Paul Wanner

Paul Wanner (born 23 December 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.[2] Born in Austria, he is a youth international for Germany.

Paul Wanner
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005
Place of birth Dornbirn, Austria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2018 FV Ravensburg
2018– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Bayern Munich 6 (0)
2022– Bayern Munich II 5 (0)
International career‡
2021– Germany U17 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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

International career

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 seven matches at the under-17 level, and scored two goals in 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[8] He has been 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.

Personal life

Wanner was born in the Austrian city of Dornbirn[1] and grew up in Amtzell, Germany. He holds both Austrian and German citizenship.[9] 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.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 15 March 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 4000000040
2022–23 Bundesliga 20002[lower-alpha 1]00040
Total 6000200080
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 50———50
Career total 110002000130
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Paul Wanner". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. Paul Wanner at WorldFootball.net
  3. "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.
  8. "Paul Wanner » Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  9. "Paul Wanner | FC Bayern München | Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. "Bayern-Youngster Wanner: Seine Zukunft ist ein heikles Thema". kicker.de (in German). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. Paul Wanner at Soccerway
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