Leon Goretzka

German association football player

Leon Christoph Goretzka (born 6 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

Leon Goretzka
Goretzka with Germany in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leon Christoph Goretzka[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Bochum, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 18
Youth career
1999–2001 Werner SV 06 Bochum
2001–2012 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 VfL Bochum 32 (4)
2013–2018 Schalke 04 116 (14)
2015Schalke 04 II 1 (0)
2018– Bayern Munich 72 (17)
National team
2010–2011 Germany U16 10 (2)
2011–2012 Germany U17 17 (5)
2012–2014 Germany U19 3 (0)
2013–2015 Germany U21 10 (1)
2016 Germany Olympic 1 (0)
2014– Germany 29 (12)
Honours
Representing  Germany
Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Team
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2012
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club statistics change

As of 21 May 2017
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bochum 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 32 4 4 0 36 4
Schalke 2013–14 Bundesliga 25 4 2 1 5 0 32 5
2014–15 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
2015–16 25 1 2 1 7 0 34 2
2016–17 30 5 2 0 7 2 39 7
Totals 90 10 6 2 20 2 116 14
Schalke II 2014–15 Regionalliga West 1 0 1 0
Career totals 123 14 10 4 20 2 152 20

Honours change

International change

Germany

References change

  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. "Leon Goretzka: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Leon Goretzka". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "UEFA European Under-17 Championship Final Round 2012 – Slovenia 2012" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

Other websites change