Jonathan Burkardt

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Jonathan Burkardt
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Michael Burkardt
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Darmstadt, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 9
Youth career
–2014 Darmstadt 98
2014–2018 Mainz 05
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2025 Mainz 05 136 (41)
2019–2020 Mainz 05 II 4 (1)
2025– Eintracht Frankfurt 2 (0)
International career‡
2015 Germany U15 2 (1)
2015–2016 Germany U16 10 (6)
2016 Germany U17 1 (2)
2017 Germany U18 1 (0)
2019 Germany U19 3 (1)
2019 Germany U20 5 (0)
2020–2022 Germany U21 20 (10)
2024– Germany 3 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:56, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Jonathan Michael "Jonny" Burkardt (born 11 July 2000) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team. [2]

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Club career

Mainz 05

Burkardt joined the Mainz 05 youth performance center from SV Darmstadt 98 in 2014, playing in the B-Youth and A-Youth Bundesliga. He signed a professional contract in June 2018, making his Bundesliga debut on September 15, 2018, in a 2–1 win against FC Augsburg. During the 2020–21 season, he played in 29 Bundesliga games, scoring two goals, including the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over Bayern Munich. In the first half of the 2021–22 season, he scored seven goals in 17 games and was named "Rising Star of the Season" in a Kicker poll. [3] He finished the season with 11 Bundesliga goals, becoming Mainz's top scorer. [4]

In the 2022–23 season, he missed several games due to injury, scoring his first goal on November 13, 2022, against Eintracht Frankfurt before suffering a knee injury. [5] After surgery, he returned on November 26, 2023, and scored eight goals in 21 league games that season. [4] In January 2024, his contract with Mainz was extended until 2027. [6]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 4 July 2025, Burkardt signed a contract with Eintracht Frankfurt valid until 2030. [7] Burkardt made his Bundesliga debut with the Hessian club on August 23rd at the Waldstadion as Frankfurt defeated Werder Bremen 4-1 in the Eröffnungsspiel for the 2025-26 season. [8]

International career

Burkardt was a youth international footballer for Germany. [9] He was named in the Germany U21 squad for the 2021 UEFA European Championship. [10] He eventually achieved the title with his nation following a 1–0 victory over Portugal in the final. [11]

In October 2024, he was selected by coach Julian Nagelsmann to represent the German national team, replacing injured Kai Havertz, for the UEFA Nations League matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands. [12] On 11 October 2024, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 away victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA Nations League. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 2018–19 [14] Bundesliga 4000—40
2019–20 [14] Bundesliga8110—91
2020–21 [14] Bundesliga29220—312
2021–22 [14] Bundesliga341133—3714
2022–23 [14] Bundesliga11110—121
2023–24 [14] Bundesliga21800—218
2024–25 [14] Bundesliga291711—3018
Total1364084—14444
Mainz 05 II 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 20——20
2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest21——21
Total41——41
Eintracht Frankfurt 2025–26 Bundesliga20101 [a] 242
Career total14241941215247

International

As of match played 20 March 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202420
202510
Total30

Honours

International

Germany U21

References

  1. 1 2 "Jonathan Burkardt | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Burkardt". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "kicker-Spielerumfrage: Aufsteiger Burkardt - Kimmich überrascht negativ" (in German). Kicker. 2 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Jonathan Burkardt making waves with Germany call-up as fine Mainz form continues". Bundesliga. 5 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Der Fall Burkardt: Neue Erkenntnisse, neue Fragen" (in German). Kicker. 10 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Burkardt verlängert bis 2027" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Jonathan Burkardt mit sofortiger Wirkung" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 4 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Bundesliga, Bundesliga.com (23 August 2025). "Official | Jean-Mattéo Bahoya and Can Uzun provide Eintracht Frankfurt with perfect start against Werder Bremen". Bundesliga.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Burkardt Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
  10. ↑ "Kuntz mit vier Neulingen zur EM-Gruppenphase nach Ungarn" (in German). dfb.de. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Germany 1–0 Portugal". UEFA. 6 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Havertz sagt ab - Burkardt rückt nach" (in German). Sportschau. 6 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nations League - Deutschland müht sich zum Sieg gegen Bosnien: Doppelpacker Deniz Undav entscheidend" (in German). Eurosport. 11 October 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "J. Burkardt: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Jonathan Burkardt international matches". EU-Football.info. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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