Leon Goretzka
#8 · Midfielder · age 31
Club
Bayern Munich
Germany · Bundesliga
Caps
60
Intl goals
14
89
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 46
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 89
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 89
- Longevity
- 69
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Goretzka adds a goalscoring No. 8 dimension that Stiller and Pavlović don’t really offer. Whether he starts or comes off the bench likely depends on whether Nagelsmann picks Wirtz and Musiala together — when they both play, midfield needs a runner who attacks the box late.
Strengths
- late runs into the box
- physical presence in midfield duels
- right-footed long-range shooting
Recent form
Reclaimed a starting Bundesliga role under Kompany in 2025-26 after a rocky 2024-25.
He and Joshua Kimmich co-founded a COVID-relief charity in 2020 that raised over €5 million during the pandemic's first year.