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 2021/22

In the ongoing season, Leon Goretzka has scored one goal and takes eighth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Kingsley Coman. The 1.89m-tall midfielder has been responsible for two assists so far and with this has fought his way to 21st place in the statistics of his club. He was in the starting line-up in all previous eight games of the season. Of these, he won six games with his club.

With a pass success rate of 84.66 per cent, Leon Goretzka now occupies fourth place within his squad. Furthermore, he has attained the fifth position on his squad's leaderboard for a tackle success rate of 52.94 per cent.

Last game

The player with the shirt number 8 played his last game on the eighth matchday of the 2021/22 season (17 October 2021). Playing for FC Bayern München, he won against Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 45 minutes. Here, the 26-year-old provided one assist. In terms of total touches, he had 43 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 16 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, Leon Goretzka was able to win six. He was additionally able to make 27 successful passes. He covered a distance of 5.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Leon Goretzka had a total of nine sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Leon Goretzka has played 202 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 117. He has netted 34 goals throughout his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, Leon Goretzka has completed 86 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of 20 goals. He took the German championship title in 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 while playing for FC Bayern München. With a total of 34 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, he presently takes 28th place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Up to now, Leon Goretzka has played 40 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.