Leon Goretzka

Who is this?

Leon Christoph Goretzka (German pronunciation: [leˈoːn ɡoˈʁɛtska]; 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, UEFA Euro 2020 and 2022 FIFA World Cup. He was also a part of the Germany Olympic team who won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

1. 1995
   Born
2. 2010
   Joined Germany national under-16 football team
3. 2011
   Joined Germany national under-17 association football team
4. 2012
   Joined VfL Bochum
5. 2012
   Joined Germany national under-19 football team
6. 2013
   Joined Schalke 04
7. 2013
   Joined Germany national under-21 football team
8. 2014
   Joined Germany men's national association football team
9. 2015
   Joined FC Schalke 04 II
10. 2018
    Joined FC Bayern Munich

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Bochum
• •Citizenship: Germany
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football