Bernd Leno

Bernd Leno (born 4 March 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham and the Germany national team.

Bernd Leno
Leno with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name Bernd Leno[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992[2]
Place of birth Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany[3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[4][3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 17
Youth career
1998–2003 SV Germania Bietigheim
2003–2009 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfB Stuttgart II 57 (0)
2011–2018 Bayer Leverkusen 233 (0)
2018–2022 Arsenal 101 (0)
2022– Fulham 34 (0)
International career‡
2008–2009 Germany U17 4 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U19 5 (0)
2012–2015 Germany U21 14 (0)
2016– Germany 9 (0)
Honours
Football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2017
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

Having progressed through the youth set up at VfB Stuttgart, in May 2011, Leno extended his contract until June 2014. By this time he was a regular goalkeeper in the VfB Stuttgart II reserve team who played in the German Third Division.[5][6]

Bayer Leverkusen
Leno with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014

On 10 August 2011, he was loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen until 31 December 2011.[7][8] Four days after the five months loan deal was signed, Leno made his Bundesliga debut against Werder Bremen. He became, after Dirk Krüssenberg and Heribert Macherey, the third goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to keep a clean sheet in his first three Bundesliga games.[9] When he played on 13 September 2011, at the age of 19 years and 193 days, against Chelsea in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage he became the youngest German goalkeeper to ever to play in a Champions League match.[10][11]

The transfer was made permanent on 30 November 2011, when Leno received a deal that kept him with Bayer until 2017.[12][13] Leno became a regular in the first team and after a string of impressive performances, on 8 November 2013, he signed an improved contract to keep him at the club until 2018.[14] He made his 300th competitive appearance for Leverkusen on 14 April 2018 in a 4–1 league win over Eintracht Frankfurt.[15]

Arsenal

On 19 June 2018, Premier League club Arsenal announced that Leno had signed a five-year contract for a fee of £22.5 million, while pending 'the completion of regulatory processes'.[16][17]

Leno made his debut for Arsenal in the 4–2 victory over Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League.[18] Leno made his Premier League debut in the 2–0 home victory over Watford, replacing regular goalkeeper Petr Čech, who picked up an injury in the first-half. His performance was praised by head-coach Unai Emery, who said "He is working very well with the goalkeeping coaches. I spoke with him and said the most important thing is when the team needs him to help us, to be prepared. He did that on Wednesday and today also – and against Vorskla. We have three very good goalkeepers. Petr Čech, his performances for us have been very important and his experience. Leno can learn by staying near with Petr Čech every day. I am very happy with him. He has waited for his moment and it's arriving."[19][20]

Leno was the runner up of the Arsenal Player of the Season award in the 2019–20 season, commanding 16 per cent of the final vote.[21] On 25 February 2021, he played his 100th match for Arsenal in all competitions in a 3–2 win over Benfica in the Europa League round of 32.[22]

Leno was relegated to a backup in the 2021–22 season after the signing of Aaron Ramsdale, who was selected as the starting goalkeeper.[23]

Fulham

On 2 August 2022, Leno transferred permanently to Fulham on a three-year contract with an option to extend by a further 12 months, for a reported £8m fee.[24][25] He made his Cottagers debut on 20 August in the 3–2 win against West London rivals Brentford.[26] His first clean sheet came in Fulham's 3–0 win against Aston Villa on 20 October.[27] The result led to Steven Gerrard's dismissal as Villa manager.[28]

International career

Leno received his first call up to the senior Germany team in October 2015 for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Georgia.[29] He was later included in his nation's squad for the final tournament the following summer.[30]

Leno was selected for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[31] He played one game of the tournament, against Australia.[32] He was named in Germany's provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was not selected for the final 23-man squad.[33] On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.[34]

Media

Leno was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[35][36]

Personal life

Leno was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg.[37] His father is Russian-German.[38]

On 11 August 2020, Leno married his long-time girlfriend, Sophie Christin.[39]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2009–10[40] 3. Liga 170———170
2010–11[41] 3. Liga 370———370
2011–12[42] 3. Liga 30———30
Total 570———570
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12[42] Bundesliga 330——8[lower-alpha 3]0410
2012–13[43] Bundesliga 32020—6[lower-alpha 4]0400
2013–14[44] Bundesliga 34040—8[lower-alpha 3]0460
2014–15[45] Bundesliga 34040—10[lower-alpha 3]0480
2015–16[46] Bundesliga 33040—12[lower-alpha 5]0490
2016–17[47] Bundesliga 34010—7[lower-alpha 3]0420
2017–18[48] Bundesliga 33050——380
Total 2330200—5103040
Arsenal 2018–19[49] Premier League 32000103[lower-alpha 4]0360
2019–20[50] Premier League 30000002[lower-alpha 4]0320
2020–21[51] Premier League 350202010[lower-alpha 4]0490
2021–22[52] Premier League 401030—80
Total 101030601501250
Fulham 2022–23[53] Premier League 3401000—350
Career total 4250240606605210
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 2 September 2021[32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201630
201730
202020
202110
Total90

Honours

Arsenal

Germany U17

Germany

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