Leon Goretzka

Country: Germany

Date of birth: 06/02/1995

Place of birth: Bochum (Germany)

Height: 1,89 m

Club career: VfL Bochum

Position: centre midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 1.000.000 € 

Similar type of player: Michael Ballack

Strengths:

– passing

– vision

– teamwork

– heading

– off the ball

– long shots

– defensive contribution

– tactical awareness

– composure

He is best suited to playing as:

Centre midfielder in 4-4-2.

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Achievements:

European Under-17 Championship 2012 runner-up with Germany.

Future:

This player is being prepared to be a leader of the German midfield in the near future, as he is already advanced well past his age. The biggest European clubs, like Juventus or Bayern Munich, are already interested in him, although Leon would prefer to work on his strong position at his hometown Bochum.