The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning team. [1]
| Under-19 | Under-17 | Female | |
| Gold | Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Ajax) | Karim Adeyemi (FC Liefering) | Klara Bühl (SC Freiburg) |
| Silver | Josha Vagnoman (Hamburger SV) | Jordan Meyer (VfB Stuttgart) | Lena Oberdorf (SGS Essen) |
| Bronze | Yann Aurel Bisseck (1. FC Köln) | Lazar Samardžić (Hertha BSC) | Gia Corley (Bayern Munich) |
| Under-19 | Under-17 | Female | |
| Gold | Noah Katterbach (1. FC Köln) | Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) | Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| Silver | Kevin Ehlers (Dynamo Dresden) | Torben Rhein (Bayern Munich) | Gia Corley (TSG Hoffenheim) |
| Bronze | Frederik Jäkel (RB Leipzig) | Luca Netz (Hertha BSC) | Carlotta Wamser (SGS Essen) |
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 and 2022 awards both took place in 2022. [18]
| Under-19 (born 2002) | Under-17 (born 2004) | Female Under-19 (born 2002) | Female Under-17 (born 2004) | |
| Gold | Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) | Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) | Jule Brand (VfL Wolfsburg) | Clara Fröhlich (Bayer Leverkusen) |
| Silver | Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) | Linus Gechter (Hertha BSC) | Julia Kassen (VfL Wolfsburg) | Vanessa Diehm (TSG Hoffenheim) |
| Bronze | Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg) | Anton Kade (FC Basel) | Sophie Weidauer (Turbine Potsdam) | Cora Zicai (SC Freiburg) |
| Under-19 (born 2003) | Under-17 (born 2005) | Female Under-19 (born 2003) | Female Under-17 (born 2005) | |
| Gold | Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) | Nelson Weiper (Mainz 05) | Lisanne Gräwe (Bayer Leverkusen) | Jella Veit (Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| Silver | Luca Netz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) | Laurin Ulrich (VfB Stuttgart) | Carlotta Wamser (Eintracht Frankfurt) | Mara Alber (TSG Hoffenheim) |
| Bronze | Robert Wagner (SC Freiburg) | Tarek Buchmann (Bayern Munich) | Sarah Mattner-Trembleau (First Vienna FC) | Mathilde Janzen (TSG Hoffenheim) |
| Under-19 (born 2004) | Under-17 (born 2006) | Female Under-19 (born 2004) | Female Under-17 (born 2006) | |
| Gold | Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) | Paris Brunner (Borussia Dortmund) | Franziska Kett (Bayern Munich) | Alara Sehitler (Bayern Munich) |
| Silver | Brajan Gruda (Mainz 05) | Noah Darvich (SC Freiburg) | Vanessa Diehm (TSG Hoffenheim) | Emily Wallrabenstein (Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| Bronze | Umut Tohumcu (TSG Hoffenheim) | Assan Ouédraogo (Schalke 04) | Dilara Acikgöz (Eintracht Frankfurt) | Melina Krüger (Hamburger SV) |
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