Leon Opitz

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Leon Opitz
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 20)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

Opitz is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 40———40
2023–24 Bremen-Liga 52——2 [a] 072
2024–25 Regionalliga Nord2314———2314
Total32160000203416
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga 0000——00
2023–24 Bundesliga3000——30
Total3000000030
Career total35160000203716
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 "Leon Opitz » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Leon Opitz | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  3. ↑ Bürger, Malte (20 April 2023). "Nach Stippvisite im Profikader: Werder Bremen verlängert Vertrag mit Talent Leon Opitz" [After a flying visit to the professional squad: Werder Bremen extend contract with talent Leon Opitz]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Bürger, Malte (20 August 2023). "Werder Bremen: Opitz feiert Bundesligadebüt – und erntet ein Sonderlob" [Werder Bremen: Opitz celebrates Bundesliga debut - and earns special praise]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Leon Opitz unterschreibt seinen ersten Profi-Vertrag" [Leon Opitz signs his first professional contract]. SV Werder Bremen (in German). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "KSC holt Leon Opitz von Werder Bremen" [KSC signs Leon Opitz from Werder Bremen] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Bürger, Malte (28 July 2023). "Auffallend engagiert: Werder-Talent Opitz macht in Österreich auf sich aufmerksam" [Strikingly committed: Werder talent Opitz attracts attention in Austria]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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