Christian Früchtl

Christian Früchtl
Christian Früchtl 2026
Personal information
Full name Christian Martin Früchtl
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Bischofsmais,[2] Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 1
Youth career
SV Bischofsmais
–2014 SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf
2014–2017 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich II 70 (0)
2017–2022 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2020–2021 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2024 Austria Wien 66 (0)
2024–2026 Lecce 0 (0)
2026– Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Germany U15 1 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U16 5 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U19 2 (0)
2019 Germany U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Christian Martin Früchtl (born 28 January 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. He has represented Germany at various youth levels internationally.

Club career

Youth career

Früchtl began his youth career at hometown club SV Bischofsmais, before moving to SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf. In 2014, he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich.[4]

In 2017, Früchtl won the 2016–17 B-Junioren Bundesliga with Bayern's under-17 team, appearing 14 times during the season. Früchtl also appeared 7 times for Bayern's under-19 team during the 2016–17 season, finishing as runners-up in the A-Junioren Bundesliga.[5]

Bayern Munich

Früchtl began his senior career for Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 15 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against VfR Garching.[6] He made his professional debut for the reserve team in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, starting in the away match against Würzburger Kickers.[7]

Loan to 1. FC Nürnberg

On 7 August 2020, Früchtl joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan, however he did not feature in any game nor competitions.[8]

Austria Wien

On 15 June 2022, following the end of the 2021–2022 season Früchtl would join Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien.[9]

Lecce

On 25 June 2024, Früchtl moved to Italy and signed with Serie A club Lecce on a contract until 2027.[10]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 5 August 2026, he returned to Austria and joined Red Bull Salzburg, on a permanent transfer.[11][12]

International career

Früchtl has progressed through some of the Germany national youth teams, including five caps for the under-17 team from 2016 to 2017.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][15]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 200———200
2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 170———170
2019–20 Regionalliga Bayern 270———270
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 60———60
Total 700000000700
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 0000000000
2018–19 Bundesliga 0000000000
2019–20 Bundesliga 0000000000
2021–22 Bundesliga 1000000010
Total 1000000010
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
Austria Wien 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 340307[b]0—440
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 320004[c]0—360
Total 6603011000800
Lecce 2024–25 Serie A 0010——10
2025–26 Serie A 0010——10
Total 0020000020
Career total 137050110001530
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich II

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Früchtl: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Christian Früchtl: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Christian Früchtl: Club matches". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "VfR Garching – Bayern München II 2:2 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Würzburger Kickers – Bayern München II -:- (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Früchtl kommt von den Bayern" [Früchtl comes from Bayern]. fcn.de (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bayern confirm departures of two goalkeepers". Bulinews. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Früchtl in giallorosso". US Lecce (in Italian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Christian Früchtl verstärkt unser Torhüterteam". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Cessione Früchtl". US Lecce (in Italian). 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "C. Früchtl: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Christian Früchtl – Spielerprofil" [Christian Früchtl – Player profile] (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "C. FRÜCHTL". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Supercup 2017, Finale in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern München: Takt. aufstellung" [Supercup 2017, Final in Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 4:5 Bayern Munich: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "36 Christian Früchtl". FC Bayern Munic (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Früchtl Christian: Laufbahn" [Früchtl Christian: Career]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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