Florian

Wirtz

Florian Wirtz history

Florian Wirtz was born on 3 May 2003 in Pulheim and plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Current season 2024/25

In the ongoing season, the player with the shirt number 10 has already scored two goals and, along with Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg), Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg), Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) and Paul Wanner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846), has the second-most attempts on goal within the league. In total, he has taken 11 shots at goal and with this result is presently the best player in this category in the league statistics. With eight passes to a shot, he currently occupies second place in the league statistics together with Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund). The 21-year-old was in the starting line-up in all previous two games of the season. Of these, he won one game with his club.

Florian Wirtz has shot one penalty kick this season, occupying, together with Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim), Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg), Harry Kane (FC Bayern München), Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg), Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) and Paul Wanner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846), first place in the league ranking. Florian Wirtz is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 42 (rank 2). Few players have covered a greater distance in this season than him. He is presently the eighth-best runner with 12 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Florian Wirtz played his last game on the second matchday of the 2024/25 season (31 August 2024). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he lost against RB Leipzig 2-3. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. Here, he provided one assist. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of seven times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 104 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. Furthermore, he had 23 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, Florian Wirtz was able to win 11. During his total playing time in this game, he ran 12.3 km and thus covered a longer distance than all other players in the game. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 45 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Florian Wirtz has played 111 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 62. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Here, he has put a total of 27 balls in the net. He took the German championship title in 2023/24 while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

International appointments

So far, Florian Wirtz has played 24 international matches for Germany. He scored a total of four goals in these games. He won the DFB-Pokal in 2023/24 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz won the Supercup in 2024 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.