Julian Brandt

Julian Brandt (German pronunciation: [bʁant];^[5] born 2 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.^[6]

Julian Brandt

Brandt with Germany in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Julian Brandt[1]
Date of birth	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Bremen, Germany[3]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4]
Position(s)	Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	10
Youth career
2001–2009	SC Borgfeld
2009–2011	FC Oberneuland
2011–2014	VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Bayer Leverkusen II	1	(1)
2014–2019	Bayer Leverkusen	165	(34)
2019–	Borussia Dortmund	178	(34)
International career‡
2011	Germany U15	2	(2)
2011–2012	Germany U16	3	(1)
2012–2013	Germany U17	19	(5)
2013–2014	Germany U19	14	(2)
2015	Germany U20	6	(2)
2015–2016	Germany U21	8	(1)
2016	Germany U23	6	(0)
2016–	Germany	48	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2017 Russia Summer Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 15 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:43, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Brandt made over 55 combined appearances for Germany's youth teams, playing at every level from U15 to U21. He was a member of the squad that won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2014.

Club career

Early career

Julian Brandt was born and raised in Bremen.^[7] In his youth, he played in his hometown at SC Borgfeld and then at FC Oberneuland before he joined the youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) of VfL Wolfsburg.^{[citation needed]}

Bayer Leverkusen

In January 2014, Brandt moved to Bayer Leverkusen during the January transfer window for a fee of €350,000, where he signed a professional contract until 2019.^[8] He made his professional debut on 15 February 2014 in the Bundesliga against Schalke 04. He replaced Son Heung-min after 82 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat.^[9] Three days later he made his debut in the Champions League when he came on in the first knockout round first leg against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2013–14 season.^[10] On 4 April 2014, he scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen, as he equalized in the 1–2 defeat against Hamburger SV.^[11]

On 15 August 2015, Brandt scored the winning goal after appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 victory against 1899 Hoffenheim in Bayer's opening match of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season. Between 20 March and 30 April 2016, he scored in six consecutive Bundesliga matches, becoming the youngest player since Gerd Müller to achieve this by scoring 72 seconds into a 2–1 home win over Hertha BSC.^[12] On 7 December 2016, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–0 victory over Monaco.^[13]

On 26 August 2017, Brandt became the youngest-ever Leverkusen player to reach 100 Bundesliga appearances, doing so at the age 21 years, three months and 25 days during a 2–2 draw against Hoffenheim.^[14]

During the second half of the 2018–19 Bundesliga campaign, Brandt was re-positioned by new club manager Peter Bosz, shifting from his natural wide position to a more central role in midfield alongside Kai Havertz.^[15] His goal contribution increased as a result of the positional change and in February 2019, after scoring twice and assisting a further four goals, he was nominated for the Player of the Month award.^[16][17] He ultimately won the award and in doing so became the first Leverkusen player to claim the accolade.^[18][19] His brace against Mainz 05 at the start of the month also came on the occasion of his 200th appearance for the club across all competitions.^[15]

Borussia Dortmund

Brandt was Dortmund's transfer target after the 23-year-old scored seven league goals, provided eleven assists and subsequently helped Leverkusen to finish fourth in Bundesliga and secure a Champions League third qualifying round spot for next season.^[20] On 22 May 2019, Brandt completed a transfer to Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal for a reported €25 million after Dortmund activated a release clause in his contract.^[21]

Brandt with Borussia Dortmund in 2023

Brandt scored his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund in his first match on 17 August, a 5–1 against FC Augsburg on the first matchday, coming on as substitute for Thorgan Hazard.^[22][23] Later that year, on 5 November, he scored his first Champions League goal for the club in a 3–2 win over Inter Milan.^[24]

Brandt became a key player in the midfield, despite some struggles with consistency and positioning, particularly during the 2020–21 season.^[25] His performance improved in subsequent seasons, contributing significantly to Dortmund's offense and securing a DFB-Pokal win and a runner-up finish in the 2022–23 Bundesliga. On 1 June 2024, he featured in the Champions League final which ended in a 2–0 defeat against Real Madrid.^[26] A month later, he acquired the number 10 shirt ahead of the 2024–25 season.^[27]

International career

On 17 May 2016, Brandt was named in Germany's preliminary 27-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.^[28]

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.^[29]

On 4 June 2018, Brandt was included in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[30] On 17 June, Brandt made his first World Cup appearance as a substitute by replacing Timo Werner in the 86th minute in the opening match against Mexico in which they lost 1–0.^[31]

On 10 November 2022, he was named in the German squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 February 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II	2013–14	Regionalliga West	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
Bayer Leverkusen	2013–14	Bundesliga	12	2	0	0	2[a]	0	—		14	2
	2014–15		25	4	4	0	6[a]	0	—		35	4
	2015–16		29	9	3	1	12[b]	0	—		44	10
	2016–17		32	3	0	0	8[a]	1	—		40	4
	2017–18		34	9	5	3	—		—		39	12
	2018–19		33	7	3	2	7[c]	1	—		43	10
	Total		165	34	15	6	35	2	—		215	42
Borussia Dortmund	2019–20	Bundesliga	33	3	2	2	7[a]	2	0	0	42	7
	2020–21		31	3	5	0	8[a]	0	1[d]	1	45	4
	2021–22		31	9	2	0	7[e]	0	0	0	40	9
	2022–23		32	9	3	0	7[a]	1	—		42	10
	2023–24		32	7	3	1	12[a]	2	—		47	10
	2024–25		19	3	2	1	9[a]	0	0	0	30	4
	Total		178	34	17	4	50	5	1	1	246	44
Career total			344	69	32	10	85	7	1	1	462	87

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
5. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[6][33]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2016	4	0
	2017	9	1
	2018	10	1
	2019	8	1
	2020	4	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	1	0
Total		48	3

As of match played 21 November 2023

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.^[33]

List of international goals scored by Julian Brandt

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 June 2017	Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany	San Marino	6–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	9 September 2018	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany	Peru	1–1	2–1	Friendly
3	19 November 2019	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Northern Ireland	6–1	6–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2023–24

Germany U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2014^[34]

Germany U23

• Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016^[35]

Germany

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017^[36]

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U18 Gold: 2014^[37]
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2018–19,^[38] 2022–23^[39]
• Bundesliga Player of the Month: January 2023, February 2023^[40]

References

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16. "Vote for your February Player of the Month now!". Bundesliga. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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24. "Dortmund 3–2 Inter". UEFA. 5 November 2019.
25. "Dortmunds Teenager ziehen am Nationalspieler vorbei: Brandt hat es derzeit schwer beim BVB" (in German). Kicker. 16 September 2020.
26. "Dortmund 0–2 Real Madrid". UEFA. 1 June 2024.
27. ""Etwas Mystisches": Neue Rückennummer für Julian Brandt" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 11 July 2024.
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30. "Germany announce final World Cup squad, with Manuel Neuer, without Leroy Sané". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
31. "German star Julian Brandt cops heat for taking a selfie". news.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
32. "Flick beruft Moukoko, Füllkrug und Götze in WM-Kader" [Flick names Moukoko, Füllkrug and Götze to World Cup squad] (in German). German Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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34. "Final: Portugal 0–1 Germany: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
35. "Rio 2016 Football Results Book: Medallists". Olympic World Library. 20 August 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
36. "Match report: Chile – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
37. "Auszeichnung für Brandt, Stark und Gimber" (in German). kicker. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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39. "The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23". Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
40. "Bundesliga Player of the Month". EA Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

External links

• Julian Brandt at Borussia Dortmund
• Julian Brandt – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Julian Brandt at Soccerway
• Julian Brandt at National-Football-Teams.com
• Julian Brandt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Julian Brandt at Kicker.de (in German)
• Julian Brandt at Team Deutschland (in German)
• Julian Brandt at Olympics.com
• Julian Brandt at Olympedia