Leon Goretzka

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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)
* 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)

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.

Club statistics[change | change source]

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 | change source]

International[change | change source]

Germany

References[change | change source]

  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 | change source]