Almost every European football club is keeping an eye on Bayer Leverkusen‘s Florian Wirtz, know his career, contract details, salary, stats and goals
So far, in the Bundesliga 2021-22 season, Florian Wirtz has played 5 matches with 4 goals and 4 assists for Bayer Leverkusen.
So who is Florian Wirtz? Let’s find out!
Early Life And Career Of Florian Wirtz
Born in Pulheim, Germany, Florian Wirtz is an attacking midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen who plays in the Bundesliga. Wirtz also plays for Germany’s National team. Wirtz was born on May 3, 2003, to Joachim Wirtz, and Karin Wirtz. Florian has an elder sister Juliane Wirtz with whom he spent his entire childhood. His family is all into football right from the beginning. Both his parents are football agents in Germany.
Joachim Wirtz is the manager cum agent of Florian Wirtz and is the chairman of SV Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, a local club in Pulheim. His sister, Juliane is a defender at Bayer Leverkusen’s women team. She also plays for Germany’s U19 Football team. 18-year-old Florian Wirtz just graduated in 2021.
Football Career, Clubs, Goals And Stats
SV Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
With his father as the chairman of SV Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, Florian’s first football club was but obviously SV Grün-Weiß Brauweiler. Right from the age of 6, Florian was associated with the local club.
FC Köln Youth
In 2010, Wirtz joined FC Köln’s youth team, where he played till 2020. In January 2020, Florian went to Bayer Leverkusen’s U17 team. After having a noteworthy performance in the U17 group, Wirtz moved up to play for the senior team of Bayer Leverkusen at the Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen
He made his Bundesliga debut for Bayer Leverkusen on 18 May 2020, for an away match against Werder Bremen. With this, he became Bayer Leverkusen’s youngest player to play in the Bundesliga while surpassing Kai Havertz. Florian broke the record when he was 17 years old years and 15 days.
Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 89th moment of their 2–4 defeat against Bayern Munich on 6 June 2020. Wirtz became the youngest player to score a goal in Bundesliga history at 17 years old years and 34 days.
On December 23, 2020, Wirtz extended his contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2023. On January 19, 2021, his goal in the 80th minute led to a 2-1 home win for Leverkusen against Borussia Dortmund. Wirtz became the first player to score 5 goals before 18 years of age in Bundesliga history when he score against VfB Stuttgart on February 6, 2021, as Leverkusen won 5-2.
German National Team
Germany
Debut: September 2, 2021
Matches played: 3
Germany U21
Debut: October 9, 2020
Matches played: 6
Goals Scored: 2
Germany U17
Debut: October 10, 2019
Matches played: 4
Germany U16
Debut: November 9, 2018
Matches played: 5
Germany U15
Debut: May 3, 2018
Matches played: 1
Total Stats Of Florian Wirtz
Team Name: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Matches Played: 53
Goals: 14
Assists: 12
Yellow Cards: 2
Team Name: Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19
Matches Played: 4
Goals: 2
Assists: 3
Yellow Cards: 0
Team Name: FC Köln Youth
Matches Played: 24
Goals: 12
Assists: 3
Yellow Cards: 2
Market Value Of Florian Wirtz
With his recent achievements and consistency, the 18-year-old is currently at a market value of 50 million euros.
Salary And Contract Of Florian Wirtz
The German attacking midfielder’s current salary is around 800000 Euros per year. Florian Wirtz has extended his contract with Bayer Leverkusen till 2026. There are many clubs in the race of acquiring him. The current top teams are Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham, and many more.
Net Worth And FIFA 22 Rating
With his rapid fame and fan following, Wirtz’s current net worth is between 1 million to 5 million Euros. His rating in FIFA 22 stands at 78 million pounds.