Adin Ličina

Adin Ličina
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-01-06) 6 January 2007
Place of birth Landshut, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Juventus Next Gen
Number 32
Youth career
2015–2025 Bayern Munich
2026– Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Bayern Munich II 33 (3)
2026– Juventus Next Gen 9 (1)
International career‡
2022 Germany U15 2 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U16 9 (2)
2023–2024 Germany U17 9 (1)
2025– Germany U19 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2026 Wales
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2026

Adin Ličina (born 6 January 2007) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger, attacking midfielder and wide midfielder for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen, the reserve team of Serie A club Juventus. He is a German youth international.[1][2]

Early life

Ličina was born on 6 January 2007 in Landshut, Germany, and is of Bosniak descent through his parents, while his family originate from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.[3]

Club career

Bayern Munich

As a youth player, Ličina joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. In 2024, he was promoted to club's reserve team. On 18 May 2024, he made his professional debut during a 2–1 away loss Regionalliga Bayern match against FC Eintracht Bamberg. Spanish news website Vavel wrote in 2025 that he "is considered to be one of the most exciting youth prospects in Germany, with the potential to be a key player for a top European club".[4]

In October 2025, top-flight teams such as Serie A club Juventus and fellow Bundesliga clubs Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg showed an interest in recruiting him.[5][6] Serie A giants AC Milan were the next club who showed strong interest in recruiting Ličina, just a couple of months later in December of the same year.[7] Eredivisie club Ajax and Primeira Liga club Benfica were the latest sides to show interest in recruiting him, during the same month.[8]

Juventus

On 2 February 2026, he moved to Italy and joined Juventus, signing a contract until 2029, and was initially assigned to their reserve team, Serie C club Juventus Next Gen.[9][10]

Ličina scored his first league goal for Juve Next Gen in a 1–0 home win against Guidonia Montecelio, on 12 April 2026.[11][12]

International career

Ličina is a Germany youth international. During March 2024, he played for the Germany national under-17 team for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[1][2]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 11——11
2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 161——161
2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern 161——161
Total 333——333
Juventus Next Gen 2025–26 Serie C 81——81
Career total 4140000414
Notes

Style of play

Ličina plays mainly as an attacking midfielder and he can be deployed as a winger and wide midfielder. Left-footed, he is known for his vision and dribbling ability.[13]

Honours

Germany U19

References

  1. 1 2 Adin Ličina at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Adin Licina - Player profile". Deutscher Fußball-Bund.
  3. ↑ "din Ličina: Tinejdžer iz Crne Gore Briljira u Bajern Minhenu i Nemačkoj U17 reprezentaciji" [Adin Ličina: Teenager from Montenegro is Brilliant for Bayern Munich and Germany's U17 National Team] (in Montenegrin). Rolaj-me. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Adin Licina: Another huge Bayern talent". Vavel. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "LA JUVE PROVA UN NUOVO COLPO "ALLA YILDIZ": NEL MIRINO ADIN LICINA, IL NUOVO TALENTO DEL BAYERN MONACO. RUOLO, CONTRATTO E NUMERI". Calciomercato.com (in Italian). 14 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Adin Licina will die Bayern wegen fehlender Perspektive ablösefrei verlassen - Bericht". Tribuna.com (in German). 24 October 2025.
  7. ↑ ""Il miglior talento del Bayern nei prossimi 10 anni": chi è Licina, un altro Yildiz nel mirino del Milan". gazzetta.it (in Italian). 7 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Milan, Benfica, Ajax, Juve… carrera abierta por Licina: la perla del Bayern se prepara para dar el salto". mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 8 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "NEXT GEN - ADIN LICINA È BIANCONERO" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "ADIN LIČINA JOINS JUVENTUS". FC Bayern Munich. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "(SERIE C) JUVENTUS NEXT GEN-GUIDONIA MONTECELIO: LA PARTITA" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "A gem from Adin Licina; his first goal in bianconero secures three points for the Next Gen against Guidonia Montecelio ⚪⚫". www.facebook.com. Juventus FC. 2026-04-12.
  13. ↑ "¿Quién es Adin Licina? La joya del Bayern que enloquece a todos los grandes" [Who is Adin Licina? The Bayern star who has all the big names going crazy] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "2026 Under-19 EURO final highlights & report: Spain overcome Germany to seal tenth title". uefa.com. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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