Leon Goretzka

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
Team information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	8
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	159	(31)
International career‡
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	57	(14)
Medal record Representing  Germany Summer Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2012 Slovenia FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:59, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

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

Starting off his career with VfL Bochum in 2012, he went on play more than 100 Bundesliga games for Schalke 04 before signing with Bayern Munich in 2018. A full international since 2014, he has won more than 50 caps for the Germany national team and represented his country at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020. He was also a part of the Germany Olympic team that finished second at the 2016 Summer Olympics.