Leon Goretzka was key to the last Schalke team that was competitive in the Bundesliga. He was responsible for four goals and two assists that season. He moved to Bayern a season later on a free transfer. Goretzka struggled to make an immediate impact at Bayern and was behind in the pecking order. However, he has been a different player since his body transformation during the Covid pandemic. Goretzka was part of the double pivot that won the treble for Bayern Munich barely two seasons ago. He compliments Kimmich brilliantly and is the physical and aerially dominant pressure for Germany. Goretzka has excellent technique and can strike the ball brilliantly from outside the box. He is one of the best box-to-box midfielders in the World of football and a brilliant ball-winner who doesn’t shy from getting into the box and scoring.

Season form

Goretzka missed the early part of the season for Bayern following a preseason injury but quickly rediscovered his form after a few games. He was the game-changer in Bayern’s home win against Barcelona and the man of the match in their away win at Plzen. Goretzka has scored five goals in all competitions this season and assisted 4. He has won 78 per cent of his aerial duels and 51per cent of his ground duels

World Cup Record

Goretzka was also among the side that lost in the 2018 world cup. He was in the team that won the Confederations Cup only a year before, making four appearances and scoring four goals. He started the final game against South Korea. He also started three games at the 2020 European Championships. He’s made close to 44 caps for Germany, with 14 goals to his name.

Overall stat

He has been a top-level player for some time and has played 386 games with 85 goals and 62 assists. The World Cup is another competition for him to show his class.