Julian

Brandt

Julian Brandt history

Julian Brandt was born on 2 May 1996 in Bremen and plays for Borussia Dortmund. He played for SC Borgfeld from 2001-2009, for FC Oberneuland from 2009-2011, for VfL Wolfsburg from 2011-2013, for Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 2014-2019, for Borussia Dortmund since 2019 and has played for Borussia Dortmund II since 2019.

Current season 2023/24

In the current season, Julian Brandt has scored one goal and takes fourth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Niclas Füllkrug, Emre Can and Julian Ryerson. The 27-year-old has been able to provide four assists until now. With this result, he leads the league statistics together with Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) and Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart). With 20 passes to a shot, he presently occupies second place in the league statistics together with Franck Honorat (Borussia Mönchengladbach). Julian Brandt was in the starting line-up in all previous six games of the season. Of these, he won four games with his club.

The player with the shirt number 19 currently ranks as one of the best crossers in the Bundesliga: he has played 43 crosses into the penalty area of his opponent this season and hence he is presently the third-best crosser. He is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 172 (rank 7).

Last game

Julian Brandt played his last game on the sixth matchday of the 2023/24 season (29 September 2023). Playing for Borussia Dortmund, he won against TSG Hoffenheim 3-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 64 minutes. Here, he provided one assist. In terms of total touches, he had 30 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Julian Brandt had nine tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win three. He covered a distance of 7.5 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Julian Brandt had a total of 22 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Julian Brandt has played 298 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 159. He has netted 59 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, he has completed 133 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of 25 goals. With a total of 298 matches played throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga, Julian Brandt currently has played the 12th-most career matches. With a total of 59 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, he presently takes 10th place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Up to now, Julian Brandt has played 44 international matches for Germany. He scored a total of three goals in these games. He claimed the Confederations Cup with Germany in 2017. He won the DFB-Pokal in 2020/21 with Borussia Dortmund.