 Waldschmidt with Benfica in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Gian-Luca Waldschmidt[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1996[2] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Siegen, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | SSV Oranien Frohnhausen | ||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | SSC Juno Burg | ||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | TSG Wieseck | ||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Hamburger SV | 35 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2018–2020 | SC Freiburg | 53 | (16) | ||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Benfica | 29 | (9) | ||||||||
| 2021–2024 | VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 22 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2024– | 1. FC Köln | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U16 | 2 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U17 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Germany U21 | 15 | (10) | ||||||||
| 2019– | Germany | 7 | (2) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:36, 29 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 17 November 2020 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (born 19 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Germany national team. He developed through the academy of Eintracht Frankfurt and has represented Germany at various levels.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial N. 177" [Official Announcement No. 177] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 31 December 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Luca Waldschmidt – Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Gian-Luca Waldschmidt". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2022.