Christian Früchtl

German footballer

Christian Früchtl
Früchtl with Bayern Munich II in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Bischofsmais,[2] Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Austria Wien
Number 1
Youth career
SV Bischofsmais
0000–2014 SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf
2014–2017 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich II 70 (0)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2020–2021 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2024 Austria Wien 61 (0)
2024– Lecce 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Germany U15 1 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U16 5 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U19 2 (0)
2019–2023 Germany U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Christian Früchtl (born 28 January 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien. He will join Serie A club Lecce on 1 July 2024. Früchtl has represented Germany at various youth levels internationally.

Club career

Youth career

Früchtl began his youth career at hometown club SV Bischofsmais, before moving to SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf. In 2014, he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich.[4]

In 2017, Früchtl won the 2016–17 B-Junioren Bundesliga with Bayern's under-17 team, appearing 14 times during the season. Früchtl also appeared 7 times for Bayern's under-19 team during the 2016–17 season, finishing as runners-up in the A-Junioren Bundesliga.[5]

Bayern Munich

Früchtl began his senior career for Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 15 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against VfR Garching.[6] He made his professional debut for the reserve team in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the away match against Würzburger Kickers.[7]

On 7 August 2020, Früchtl joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan, however he did not feature in any game nor competitions.[8]

Austria Wien

On 15 June 2022, following the end of the 2021–2022 season Früchtl would join Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien.[9]

Lecce

On 25 June 2024, Früchtl moved to Italy and signed with Serie A club Lecce on a contract until 2027.[10]

International career

Früchtl has progressed through some of the Germany national youth teams, including five caps for the under-17 team from 2016 to 2017.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][13]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 20 0 — — — 20 0
2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 17 0 — — — 17 0
2019–20 Regionalliga Bayern 27 0 — — — 27 0
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 6 0 — — — 6 0
Total 70 0 — — — 70 0
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Austria Wien 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 34 0 3 0 7[a] 0 — 44 0
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 4[b] 0 — 18 0
Total 48 0 3 0 11 0 — 62 0
Career Total 119 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 133 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich II

References

  1. ^ "Christian Früchtl: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Christian Früchtl: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Christian Früchtl: Club matches". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ^ "VfR Garching – Bayern München II 2:2 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Früchtl kommt von den Bayern" [Früchtl comes from Bayern]. fcn.de (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Bayern confirm departures of two goalkeepers". Bulinews. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Früchtl in giallorosso". US Lecce (in Italian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ "C. Früchtl: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Christian Früchtl – Spielerprofil" [Christian Früchtl – Player profile] (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  13. ^ "C. FRÜCHTL". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Supercup 2017, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung" [Supercup 2017, Final in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern Munich: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  15. ^ "36 Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munic (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Früchtl Christian: Laufbahn" [Früchtl Christian: Career]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Früchtl.
  • Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
  • Christian Früchtl at DFB (also available in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Christian Früchtl – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
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