Lennard Maloney

Lennard Maloney (born October 8, 1999) is a professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.[1] Born in Germany, he is a youth international for the United States.

Lennard Maloney
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-08) October 8, 1999
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 33
Youth career
Köpenicker SC
0000–2012 Blau-Weiß Mahlsdorf
2012–2017 Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Union Berlin 1 (0)
2020 → Chemnitzer FC (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund II 61 (2)
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund 2 (0)
2022– 1. FC Heidenheim 28 (0)
International career
2017 Germany U18 2 (0)
2017 Germany U19 1 (0)
2018 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Union Berlin

Maloney spent 6 years in the youth academy of FC Union Berlin. In the 2017–18 Under 19 Bundesliga season, Maloney made 23 appearances for Union Berlin.[2][3] On April 1, 2018, Maloney made his professional debut by starting in a 2. Bundesliga match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[4][5]

Loan to Chemnitzer FC

On January 31, 2020, Maloney was loaned out to Chemnitzer FC until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] His debut for Chemnitz came on February 15 as he started against FC Magdeburg.[7] He made eight appearances in total for Chemnitz.[8]

Borussia Dortmund II

On August 7, 2020, Maloney joined Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer.[3][9]

He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over SV Lippstadt 08 on March 20, 2021.[10]

Borussia Dortmund

On October 23, 2021, Maloney made his debut for Borussia Dortmund's senior team, coming on as a sub in the 88th minute in Dortmund's 3–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld.

1. FC Heidenheim

On April 27, 2022, German media reported that he will join 1. FC Heidenheim on a free transfer from July 1. Maloney signed a three-year contract with the German second-division club.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played on 14 April 2023 [12]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Union Berlin 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 1000—10
Chemnitzer FC (loan) 2019–20 3. Liga 8000—80
Borussia Dortmund II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 341——341
2021–22 3. Liga 271——271
Borussia Dortmund II total 6120000612
Borussia Dortmund 2021–22 Bundesliga 2000—20
1. FC Heidenheim 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 28010—290
Career totals 100210001012

International career

Maloney was capped by Germany youth national teams at under-18 and under-19 level in friendly matches. On July 7, 2018, Maloney accepted a call-up to the United States under-20 side and stated his desire to play for the United States.[13] He earned his first two United States under-20 caps in friendlies against North Carolina FC and Tobacco Road FC.[14]

Personal life

Maloney was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[15]

References
  1. Lennard Maloney at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Lennard Maloney 2017-2018 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. "Lennard Maloney: who is Borussia Dortmund's up-and-coming American defender?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. "1. FC UNION LOSE NARROWLY TO GREUTHER FÜRTH". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. "Greuther Fürth vs. Union Berlin Match Report – Sunday April 1, 2018". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. "Chemnitzer FC leiht Lennard Maloney von 1. FC Union Berlin". Chemnitzerfc.de (in German). January 31, 2020.
  7. "Magdeburg vs. Chemnitzer FC Match Report – Saturday February 15, 2020". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  8. "Lennard Maloney 2019-2020 Match Logs". Fbref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  9. "Under-23s Borussia Dortmund". Bvb.de. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. "Borussia Dortmund II SV Lippstadt 08 live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". Sofascore.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  11. "Heidenheim holt Maloney und Keller". kicker (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  12. Lennard Maloney1. at Soccerway
  13. "LENNARD MALONEY TO JOIN UP WITH US U20 SQUAD". Fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  14. "Nur das US-Trikot fehlt Unions Maloney zurück in Berlin". Berliner-kurier.de. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  15. "Could Lennard Maloney become the next USMNT Germerican?". Starsandstripesfc.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.


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