Moritz Göttlicher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Ingolstadt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum II | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | FC Gerolfing | ||
| 2016–2026 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2026– | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | VfL Bochum II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Germany U17 | 15 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Moritz Göttlicher (born 21 April 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga West club VfL Bochum II. He is a German youth international.[1]
Club career
Bayern Munich
Göttlicher is a youth product of FC Gerolfing, in 2016 he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich with whom he progressed and continued his development.[2]
He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany for the last 2025 pre-season friendly match against Red Eagles Austria on 23 August 2025, Göttlicher came off the bench and substituted Aleksandar Pavlović at the 15th minute during a 3–1 win.[3]
In December 2025, fellow Bundesliga clubs such as FC Augsburg and Mainz 05, showed interest in recruiting him, once his contract is fulfilled in July 2026, and he becomes a free agent.[4][5]
VfL Bochum
On 1 February 2026, before his contract with Bayern Munich expired, Göttlicher was transferred and signed a long-term contract with 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[6]
International career
Göttlicher has represented Germany at under-16 and under-17 levels since 2024.[1] He was part of the U17 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[7]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Felix Göttlicher, who also played for Bayern Munich's youth academy.
References
- 1 2 "Moritz Göttlicher - Spielerprofil". Deutscher Fußball-Bund.
- ↑ "Moritz Göttlicher". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ "Match report: Red Eagles Austria v FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ Florian Plettenberg [@Plettigoal] (11 December 2025). "🚨👀 Excl: Moritz #Göttlicher is a candidate for FC Augsburg for the coming summer. There have already been talks, and he was also spotted in the stadium recently" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Bayern Munich's Moritz Gottlicher explores move within Bundesliga - reports". Tribuna.com. 12 December 2025.
- ↑ "VfL holt Moritz Göttlicher vom FC Bayern" [VfL brings in Moritz Göttlicher from FC Bayern] (in German). VfL Bochum. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ "Meister nominiert Kader für U 17-EM". German Football Association (in German). 5 May 2025.
External links
- Moritz Göttlicher at WorldFootball.net
- Moritz Göttlicher at Kicker (in German)