Lennart Karl: News & player profile - FC Bayern Munich
Midfield
Personal
- Contract ends
- 30/06/2029
- Height
- 1.68 m
- Weight
- 67 kg
- Stronger foot?
- Left
- Date of birth
- 22/02/2008
- Place of birth
- Frammersbach
- Nationality
- German
- Date signed
- 01/07/2022
- Previous club
- SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg (01/2022-06/2022)
Eintracht Frankfurt (2017-12/2021)
SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg (-2017) - Star sign
- Pisces
Lennart Karl is a dribbler and finisher in the final third of the pitch. The attacker moved to the FC Bayern Campus in summer 2022 and worked his way up to the senior squad early on through his performances for the club’s U17s and U19s. Karl made his professional debut for Bayern in June 2025 at the FIFA Club World Cup and has been a full-time member of the first-team squad since the 2025/26 season. His goal against Club Brugge on 22 October 2025 made him the youngest Bayern player to score in the Champions League, aged 17 years and 242 days.
Germany youth and Fritz Walter Medal
Karl previously represented Germany at U15 and U16 level before competing at the U17s Euro in Albania in summer 2025. In the same year, he received the silver Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 age group. The forward received his first call-up for the U21 national team in November 2025 and impressed in both outings against Georgia and Malta with three goals. In March 2026, he made his debut for the senior team at the age of 18 years and 33 days, putting him among the 10 youngest internationals in Germany’s history. Karl was also called up for World Cup 2026 but had to pull out due to injury.
Bundesliga 2025, 2026
DFB Cup 2026
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 2025, 2026
Statistics
- Contract ends
- 30/06/2029
- Height
- 1.68 m
- Weight
- 67 kg
- Stronger foot?
- Left
- Date of birth
- 22/02/2008
- Place of birth
- Frammersbach
- Nationality
- German
- Date signed
- 01/07/2022
- Previous club
- SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg (01/2022-06/2022)
Eintracht Frankfurt (2017-12/2021)
SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg (-2017) - Star sign
- Pisces
Lennart Karl is a dribbler and finisher in the final third of the pitch. The attacker moved to the FC Bayern Campus in summer 2022 and worked his way up to the senior squad early on through his performances for the club’s U17s and U19s. Karl made his professional debut for Bayern in June 2025 at the FIFA Club World Cup and has been a full-time member of the first-team squad since the 2025/26 season. His goal against Club Brugge on 22 October 2025 made him the youngest Bayern player to score in the Champions League, aged 17 years and 242 days.
Germany youth and Fritz Walter Medal
Karl previously represented Germany at U15 and U16 level before competing at the U17s Euro in Albania in summer 2025. In the same year, he received the silver Fritz Walter Medal in the U17 age group. The forward received his first call-up for the U21 national team in November 2025 and impressed in both outings against Georgia and Malta with three goals. In March 2026, he made his debut for the senior team at the age of 18 years and 33 days, putting him among the 10 youngest internationals in Germany’s history. Karl was also called up for World Cup 2026 but had to pull out due to injury.
Bundesliga 2025, 2026
DFB Cup 2026
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 2025, 2026