Wisdom Mike

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Wisdom Mike
Personal information
Full name Wisdom Okpako Mike
Date of birth (2008-09-24) 24 September 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich II
Youth career
–2019 MSV Duisburg
2019–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2022– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2025– Bayern Munich II 1 (1)
International career
2023 Germany U15 2 (1)
2023–2025 Germany U16 5 (1)
2024– Germany U17 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2025

Wisdom Okpako Mike (born 24 September 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.

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Club career

As a youth player, Mike joined the youth academy of MSV Duisburg. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. At the age of thirteen, he was transferred to the youth academy of fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2022. [1]

On 7 February 2025, ahead of the second half of the season, while playing for both the under-17, with whom he had scored 13 goals during 11 matches played at the moment, and the under-19 sides, Mike being 16 years old, was called up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 3–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, as an unused substitute. [2]

Mike was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, as well as Austrian club Red Eagles Austria on 2, 7, 12 and 23 August 2025, respectively. [3] [4] On 8 August, he extended his contract with the club, alongside his teammate Lennart Karl. [5]

He made his professional debut with Bayern Munich II on 23 September 2025, coming off the bench and scoring a goal for a 2–2 home draw Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Bayreuth. [6]

International career

Born in Germany, Mike is of Nigerian descent and is eligible to represent Germany and Nigeria internationally.

He has represented Germany at the under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels internationally.

Style of play

Mike plays as a winger and is two-footed, he can also be deployed as as a forward. Known for his speed and dribbling ability, he has received comparisons to France international Ousmane Dembélé. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich 2024–25 Bundesliga 000000
2025–26 0000000000
Total0000000000
Bayern Munich II 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern 1111
Total1111
Career total1100000011
Notes

    Honours

    Bayern Munich

    References

    1. "Wie hat sich Wisdom Mike seit seinem Wechsel von Borussia zum FC Bayern gemacht?" [How has Wisdom Mike done since his move from Borussia to FC Bayern?] (in German). Rheinische Post. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
    2. "Mike wer? Das ist Bayerns neues Supertalent" [Mike who? This is Bayern's new super talent] (in German). T-Online. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
    3. "Match report FC Bayern - Olympique Lyon (Friendly)". FC Bayern Munich. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
    4. "FC Bayern vs. Hotspur - Telekom Cup 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
    5. "FC Bayern verlängert mit Lennart Karl und Wisdom Mike" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 8 August 2025.
    6. "Zwei Heim-Treffer reichen Bayreuth nicht: Heindl rettet Bayern II ein Remis" (in German). Kicker. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
    7. "Wisdom Mike: Who is one of Bayern Munich's top academy talents?". Bundesliga. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
    8. "FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga". FAZ.NET (in German). 2025-05-04. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
    9. "Bayern München ist der erste Gewinner des Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercups". Spiegel (in German). 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.