Leon Goretzka

Leon Goretzka
Goretzka with Bayern Munich in 2025
Personal information
Full name Leon Christoph Goretzka
Date of birth (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995
Place of birth Bochum, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 8
Youth career
1999–2001 Werner SV 06 Bochum
2001–2012 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 VfL Bochum 32 (4)
2013–2018 Schalke 04 116 (14)
2015 Schalke 04 II 1 (0)
2018– Bayern Munich 180 (35)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U16 10 (2)
2011–2012 Germany U17 17 (5)
2012–2014 Germany U19 3 (0)
2013–2015 Germany U21 10 (1)
2016 Germany Olympic 1 (0)
2014– Germany 61 (15)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Summer Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2012 Slovenia
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2017 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:35, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Leon Christoph Goretzka (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, and UEFA Euro 2020. He was also a part of the Germany Olympic team that finished second at the 2016 Summer Olympics.