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
Werder Bremen
Number 35
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 32 (16)
2023– Werder Bremen 3 (0)
International career
2023 Germany U18 4 (1)
2023– Germany U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:37, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:31, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Leon Opitz (born 11 April 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club 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]

International career

Opitz is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s. [6]

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 4040
2023–24 Bremen-Liga 522 [a] 072
2024–25 Regionalliga Nord23142314
Total32160000203416
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga 000000
2023–24 Bundesliga300030
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. 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.