Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 April 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Bad Oldesloe, Germany | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Karlsruher SC (on loan from Werder Bremen) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
TSV Zarpen | |||
SV Eichede | |||
2015–2016 | VfB Lübeck | ||
2016–2020 | Hamburger SV | ||
2020–2023 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Werder Bremen II | 35 | (18) |
2023– | Werder Bremen | 3 | (0) |
2025– | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Germany U18 | 4 | (1) |
2023 | Germany U19 | 3 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2023 |
Leon Opitz (born 11 April 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC on loan from Werder Bremen.
Opitz is a youth product of TSV Zarpen, SV Eichede, VfB Lübeck, Hamburger SV, and Werder Bremen. [2] On 20 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Werder Bremen as late a substitute in a 4–0 Bundesliga loss to Bayern Munich on 18 August 2023. [4] He signed his first professional contract in early September. [5]
On 31 August 2025, Opitz moved on loan to Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy. [6]
Opitz is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s. [7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Bremen-Liga | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
2024–25 | Regionalliga Nord | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | ||||
Total | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | ||
Werder Bremen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 16 |