Paul Wanner

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Paul Wanner
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Dornbirn, Austria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
PSV
Number 10
Youth career
SV Amtzell
–2018 FV Ravensburg
2018–2023 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Bayern Munich 6 (0)
2022–2025 Bayern Munich II 8 (1)
2023–2024SV Elversberg (loan) 28 (6)
2024–20251. FC Heidenheim (loan) 29 (3)
2025– PSV 6 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Germany U17 13 (4)
2022 Germany U18 2 (0)
2023– Germany U20 3 (2)
2024– Germany U21 9 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:33, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Paul Wanner (born 23 December 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Eredivisie club PSV.[2] Born in Austria, he is a youth international for Germany.

Club career

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Youth career

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Wanner played for the youth team of FV Ravensburg, before joining Bayern Munich's youth team in mid-2018.[3]

Bayern Munich

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Wanner was called up by Julian Nagelsmann to the Bayern Munich first team in January 2022, as many of the team's regulars were missing after testing positive for COVID-19.[4] He made his professional debut for Bayern in the Bundesliga on 7 January 2022 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Marc Roca. In doing so, he became the youngest player in Bayern Munich's history at the age of 16 years and 15 days,[3] and the second-youngest in Bundesliga history behind Youssoufa Moukoko (who was 14 days younger).[5] The match finished as a 2–1 home loss for Bayern.[6] On 12 October 2022, at the age of 16 years and 293 days, Wanner became Bayern's youngest player in the Champions League, when he came on as a second-half substitute to Dayot Upamecano in a 4–2 away win against Viktoria Plzeň.[7]

Loan to SV Elversberg

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On 1 September 2023, Wanner joined newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg on a season-long loan for the 2023–24 season.[8]

Loan to 1. FC Heidenheim

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On 24 June 2024, Wanner joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on a season-long loan for the 2024–25 season.[9] On 17 August, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away victory over FC 08 Villingen in the DFB-Pokal.[10] A week later, on 25 August, he scored his inaugural Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 away win over FC St. Pauli.[11] Four days later, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–2 victory over BK Häcken in the Conference League play-off round second leg.[12] On the following Bundesliga matchday he scored a penalty against FC Augsburg, becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history to do so.[13]

On 22 August, 2025, Wanner joined Dutch Eredivisie club PSV on a permanent deal.[14]

International career

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Wanner made his debut for the Germany national under-17 team on 6 August 2021 in a 10–1 win over Poland. In total, he has played thirteen matches at the under-17 level, and scored two goals in 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[15] In November 2022, he was invited by Ralf Rangnick to watch and meet the senior Austria national team in hopes to join and represent them for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.[16] He was called up to the German under-21 team in October 2024.[17]

Personal life

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Wanner was born in the Austrian city of Dornbirn to a German father and an Austrian mother[1] and grew up in Amtzell, Germany. He holds both Austrian and German citizenship.[18] His father Klaus is a mechanical engineer and former footballer who played as a midfielder, he helped Austria Lustenau as its captain to promotion to second tier 2. Liga and reached the round of last 16 of the Austrian Cup in 1991–92.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 December 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 4 0
2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 5 0 5 0
2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 3 1 3 1
Total 8 1 8 1
SV Elversberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 28 6 0 0 28 6
1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 30 3 2[b] 1 8[c] 2 40 6
PSV 2025–26 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 4[a] 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 78 10 2 1 14 2 0 0 94 13
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in DFB-Pokal
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Bayern Munich

Germany U21

References

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