Paul Wanner (born 23 December 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.[2] Born in Austria, he is a youth international for Germany.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 16) | ||
Place of birth | Dornbirn, Austria[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2018 | FV Ravensburg | ||
2018–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Bayern Munich | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Germany U17 | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 7 January 2022 (UTC) |
Wanner played for the youth team of FV Ravensburg, before joining Bayern Munich's youth team in mid-2018.[3] Wanner was called up by Julian Nagelsmann to the Bayern Munich first team in January 2022, as many of the team's regulars were missing after testing positive for COVID-19.[4] He made his professional debut for Bayern in the Bundesliga on 7 January 2022 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Marc Roca. In doing so, he became the youngest player in Bayern Munich's history at the age of 16 years and 15 days,[3] and the second-youngest in Bundesliga history behind Youssoufa Moukoko (who was 14 days younger).[5] The match finished as a 2–1 home loss for Bayern.[6] On 12 October 2022, at the age of 16 years and 293 days, Wanner became Bayern's youngest player in the Champions League, when he came on as a second-half substitute to Dayot Upamecano in a 4–2 away win against Viktoria Plzeň.[7]
Wanner made his debut for the Germany national under-17 team on 6 August 2021 in a 10–1 win over Poland. In total, he has played seven matches at the under-17 level, and scored two goals in 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[8]
Wanner was born in Dornbirn, Austria[1] and holds both Austrian and German citizenship.[9] His father Klaus is a mechanical engineer and former footballer who played as a midfielder, he helped Austria Lustenau as its captain to promotion to second tier 2. Liga and reached the round of last 16 of the Austrian Cup in 1991–92.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FC Bayern Munich – current squad | |
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