Lennart Grill

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Lennart Grill
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Grill with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Dresden
Number 22
Youth career
SC Idar-Oberstein
–2013 SpVgg Nahbollenbach
2013–2016 Mainz 05
2016–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 15 (0)
2018–2020 1. FC Kaiserslautern 51 (0)
2020–2023 Bayer Leverkusen 5 (0)
2021–2022 → SK Brann (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 → Union Berlin (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2025 Union Berlin 0 (0)
2023–2024 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 15 (0)
2024–2025 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 9 (0)
2025 → Greuther Fürth (loan) 3 (0)
2025– Dynamo Dresden 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Germany U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U17 6 (0)
2017 Germany U18 2 (0)
2017 Germany U19 2 (0)
2019–2021 Germany U21 7 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Lennart Grill (born 25 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden. [2]

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Club career

In January 2019, 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager Sascha Hildmann confirmed that Grill would be the starting goalkeeper for the club over Wolfgang Hesl in the second half of the 2018–19 season. [3] He made his debut for Kaiserslautern in the 3. Liga on 26 January 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach, which finished as a 2–0 win. [4]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 8 March 2019, it was announced that Grill would sign for Bayer Leverkusen starting from the 2020–21 Bundesliga season on a four-year deal. [5] Grill made his debut for the team on 28 February 2021, by playing the full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss to SC Freiburg, when Lukáš Hrádecký continues to recover from the achilles tendon problems.

Union Berlin

On 16 June 2022, Grill moved to Union Berlin on a loan agreement, with Union reserving an option to buy. [6] On 30 March 2023, the loan agreement was made permanent. [7]

Loan to Osnabrück

On 10 July 2023, Grill joined VfL Osnabrück on loan. [8]

Loan to Eintracht Braunschweig

On 4 July 2024, Grill joined 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig on a season-long loan deal. [9] He started the season as the first goalkeeper, but was sent off in the 9th game of the league season against Hertha BSC, and lost his starter spot to Marko Johansson.

Loan to Greuther Fürth

On 22 January 2025, Grill moved on a new loan to Greuther Fürth, also in 2. Bundesliga. [10]

Dynamo Dresden

On 9 July 2025, Grill signed with Dynamo Dresden in 2. Bundesliga on a permanent basis. [11]

International career

Grill was included in Germany's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan. [12] The team managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing 1–2 against Spain. Grill made his only appearance of the tournament in the match against Spain, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute following a red card for starting goalkeeper Jan-Christoph Bartels. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 December 2023 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
2017–18 0000——00
2018–19 3. Liga 18000——180
2019–20 33030——360
Total51030——540
Bayer Leverkusen 2020–21 Bundesliga 400000—40
2021–22 100000—10
Total500000—50
SK Brann (loan) 2021 Eliteserien 13010—10150
Union Berlin (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga502010—80
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga15000——150
Career total890601010970

References

  1. ↑ "Lennart Grill". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Lennart Grill at kicker (in German)
  3. ↑ "Hildmann bestätigt: Grill die neue Nummer eins" [Hildmann confirms: Grill is the new number one]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2:0 (3. Liga 2018/2019, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bayer 04 sign keeper from Kaiserslautern".
  6. ↑ "Grill Signs on Loan".
  7. ↑ "From loanee to permanent stopper". 30 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "LENNART GRILL KOMMT AUF LEIHBASIS AUS BERLIN" [LENNART GRILL COMES ON LOAN FROM BERLIN] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig leiht Lennart Grill aus" [Eintracht Braunschweig loans Lennart Grill]. www.eintracht.com (in German). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kleeblatt leiht Grill aus" [Kleeblatt loans Grill] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lennart Grill verstärkt Torhüterteam" [Lennart Grill strengthens goalkeeper team] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Schönweitz nominiert Kader für die U 17-EM" [Schönweitz nominates squad for the European Under-17 Championship]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Deutsche U 17 scheitert im Halbfinale" [Germany under-17 fails in the semi-finals]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  14. ↑ Lennart Grill at Soccerway
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