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.
.jpg) Goretzka with Germany in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leon Christoph Goretzka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bochum, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Schalke 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
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| * 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
- As of 21 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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
International
- Germany
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Runner-up 2012
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal 2016
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017
References
Other websites
- Leon Goretzka at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- kicker profile
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