Wisdom Mike
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wisdom Okpako Mike | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 2019–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2022–2025 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Bayern Munich | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (1) |
| 2026– | Club NXT | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Germany U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2026– | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:30, 18 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2026 | |||
Wisdom Okpako Mike (English pronunciation: /ˈwɪzdəm ˈmaɪk/; born 24 September 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and its reserve team Club NXT. He is a German youth international.
Club career
[edit]Bayern Munich
[edit]As a youth player, Mike joined the youth academy of MSV Duisburg. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. At the age of thirteen, he was transferred to the youth academy of fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2022.[1]
On 7 February 2025, ahead of the second half of the season, while playing for both the under-17, with whom he had scored 13 goals during 11 matches played at the moment, and the under-19 sides, Mike being 16 years old, was called up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 3–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, as an unused substitute however.[2]
On 11 June 2025, Bayern Munich announced their 32-player final squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, which included Mike.[3]
He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on 2, 7, and 12 August 2025, respectively.[4][5] On 8 August, he extended his contract with the club, alongside his teammate Lennart Karl.[6]
Mike made his professional debut with Bayern Munich II on 23 August 2025, coming off the bench and scoring a goal for a 2–2 home draw Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Bayreuth.[7]
On 26 September 2025, he made his debut with the Bayern Munich senior team during a 4–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, substituting Luis Díaz.[8] A month later, on 22 October, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 win over Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.[9]
Mike was called up as a starter for the 5–0 win friendly match against Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on 6 January 2026.[10]
Club Brugge
[edit]On 27 August 2026, Mike moved to Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge on a permanent transfer, signing a three-year contract.[11]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Mike is of Nigerian descent and is eligible to represent Germany and Nigeria internationally.
He has represented Germany at the under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels internationally. Having participated in the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the U17s.[12][13]
Style of play
[edit]Mike plays as a winger and is two-footed, he can also be deployed as a forward. Known for his speed and dribbling ability, he has received comparisons to France international Ousmane Dembélé.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Bayern Munich
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wie hat sich Wisdom Mike seit seinem Wechsel von Borussia zum FC Bayern gemacht?" [How has Wisdom Mike done since his move from Borussia to FC Bayern?] (in German). Rheinische Post. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ "Mike wer? Das ist Bayerns neues Supertalent" [Mike who? This is Bayern's new super talent] (in German). T-Online. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Match report FC Bayern - Olympique Lyon (Friendly)". FC Bayern Munich. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "FC Bayern vs. Hotspur - Telekom Cup 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "FC Bayern verlängert mit Lennart Karl und Wisdom Mike" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Zwei Heim-Treffer reichen Bayreuth nicht: Heindl rettet Bayern II ein Remis" (in German). Kicker. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Match report: FC Bayern v Werder Bremen". FC Bayern Munich. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Bayern breeze past Brugge to stay perfect". FC Bayern Munich. 22 October 2025.
- ↑ "Match news: Salzburg v FC Bayern - friendly 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Wisdom Mike to Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV. 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Meister nominiert Kader für U 17-EM". German Football Association (in German). 5 May 2025.
- ↑ "Kader für das Länderspiel gegen Kanada in Dubai (30. Oktober) und für die Weltmeisterschaft in Katar (3. bis 27. November 2025)". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ "Wisdom Mike: Who is one of Bayern Munich's top academy talents?". Bundesliga. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ "FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga". FAZ.NET (in German). 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ↑ "Bayern München ist der erste Gewinner des Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercups". Spiegel (in German). 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Wisdom Mike at Soccerway
- Wisdom Mike at WorldFootball.net
- Wisdom Mike at Kicker (in German)
- 2008 births
- Living people
- German people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Regionalliga players
- Bundesliga players
- MSV Duisburg players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- FC Bayern Munich II players
- Club Brugge KV players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium