Tom Bischof

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Tom Bischof
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-28) 28 June 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Aschaffenburg, Germany [1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
TSG Hoffenheim
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2015 TSV Amorbach
2015–2022 TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– TSG Hoffenheim 48 (4)
2023–2024 TSG Hoffenheim II 19 (5)
International career
2020 Germany U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 Germany U17 16 (7)
2022–2023 Germany U18 7 (2)
2023– Germany U19 10 (5)
2024– Germany U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Tom Bischof (born 28 June 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. He will join Bundesliga club Bayern Munich on 1 July 2025.

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Club career

Bischof joined the youth academy of TSG Hoffenheim on 2015, and he made his professional debut for the senior team in the Bundesliga on 19 March 2022 in the 3–0 away loss match against Hertha BSC. [3]

On 21 January 2025, Bischof agreed to join Bayern Munich after the 2024–25 season concludes, when his contract with TSG Hoffenheim expires, signing a four-year contract through June 2029 once he becomes a free agent. [1]

On 30 January 2025, Bischof scored his first ever goal in European competitions, in a 4–3 victory over Anderlecht in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase, also assisting. [4]

International career

Bischof has played internationally for Germany at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. [5]

Playing style

He is left-footed and has been mainly deployed as a box-to-box midfielder, sometimes playing as an attacking midfielder or as a wide midfielder mainly on the right side of the field.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Hoffenheim 2021–22 Bundesliga 100010
2022–23 11030140
2023–24 13010140
2024–25 234208 [a] 1315
Total4846081625
TSG Hoffenheim II 2022–23 Regionalliga Südwest 1111
2023–24 184184
Total195195
Career total67960818110
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 "FC Bayern sign Tom Bischof". FC Bayern München. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. "Tom Bischof". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Hertha Berlin vs. Hoffenheim". Soccerway.com. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Hoffenheim 4-3 Anderlecht (Jan 30, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. "Tom Bischof". dfb.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.