casa di C wrote in 2024 that he is "strong in tight spaces and very good at communicating with his teammates, characteristics that combine with his ability to dominate in the air, making him a relentless finisher".

Honours

Individual

Serie C Group A Newcomer of the Year: 2025