Julian Brandt
 Brandt with Leverkusen in 2014. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Julian Brandt | |||||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1996 | |||||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | |||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |||||
| Club information | ||||||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | |||||
| Number | 19 | |||||
| Youth career | ||||||
| 2001–2009 | SC Borgfeld | |||||
| 2009–2011 | FC Oberneuland | |||||
| 2011–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | |||||
| Senior career* | ||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||
| 2014 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 1 | (1) | |||
| 2014– | Bayer Leverkusen | 33 | (5) | |||
| National team‡ | ||||||
| 2011 | Germany U15 | 2 | (2) | |||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U16 | 3 | (1) | |||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U17 | 19 | (5) | |||
| 2013– | Germany U19 | 14 | (2) | |||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||
Julian Brandt (born 2 May 1996) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.[1]
Career
In his youth, Brandt played in his hometown at SC Borgfeld and then at FC Oberneuland before he joined the youth academy of VfL Wolfsburg.
On 12 December 2013, it was announced that Brandt joins Bayer 04 Leverkusen during the winter transfer window where he signed a professional contract until 2019.[2] He made his professional debut on 15 February 2014 in the Bundesliga against Schalke 04. He replaced Son Heung-Min after 82 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat.[3] Three days later he made his debut in the European Cup when he came on in the first knockout round first leg against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League.[4] On 4 April 2014, he scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen, as he marked the meantime it 1–1 in the 1–2 defeat at point game operation against Hamburg. [5]
References
- ↑ "J. Brandt". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 verpflichtet deutsches Top-Talent Julian Brandt". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs. Schalke 04 1 – 2". Soccerway. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen vs. PSG 0 – 4". Soccerway. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Hamburger SV vs. Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 1". Soccerway. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links
- Julian Brandt at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Julian Brandt – UEFA competition record
- kicker profile (German)
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