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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Oldesloe, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
VfL Osnabrück (on loan from Werder Bremen) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Zarpen | |||
| SV Eichede | |||
| 2015–2016 | VfB Lübeck | ||
| 2016–2020 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2020–2023 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Werder Bremen II | 35 | (18) |
| 2023– | Werder Bremen | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2023 | Germany U19 | 3 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2023 | |||
Leon Opitz (born 11 April 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück on loan from Werder Bremen.
Club career
[edit]Opitz is a youth product of TSV Zarpen, SV Eichede, VfB Lübeck, Hamburger SV, and Werder Bremen.[2] On 20 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Werder Bremen as late a substitute in a 4–0 Bundesliga loss to Bayern Munich on 18 August 2023.[4] He signed his first professional contract in early September.[5]
On 31 August 2025, Opitz moved on loan to Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.[6]
On 26 June 2026, he moved on a new loan to VfL Osnabrück.[7]
International career
[edit]Opitz is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bremen-Liga | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2026–27 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 18 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Leon Opitz » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Leon Opitz | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ↑ Bürger, Malte (20 April 2023). "Nach Stippvisite im Profikader: Werder Bremen verlängert Vertrag mit Talent Leon Opitz" [After a flying visit to the professional squad: Werder Bremen extend contract with talent Leon Opitz]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ↑ Bürger, Malte (20 August 2023). "Werder Bremen: Opitz feiert Bundesligadebüt – und erntet ein Sonderlob" [Werder Bremen: Opitz celebrates Bundesliga debut - and earns special praise]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ↑ "Leon Opitz unterschreibt seinen ersten Profi-Vertrag" [Leon Opitz signs his first professional contract]. SV Werder Bremen (in German). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "KSC holt Leon Opitz von Werder Bremen" [KSC signs Leon Opitz from Werder Bremen] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "VfL leiht Leon Opitz von Werder Bremen aus" [VfL loan Leon Opitz from Werder Bremen] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ Bürger, Malte (28 July 2023). "Auffallend engagiert: Werder-Talent Opitz macht in Österreich auf sich aufmerksam" [Strikingly committed: Werder talent Opitz attracts attention in Austria]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Leon Opitz at Soccerway
- Leon Opitz at DFB (also available in German)
- Leon Opitz at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 2005 births
- People from Bad Oldesloe
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Men's association football wingers
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- SV Werder Bremen players
- SV Werder Bremen II players
- Karlsruher SC players
- VfL Osnabrück players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players