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Lennart Karl

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Lennart Karl
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Germany
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich U17
Youth career
2015–2017 Viktoria Aschaffenburg
2017–2021 Eintracht Frankfurt
2022 Viktoria Aschaffenburg
2022– Bayern Munich
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Germany U15 2 (1)
2023– Germany U16 9 (5)
2024– Germany U17 5 (5)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Lennart Karl (born 22 February 2008) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the under-17 team of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He is considered one of the greatest football talents in Germany.[1][2]

Club career

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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.[3] 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.[3] In October 2024 top-flight clubs like Real Madrid and Ajax showed interest in recruiting him.[1]

International career

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Karl has represented the Germany national U15, U16 and U17 teams.[4][5]

Style of play

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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[3] and Bastian Schweinsteiger.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Real Madrid ready to engage in transfer battle with Ajax for Bayern Munich prodigy Lennart Karl". Goal.com. 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "FC Bayern: Legende berät offenbar Mega-Talent". Sport1.de (in German). 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Remember the Name: Lennart Karl – Bayern Munich's 17-Year-Old Prodigy". Yahoo Sports. 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Lennart Karl - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter". Deutscher Fußball-Bund (in German).
  5. ^ "Lennart Karl Internationals". Worldfootball.
  6. ^ "Ballack jetzt Berater von Bayerns Mini-Schweini". Bild (in German). 28 October 2024.
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