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Florian Richard Wirtz (born 3 May 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.[3]

Florian Wirtz

Wirtz in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Florian Richard Wirtz[1]
Date of birth	(2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Pulheim, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	27
Youth career
2008–2010	SV Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
2010–2020	1. FC Köln
2020	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Bayer Leverkusen	60	(13)
National team‡
2018	Germany U15	1	(0)
2018–2019	Germany U16	5	(0)
2019–2020	Germany U17	4	(0)
2020–2021	Germany U21	6	(2)
2021–	Germany	4	(0)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 13 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:38, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Regarded as a big upcoming talent in German football, Wirtz joined the youth team of 1. FC Köln in 2010, where he remained until he was signed by Bayer Leverkusen in January 2020.[4]

Bayer Leverkusen

After impressing for the under-17 team, Wirtz made his senior professional debut for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on 18 May, starting in an away match against Werder Bremen.[5] In doing so, he overtook Kai Havertz as Leverkusen's youngest player in the league, at the age of 17 years and 15 days.[6] On 6 June, Wirtz scored his first goal for Leverkusen in the 89th minute of their 4–2 home loss against Bayern Munich, making Wirtz the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history at the age of 17 years and 34 days.[7] This record would later be surpassed by Youssoufa Moukoko less than a year later, aged 16 years and 28 days.[8]

Wirtz signed a contract extension with the club on 23 December 2020, extending his deal until 2023.[9] On 19 January 2021, he scored the winner in the 80th minute of Leverkusen's 2–1 home victory over Borussia Dortmund.[10] Wirtz scored his fifth career Bundesliga goal in a 5–2 win against VfB Stuttgart on 6 February, becoming the first player in league history to reach this benchmark before turning eighteen years old.[11] He extended his contract until 2026 on 3 May 2021, the day of his 18th birthday.[12] On 28 November 2021, Wirtz netted his fifth Bundesliga goal of the season in a 1–3 win against RB Leipzig to become the first player under the age of 19 to score more than ten Bundesliga goals.[13] On 15 December, he became the youngest player to reach 50 Bundesliga appearances against Hoffenheim, at the age of 18 years and 223 days.[14]

On 13 March 2022, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a 1–0 defeat against 1. FC Köln, hence he missed the rest of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season.[15]

International career

Wirtz received his first call up to the senior team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March 2021.[16] He made his debut on 2 September in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, a 2–0 away victory. He substituted Joshua Kimmich in the 82nd minute.[17]

Playing style

Wirtz is an attacking midfielder, although he can also play wide on the left as an inverted winger. He has a marked offensive mindset and is a very dynamic midfielder, who covers a lot of ground.[18]

Personal life

Wirtz was born in the Brauweiler district of Pulheim, North Rhine-Westphalia.[3]

Wirtz's parents are his agents; his father, Hans-Joachim, is also the chairman of Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, the club that Wirtz played for as a child before joining Köln.[19] His elder sister Juliane is a professional footballer as well; she made her Women's Bundesliga debut at the age of sixteen and represented Germany at youth level.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 March 2022[3][20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen	2019–20	Bundesliga	7	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	9	1
	2020–21		29	5	2	1	7[lower-alpha 1]	2	38	8
	2021–22		24	7	1	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	3	31	10
Career total			60	13	4	1	14	5	78	19

International

As of match played 11 October 2021[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2021	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

International

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2021

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold: 2020[21]
• Bundesliga Player of the Month: September 2021[22]
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22[23]
• VDV Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2021–22[24]
• VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22[24]

References

External links

• Florian Wirtz at DFB (also available in German)
• Florian Wirtz at kicker (in German)
• Florian Wirtz at Soccerway
• Florian Wirtz at FootballDatabase.eu

На других языках

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[de] Florian Wirtz

Florian Richard Wirtz (* 3. Mai 2003 in Pulheim-Brauweiler) ist ein deutscher Fußballspieler. Der offensive Mittelfeldspieler spielte ab Februar 2020 in der Jugend des Bundesligisten Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Im Mai kam er zu seinem Debüt für die erste Mannschaft, ist seither festes Mitglied des Kaders und der jüngste Torschütze des Vereins im Profifußball. Seit 2018 ist er zudem Juniorennationalspieler des DFB sowie seit September 2021 auch Nationalspieler der A-Auswahl.

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- [en] Florian Wirtz

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[es] Florian Wirtz

Florian Wirtz (Pulheim, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, 3 de mayo de 2003) es un futbolista alemán que juega de centrocampista en el Bayer Leverkusen de la Bundesliga de Alemania. Es internacional absoluto con Alemania.[1]

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[fr] Florian Wirtz

Florian Wirtz, né le 3 mai 2003 à Pulheim en Allemagne, est un footballeur international allemand qui évolue au poste d'ailier ou de milieu offensif au Bayer Leverkusen.

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[it] Florian Wirtz

Florian Wirtz (Pulheim, 3 maggio 2003) è un calciatore tedesco, centrocampista del Bayer Leverkusen e della nazionale tedesca.

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[ru] Вирц, Флориан

Флориан Рихард Вирц (нем. Florian Richard Wirtz; родился 3 мая 2003, Пульхайм) — немецкий футболист, атакующий полузащитник клуба «Байер 04» и сборной Германии.

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