Luca Waldschmidt

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Luca Waldschmidt
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Waldschmidt with Benfica in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gian-Luca Waldschmidt[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Siegen, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2007 SSV Oranien Frohnhausen
2007–2009 SSC Juno Burg
2009–2010 TSG Wieseck
2010–2014 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Eintracht Frankfurt II 2 (1)
2014–2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 (0)
2016–2018 Hamburger SV 35 (2)
2018–2020 SC Freiburg 53 (16)
2020–2021 Benfica 29 (9)
2021–2024 VfL Wolfsburg 32 (5)
2023–2024 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 22 (3)
2024– 1. FC Köln 40 (11)
International career‡
2011–2012 Germany U16 2 (3)
2012–2013 Germany U17 8 (4)
2014–2017 Germany U18 1 (0)
2013 Germany U19 1 (0)
2017–2019 Germany U21 15 (10)
2019–2020 Germany 7 (2)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:39, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (born 19 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. He developed through the academy of Eintracht Frankfurt and has represented Germany at various levels, including the senior national team.

Club career

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Eintracht Frankfurt

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A forward, Waldschmidt began his youth career in 2001 with SSV Oranien Frohnhausen and had youth spells at SSC Juno Burg and TSG Wieseck before joining the Eintracht Frankfurt academy in 2010.

On 25 April 2014, Waldschmidt signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal. This saw him promoted to the first team, although he would still appear for the under-19 team.[4] Exactly one year later, on 25 April 2015, Waldschmidt made his Bundesliga debut, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Sonny Kittel in a 0–2 home loss to Borussia Dortmund.[5] He scored his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt on 8 August in a 3–0 win over Bremer SV in the first round of the German cup.

Hamburger SV

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On 30 June 2016, Waldschmidt signed for Hamburger SV on a four-year contract.[6][7] He made his first appearance for the Hamburg club in the Bundesliga in a 0–4 home loss to RB Leipzig on 17 September, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute, replacing Bobby Wood.[8] He scored his first goal for the club a few seconds after coming on, in a 4–0 win over Hallescher FC on 24 October, in a second-round cup fixture.[9] On 20 May 2017, the last round of the 2016–17 Bundesliga season, Waldschmidt scored his first Bundesliga-goal, the decisive goal in a 2–1 win over relegation rivals VfL Wolfsburg, in the 88th minute – two minutes after being substituted in. The goal meant that Hamburger SV avoided Bundesliga relegation play-offs for the first time in four years.[10] In the following season, Waldschmidt made 21 league appearances in which he scored one goal. At the end of the season, Hamburger SV were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time in the Bundesliga's 55-year history.[11][12]

SC Freiburg

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In May 2018, SC Freiburg announced they had signed Waldschmidt for the 2018–19 season from Hamburger SV, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.[11] The club reportedly triggered a €5 million release clause.[13] He finished his first campaign for the club with 30 appearances and nine goals.

Benfica

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On 14 August 2020, Benfica announced the signing of Waldschmidt on a five-year deal for 15 million euros.[14] Waldschmidt scored twice on his Benfica debut, a 5–1 Primeira Liga win over Famalicão on 18 September 2020.[15]

VfL Wolfsburg

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On 22 August 2021, Waldschmidt returned to Germany, signing a four-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg.[16]

1. FC Köln

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In July 2023, Waldschmidt joined 1. FC Köln on a one-year loan.[17] On 19 June 2024, it was announced that he had signed for the club on a permanent basis.[18]

International career

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Waldschmidt has represented the Germany national youth football teams (U16 to U21). He finished as the top scorer of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with seven goals, breaking the previous record of his compatriot, Pierre Littbarski, who scored six goals in the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[19]

On 29 August 2019, Waldschmidt was called up to Germany's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Netherlands and Czech Republic.[20] The same year on 9 October, he debuted for the German senior squad in a friendly match against Argentina, playing the whole match.[21] On 7 October 2020, Waldschmidt scored his first senior international goal in a friendly match against Turkey.[22]

Personal life

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Luca Waldschmidt is the son of Wolfgang Waldschmidt, who made 14 appearances for SV Darmstadt 98 in the 1983–84 2. Bundesliga season.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2025[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eintracht Frankfurt II 2013–14 Regionalliga Südwest 2 1 — — — — 2 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2014–15 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
2015–16 Bundesliga 12 0 2 1 — — — 14 1
Total 15 0 2 1 — — — 17 1
Hamburger SV 2016–17 Bundesliga 14 1 2 1 — — — 16 2
2017–18 Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 — — — 22 1
Total 35 2 3 1 — — — 38 3
Hamburger SV II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 5 4 — — — — 5 4
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 6 4 — — — — 6 4
SC Freiburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 30 9 2 0 — — — 32 9
2019–20 Bundesliga 22 5 1 1 — — — 23 6
Total 52 14 3 1 — — — 55 15
Benfica 2020–21 Primeira Liga 27 7 4 2 1 0 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 41 10
2021–22 Primeira Liga 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 2
Total 29 9 4 2 1 0 8 1 1 0 43 12
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 14 1 — — 3[e] 0 — 17 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 18 4 2 1 — — — 20 5
Total 32 5 2 1 — 3 0 — 37 6
1. FC Köln (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 22 3 2 0 — — — 24 3
1. FC Köln 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 30 8 3 2 — — — 33 10
2025–26 Bundesliga 10 3 2 0 — — — 12 3
Total 62 14 7 2 — 3 0 — 69 16
Career total 233 49 21 8 1 0 11 1 1 0 267 56
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 17 November 2020[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2019 3 0
2020 4 2
Total 7 2
As of match played 11 November 2020. Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Luca Waldschmidt
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 3–2 3–3 Friendly
2 11 November 2020 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 1–0 1–0

Honours

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1.FC Koln

Germany U21

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot: 2019[27]
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[28]

References

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