Lennart Karl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lennart Karl[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Frammersbach, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | ||
| 2017–2021 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2022 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | ||
| 2022– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023– | Germany U16 | 9 | (5) |
| 2024– | Germany U17 | 13 | (7) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Lennart Karl (born 22 February 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.[2][3]
Club career
Karl joined the academy of Viktoria Aschaffenburg in 2015, and he moved to the academy of Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017. He then rejoined Viktoria Aschaffenburg in 2022, before he caught the eye of Bayern Munich and in the summer of the same year, Karl joined their academy.[4] During the 2024–25 season he started with the U17 Nachwuchsliga Group F for Bayern Munich with 17 goals and 8 assists in just 9 appearances.[4] In October 2024 top-flight clubs, like Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax, showed interest in recruiting him.[2] At only 16 years old of age, Karl already represented both the under-17 and under-19 squads during the 2024–25 season.
On 4 April 2025, he received his first call-up with the senior team of Bayern Munich, for a 3–1 away victory Bundesliga match against FC Augsburg, as an unused substitute.[5] Two months later, on 15 June, he made his professional debut during a 10–0 victory over Auckland City in the FIFA Club World Cup.[6]
Karl was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper.[7][8] In the meantime, on 8 August, along with his teammate Wisdom Mike, Karl extended his contract with the club and chose to wear the shirt number 42.[9]
International career
Karl has represented the Germany national U15, U16 and U17 teams.[10][11]
Style of play
Karl is a left-footed attacking midfielder, acting as a number 10, sitting behind the striker and dictating play in the final third. He often scores goals from long range. With his intelligence on the ball and considerable goal contributions he has drawn comparisons with Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil[4] and Bastian Schweinsteiger.[3][12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
Honours
FC Bayern Munich
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Squad List: FC Bayern München (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2025. p. 15. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Real Madrid ready to engage in transfer battle with Ajax for Bayern Munich prodigy Lennart Karl". Goal.com. 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b "FC Bayern: Legende berät offenbar Mega-Talent". Sport1.de (in German). 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Remember the Name: Lennart Karl – Bayern Munich's 17-Year-Old Prodigy". Yahoo Sports. 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Bayern come from behind to beat Augsburg". FC Bayern Munich. 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Schützenfest zum Auftakt: FC Bayern demontiert Auckland City" (in German). Sport1. 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Match report FC Bayern - Olympique Lyon (Friendly)". FC Bayern Munich. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "FC Bayern vs. Hotspur - Telekom Cup 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "FC Bayern verlängert mit Lennart Karl und Wisdom Mike" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Lennart Karl - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter". Deutscher Fußball-Bund (in German).
- ^ "Lennart Karl Internationals". Worldfootball.
- ^ "Ballack jetzt Berater von Bayerns Mini-Schweini". Bild (in German). 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Bayern München ist der erste Gewinner des Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercups". Spiegel (in German). 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
External links
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- Lennart Karl at WorldFootball.net