Leon Goretzka
Germany
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Age
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About Leon Goretzka
Leon Goretzka is the Bayern Munich midfielder named in Germany's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, announced by head coach Julian Nagelsmann on 21 May 2026. He is 31 at kick-off, listed in the midfielder group alongside Joshua Kimmich, and brings 69 senior caps with 15 international goals into the squad as of 30 March 2026. Kimmich captains the side that qualified out of UEFA Group A.
Goretzka has been a full Germany international since 2014. He represented the team at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup (winner), the 2018 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup, and won silver with the Germany Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He had been excluded from the 26-man UEFA Euro 2024 squad before returning to the 2026 group.
Goretzka has been a full Germany international since 2014. He represented the team at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup (winner), the 2018 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup, and won silver with the Germany Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He had been excluded from the 26-man UEFA Euro 2024 squad before returning to the 2026 group.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Goretzka is a midfielder. His main position is central midfielder, with the flexibility to drop to defensive midfielder or push to right winger or playmaker.
He has a goal-scoring profile inside that midfield brief: powerful shots from outside the box, plus heading ability helped by his 1.89m frame. He started at VfL Bochum in 2012, played over 100 Bundesliga games for Schalke 04, and signed for Bayern Munich in 2018.
He has a goal-scoring profile inside that midfield brief: powerful shots from outside the box, plus heading ability helped by his 1.89m frame. He started at VfL Bochum in 2012, played over 100 Bundesliga games for Schalke 04, and signed for Bayern Munich in 2018.
World Cup History
Goretzka has played at two previous senior World Cups. He was included in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, and on 27 June he made his World Cup debut in the last group-stage match in a 2-0 defeat to South Korea as Germany were knocked out in the first round for the first time since 1938.
On 10 November 2022 he was selected in the German squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where Germany were again eliminated in the group stage. He was also named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the 2014 World Cup before a muscle injury in a Poland friendly cost him a place.
On 10 November 2022 he was selected in the German squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where Germany were again eliminated in the group stage. He was also named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the 2014 World Cup before a muscle injury in a Poland friendly cost him a place.
National Team
Germany
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Germany sit in Tier 2 of Goal Rush at £24m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group E draw — Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador — sets the early fixture window, with Nagelsmann's confirmed 4-1-3-2 and a UEFA Group A qualifying win providing the team-slot context.
At player level, Goretzka adds a midfielder profile with a goal-scoring record. He brings 15 international goals into the squad, has two previous senior World Cups on his ledger, and won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup with Germany along with 2016 Olympic silver.
At player level, Goretzka adds a midfielder profile with a goal-scoring record. He brings 15 international goals into the squad, has two previous senior World Cups on his ledger, and won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup with Germany along with 2016 Olympic silver.
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Goretzka at the 2026 World Cup
Goretzka enters the 2026 World Cup as one of Germany's senior midfielders, with 69 caps, 15 international goals, and two previous World Cups already on his record. Nagelsmann lists him alongside Joshua Kimmich in the midfield group, with his match-day relevance hinging on how the manager rotates the central roles across Group E games.
Picking Germany in Goal Rush
For Goal Rush, picking Germany means committing to the Tier 2 slot at £24m, a second-tier band on the card. The Group E matchday window opens against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June, then Ivory Coast at BMO Field in Toronto on 20 June, and Ecuador at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 25 June.
Leon Goretzka World Cup 2026 FAQs
Germany sit in Tier 2 of Goal Rush at £24m per slot, and Goretzka is one of twelve midfielders in Nagelsmann's final 26. His matchday relevance hangs on whether he starts in the central rotation for Germany's Group E games.
Goretzka is a midfielder. His main position is central midfielder, with the flexibility to drop to defensive midfielder or push to right winger or playmaker. He scores from range and carries heading threat from midfield.
Goretzka has 69 senior caps for Germany with 15 international goals as of 30 March 2026. The 2026 tournament is his third senior World Cup after Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022.
Goretzka plays for Bayern Munich after his 2018 move from Schalke 04. He started his senior career at VfL Bochum in 2012 and played more than 100 Schalke games before the move to Bayern.
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