Christian Früchtl

German footballer

Christian Früchtl
Früchtl with Bayern Munich II in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Bischofsmais,[2] Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Austria Wien
Number 1
Youth career
SV Bischofsmais
0000–2014 SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf
2014–2017 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich II 70 (0)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2020–20211. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
2022– Austria Wien 51 (0)
International career
2015 Germany U15 1 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U16 5 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U19 2 (0)
2019–2023 Germany U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Christian Früchtl (born 28 January 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien. He has represented Germany at various youth levels internationally.

Club career

Youth career

Früchtl began his youth career at hometown club SV Bischofsmais, before moving to SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf. In 2014, he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich.[4]

In 2017, Früchtl won the 2016–17 B-Junioren Bundesliga with Bayern's under-17 team, appearing 14 times during the season. Früchtl also appeared 7 times for Bayern's under-19 team during the 2016–17 season, finishing as runners-up in the A-Junioren Bundesliga.[5]

Bayern Munich

Früchtl began his senior career for Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 15 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against VfR Garching.[6] He made his professional debut for the reserve team in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the away match against Würzburger Kickers.[7]

On 7 August 2020, Früchtl joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan, however he did not feature in any game nor competitions.[8]

Austria Wien

On 15 June 2022, following the end of the 2021–2022 season Früchtl would join Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien.[9]

International career

Früchtl has progressed through some of the Germany national youth teams, including five caps for the under-17 team from 2016 to 2017.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][12]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 20 0 20 0
2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 17 0 17 0
2019–20 Regionalliga Bayern 27 0 27 0
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 6 0 6 0
Total 70 0 70 0
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austria Wien 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 34 0 3 0 7[a] 0 44 0
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 4[b] 0 18 0
Total 48 0 3 0 11 0 62 0
Career Total 119 0 3 0 11 0 0 0 133 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich II

References

  1. ^ "Christian Früchtl: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Christian Früchtl: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Christian Früchtl: Club matches". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ^ "VfR Garching – Bayern München II 2:2 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Früchtl kommt von den Bayern" [Früchtl comes from Bayern]. fcn.de (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Bayern confirm departures of two goalkeepers". Bulinews. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "C. Früchtl: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Christian Früchtl – Spielerprofil" [Christian Früchtl – Player profile] (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  12. ^ "C. FRÜCHTL". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Supercup 2017, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung" [Supercup 2017, Final in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern Munich: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  14. ^ "36 Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munic (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Früchtl Christian: Laufbahn" [Früchtl Christian: Career]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Früchtl.
  • Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
  • Christian Früchtl at DFB (also available in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Christian Früchtl – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
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