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Paul Wanner
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Dornbirn, Austria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 10
Youth career
SV Amtzell
0000–2018 FV Ravensburg
2018–2023 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bayern Munich 6 (0)
2022– Bayern Munich II 8 (1)
2023–2024 → SV Elversberg (loan) 28 (6)
2024– → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 9 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 13 (4)
2022– Germany U18 2 (0)
2023– Germany U20 3 (2)
2024– Germany U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Paul Wanner (born 23 December 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim, on loan from Bayern Munich.[2] Born in Austria, he has represented Germany at youth levels internationally.

Club career

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Youth career

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Wanner played for the youth team of FV Ravensburg, before joining Bayern Munich's youth team in mid-2018.[3]

Bayern Munich

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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]

Loan to SV Elversberg

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On 1 September 2023, Wanner joined newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg on a season-long loan for the 2023–24 season.[8]

Loan to 1. FC Heidenheim

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On 24 June 2024, Wanner joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on a season-long loan for the 2024–25 season.[9] On 17 August, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away victory over FC 08 Villingen in the DFB-Pokal.[10] A week later, on 25 August, he scored his inaugural Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 away win over FC St. Pauli.[11] Four days later, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–2 victory over BK Häcken in the Conference League play-off round second leg.[12]

International career

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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 thirteen matches at the under-17 level, and scored two goals in 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[13] In November 2022, he was invited by Ralf Rangnick to watch and meet the senior Austria national team in hopes to join and represent them for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[14] He was called up to the German under-21 team in October 2024.[15]

Personal life

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Wanner was born in the Austrian city of Dornbirn[1] and grew up in Amtzell, Germany. He holds both Austrian and German citizenship.[16] His father Klaus is a German 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.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 November 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 4 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 5 0 — — 5 0
2023–24 3 1 — — 3 1
Total 8 1 — — 8 1
SV Elversberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 28 6 0 0 — 28 6
Total 28 6 0 0 — 28 6
1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 9 2 2[b] 1 3[c] 2 14 5
Total 9 2 2 1 3 2 14 5
Career total 51 9 2 1 5 2 58 12
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in DFB-Pokal
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Bayern Munich

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Paul Wanner". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Paul Wanner at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Amtzeller Top-Talent Paul Wanner könnte heute für den FC Bayern Bundesliga-Geschichte schreiben" [Amtzell top talent Paul Wanner could make Bundesliga history today for FC Bayern]. Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ Fahey, Ciarán (6 January 2022). "Bundesliga resumes depleted by coronavirus, Bayern hard hit". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Paul Wanner". Sport1 (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Befreiungsschlag: Gladbach besiegt dezimierte Bayern erneut" [Liberation blow: Gladbach defeats decimated Bayern again]. kicker (in German). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Wanner schreibt Münchner Champions-League-Geschichte" [Wanner writes Munich Champions League history]. kicker (in German). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "FC Bayern loan Paul Wanner to Elversberg". FC Bayern Munich. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Der FCH leiht das FC Bayern Top-Talent Paul Wanner aus!" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "FC 08 Villingen 0:4 1. FC Heidenheim" (in German). DFB. 17 August 2024.
  11. ^ "FC St. Pauli 0:2 1. FC Heidenheim" (in German). DFB. 25 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Heidenheim 3–2 Häcken". UEFA. 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Paul Wanner » Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Rangnick erzählt: Wanner hat Zeit im ÖFB-Team "getaugt"" (in German). laola1.at. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Abschluss der EM-Qualifikation: Blank und Wanner neu dabei". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Paul Wanner | FC Bayern München | Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Bayern-Youngster Wanner: Seine Zukunft ist ein heikles Thema". kicker.de (in German). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  18. ^ Paul Wanner at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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