Florian Wirtz, midfielder - Liverpool FC
Florian Wirtz joined Liverpool in June 2025 having established himself as one of the leading talents of his generation in Germany.
A gifted attacking midfielder equally comfortably in scoring goals and supplying them, he advanced through the youth ranks during a decade at Cologne before switching to Bayer Leverkusen at the beginning of 2020 and truly beginning his ascendancy.
Wirtz debuted for Leverkusen just a fortnight after his 17th birthday in May of that year and within a few more weeks had opened his Bundesliga scoring account – a goal against Bayern Munich making him the youngest player ever to net in the division at the time.
He was swiftly integrated into the senior set-up, making 69 appearances in all competitions for Leverkusen in the two seasons that follow...
Date of birth
3 May 2003
Nationality
German
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NewsWorld Cup: Florian Wirtz assists but Germany exit to Paraguay on penalties. Florian Wirtz’s Germany exited the World Cup at the Round of 32 stage as they were beaten by Paraguay on penalties.
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NewsWorld Cup: Florian Wirtz assists for Germany against Ecuador. Florian Wirtz recorded an assist for Germany as they were beaten by Ecuador in their final World Cup group-stage fixture.
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NewsWorld Cup: Florian Wirtz features as Germany book place in last 32. Florian Wirtz featured as Germany beat Ivory Coast 2-1 and confirmed a place in the World Cup knockout stage.
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NewsFlorian Wirtz assists as Germany start World Cup with 7-1 win. Florian Wirtz gave an assist as Germany began their World Cup campaign with a 7-1 victory over Curacao on Sunday.
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Feature'Sick goal', street football and winning the trophy - Reds' World Cup memories. Liverpool players set to compete at the 2026 World Cup have shared with us some of their favourite memories of the tournament.
