Montrell Culbreath
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| Full name | Montrell Amare Culbreath | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Landstuhl, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2016 | SV Spesbach | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Germany U16 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U16 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Germany U17 | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Germany U18 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Germany U19 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Montrell Amare Culbreath (born 29 August 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right wing-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Culbreath joined the youth academy of SV Spesbach. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2016.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.[1] On 20 December 2025, he made his senior debut, scoring a stoppage-time goal in a 3–1 away win over RB Leipzig.[2]
On 29 January 2026, Culbreath extended his contract with Bayer Leverkusen to 30 June 2030.[3]
International career
[edit]Culbreath was born in Germany to an American father and German mother, and holds dual citizenship.[4] He is a Germany and United States youth international.[5] During October 2025, he played for the Germany national under-19 team for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Germany U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2026[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen angelt sich Nationalspieler Montrell Culbreath aus Kaiserslautern" [Bayer 04 Leverkusen has signed national team player Montrell Culbreath from Kaiserslautern] (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "Debutant Montrell Culbreath seals win as Bayer Leverkusen come from behind to end Leipzig's perfect home record". Bundesliga. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 extend contract with Germany U19 international Montrell Culbreath to 2030". Bayer Leverkusen. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Why Bayer Leverkusen's Montrell Culbreath deserves his new deal". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ↑ "American Soccer Players in Germany: The 2025/26 edition". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ↑ Montrell Culbreath at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "2026 Under-19 EURO final highlights & report: Spain overcome Germany to seal tenth title". uefa.com. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Montrell Culbreath at WorldFootball.net
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- Living people
- People from Landstuhl
- German people of African-American descent
- American people of German descent
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- German men's footballers
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football wingers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- United States men's youth international soccer players
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