Leon Goretzka has emerged as a star for Germany at the Confederations Cup. Here's five things to know about the Schalke player. Leon Christoph Goretzka (born 6 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive-midfielder or central-midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team .
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Leon Goretzka has emerged as a star for Germany at the Confederations Cup. Here's five things to know about the Schalke player. Schalke and Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka believes his summer move to Bayern Munich is necessary to further his career. As confirmed in January, the 23-year-old will officially become a. Bayern Munich have swelled an all-conquering midfield with the acquisition of Germany international Leon Goretzka from Schalke. The 22-year-old will move to the Allianz Arena on a free. Goretzka was born on 2 February 1995 in Bochum. After a short period at WSV Bochum, he joined VfL at the age of six. He progressed through all of the youth teams and made his professional debut on 4 August 2012 in a 2-1 home win against Dynamo Dresden on Matchday 1 of the Bundesliga 2 season. Goretzka even scored that day to make it 1-1.
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Schalke standing firm on Leon Goretzka despite Bayern Munich links - ESPN Full Scoreboard » ESPN Soccer Home Scores Schedule Transfers Teams Leagues & Cups Tables USWNT More Schalke have. 06.12.2018 Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka will be taking more than a passing interest in the Revierderby between Schalke and Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Leon Christoph Goretzka (* 6.Februar 1995 in Bochum) ist ein deutscher Fußballspieler.Der Mittelfeldspieler spielte 12 Jahre lang beim VfL Bochum und fünf Jahre beim FC Schalke 04.Im Jahr 2016 gewann er bei den Olympischen Spielen in Brasilien mit der Olympia-Auswahl die Silbermedaille. Seit 2018 steht er beim FC Bayern München unter Vertrag, mit dem er 2020 das Triple aus Deutscher. Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Leon Goretzka playing for FC Bayern Munich, Germany men's national team and FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, Champions League and World Cup
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Date of birth: February 6, 1995. Place of birth: Bochum, Germany. Position: Midfielder. Height: 6ft 2in. Club: Schalke; 22 apps (5 starts), 3 goals. Country: Germany U21s; 3 apps, 0 goals. Why you. Leon Goretzka - Factfile Age: 22 Position: Midfielder Club: Schalke Nationality: German International caps: 12 International goals: 6 Background Born in Bochum, Germany, Goretzka started.
Leon Goretzka manning the midfield in the Schalke 04 youth system. Photo by Team 2 Sportphoto/ullstein bild via Getty Images From those youth days, Goretzka credits coaches Christian Britscho and Dariusz Wosz as major factors in his development, along with former Schalke 04 manager Domenico Tedesco. There was a general air of delight at having secured second place and a spot in next season's UEFA Champions League, but it was tinged by sadness: Leon Goretzka made his final appearance for.
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Leon Goretzka took up football in his home city of Bochum. Initially he played for Werner SV 06 Bochum and then after two years joined VfL Bochum, where he stayed for 11 years before going to Schalke 04. He's been occupying the centre of midfield for FC Bayern since 2018. He won six trophies in one year with the Bavarians in 2020. — Leon Goretzka (@leongoretzka_). In this proudly working-class mish-mash of cultures, "nationality is a question of being Schalke, Dortmund or Bochum," he once said, making a stand.
