Overview

• KSC confirmed the deal on Wednesday without disclosing the length of his contract.
• Förster had recently trained with the club as a guest after spending last season with Darmstadt 98.
• A former KSC youth player, he returns to Karlsruhe 15 years after departing for VfB Stuttgart’s academy.
• “It feels a bit like coming home,” Förster said, noting he knows the environment, the squad and the coaching staff well.
• Sporting director Mario Eggimann described him as a versatile attacking player with substantial 2. Bundesliga experience and KSC DNA, citing roughly 110 second-tier appearances and 16 goals plus Bundesliga spells at Stuttgart and Bochum.