Leon

Goretzka

Leon Goretzka history

Leon Goretzka was born on 6 February 1995 in Bochum and plays for FC Bayern München. He played for Werner SV Bochum from 1999-2001, for VfL Bochum 1848 from 2001-2013, for FC Schalke 04 from 2013-2018 and has played for FC Bayern München since 2018.

Current season 2023/24

In this season, the player with the shirt number 8 has scored five goals and takes fifth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Thomas Müller. In 23 of the previous 28 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 28 games, he won 18 with his club. Additionally, Leon Goretzka was substituted in for five games.

His pass success rate amounts to 90.83 per cent. This result enables Leon Goretzka to occupy ninth place in the league ranking for this category. His tackle success rate amounts to 51.73 per cent. With this, he occupies second place in the team-internal statistics.

Last game

The 29-year-old played his last game on the 32nd matchday of the 2023/24 season (4 May 2024). Playing for FC Bayern München, he lost to VfB Stuttgart 1-3. He was substituted in and played as a midfielder for a total of 73 minutes in this game. In terms of total touches, he had 68 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in his club. Furthermore, Leon Goretzka had 18 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in his club during this game. Of these, he was able to win 11 – no other player in his club was as successful. He was additionally able to make 44 successful passes. He covered a distance of 9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 14 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Leon Goretzka has played 268 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 158. He has netted 44 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, he has completed 152 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of 30 goals. He took the German championship title in 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 while playing for FC Bayern München. With a total of 268 matches played throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga, he currently has played the 24th-most career matches. With a total of 44 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, Leon Goretzka presently takes 20th place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Up to now, Leon Goretzka has played 57 international matches for Germany. He scored a total of 14 goals in these games. He claimed the Confederations Cup with Germany in 2017. He won the Champions League while playing for FC Bayern München in 2019/20. Leon Goretzka won the DFB-Pokal in 2018/19 and 2019/20 with FC Bayern München. He won the Supercup in 2018 and 2021 with FC Bayern München.