Paul Wanner

Paul Wanner
Wanner with PSV in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005
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
2018–2022 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Bayern Munich 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Bayern Munich II 8 (1)
2023–2024 → SV Elversberg (loan) 28 (6)
2024–2025 → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 29 (3)
2025– PSV 25 (3)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U17 13 (4)
2022 Germany U18 2 (0)
2023–2024 Germany U20 3 (2)
2024–2025 Germany U21 9 (1)
2026– Austria 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:01, 23 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:24, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Paul Wanner (German pronunciation: [paʊ̯l ˈvanɐ]; born 23 December 2005) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Austria national team. He represented Germany at youth international level before switching allegiance to Austria.

Club career

Youth career

Wanner played for the youth team of FV Ravensburg, before joining Bayern Munich's youth team in mid-2018.[2]

Bayern Munich

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.[3] 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,[2] and the second-youngest in Bundesliga history behind Youssoufa Moukoko (who was 14 days younger).[4] The match finished as a 2–1 home loss for Bayern.[5]

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.[6]

Loan to SV Elversberg

On 1 September 2023, Wanner joined newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg on a season-long loan for the 2023–24 season.[7]

Loan to 1. FC Heidenheim

On 24 June 2024, Wanner joined Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on a season-long loan for the 2024–25 season.[8] On 17 August, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away victory over FC 08 Villingen in the DFB-Pokal.[9] A week later, on 25 August, he scored his inaugural Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 away win over FC St. Pauli.[10]

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.[11] On the following Bundesliga matchday he scored a penalty against FC Augsburg, becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history to do so.[12]

PSV

On 22 August 2025, Wanner joined Dutch club PSV on a permanent deal.[13] Later that year, on 16 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over GVVV in the KNVB Cup.[14] A month later, on 10 January 2026, he netted his first Eredivisie goal in a 5–1 win over Excelsior.[15]

International career

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.[16]

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.[17] He was called up to the German under-21 team in October 2024, for whom he scored his first goal on his line-up debut in a 2–1 victory over Bulgaria in the Euro qualification.[18]

In November 2024, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann called up 18 year-old Wanner for the UEFA Nations League matches against Luxemburg and Hungary. However, Wanner rejected stating he feels not ready to make a decision yet and wants to earn a call up merely for his performances. Nagelsmann responded to the statement with understanding describing Wanner's decision as mature, however he also said that the DFB is insisting of already including him in the Germany squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[19][20]

Wanner would still continue playing for the under-21 team and take part at the Euros in 2025,[21] rejecting a participation at the FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern.[22] He'd feature in five of Germany's six matches en route to the final, registering an assist in the semi-final and finishing runner-up.[23]

In January 2026, rumours emerged that Wanner has chosen the Austrian national football team, in order to have higher chances to play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. These rumours were denied by Wanner himself in a press conference a day prior to the UEFA Champions League league phase match against his former club Bayern Munich.[24] On 6 March 2026 however, Wanner announced his intention to represent the Austrian senior national team.[25] Three days later, his request to switch his international allegiance to Austria was approved by FIFA.[26]

On 16 March 2026, he received his first senior call-up by Ralf Rangnick into the Austrian national team for the friendlies against Ghana and South Korea.[27] He gave his debut on 27 March in a 5–1 win over Ghana.[28]

On 18 May 2026, Wanner was selected in Ralf Rangnick’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking Austria’s first appearance in the tournament since 1998.[29]

Personal life

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.[30] 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.[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026[32][33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 4000000040
2022–23 Bundesliga 20002[b]00040
2023–24 Bundesliga 0000000000
Total 6000200080
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 50———50
2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 31———31
Total 81———81
SV Elversberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 28600——286
1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 303218[c]2—406
PSV 2025–26 Eredivisie 223316[b]000314
2026–27 Eredivisie 3000001[d]040
Total 253316010354
Career total 9713521621011917
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

As of match played 2 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202670
Total70

Honours

Bayern Munich

PSV

Germany U21

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Wanner". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Amtzeller Top-Talent Paul Wanner könnte heute für den FC Bayern Bundesliga-Geschichte schreiben" [Amtzell top talent Paul Wanner could make Bundesliga history today for FC Bayern]. Schwäbische Zeitung (in German). 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Fahey, Ciarán (6 January 2022). "Bundesliga resumes depleted by coronavirus, Bayern hard hit". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Paul Wanner". Sport1 (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Befreiungsschlag: Gladbach besiegt dezimierte Bayern erneut" [Liberation blow: Gladbach defeats decimated Bayern again]. kicker (in German). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wanner schreibt Münchner Champions-League-Geschichte" [Wanner writes Munich Champions League history]. kicker (in German). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "FC Bayern loan Paul Wanner to Elversberg". FC Bayern Munich. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Der FCH leiht das FC Bayern Top-Talent Paul Wanner aus!" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "FC 08 Villingen 0:4 1. FC Heidenheim" (in German). DFB. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "FC St. Pauli 0:2 1. FC Heidenheim" (in German). DFB. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Heidenheim 3–2 Häcken". UEFA. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Wanner - wer noch? Die jüngsten Elfmeterschützen der Bundesliga-Geschichte". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Transfer | PSV acquires Paul Wanner from FC Bayern Munich". www.psv.nl. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "PSV Eindhoven 3–0 GVVV Veenendaal". ESPN. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "PSV Eindhoven 5–1 Excelsior". ESPN. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Paul Wanner » Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Rangnick erzählt: Wanner hat Zeit im ÖFB-Team "getaugt"" (in German). laola1.at. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Abschluss der EM-Qualifikation: Blank und Wanner neu dabei". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  19. ↑ Tom, Lockyer (8 December 2025). "GMNC". Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "DFB-Team: Nagelsmann ruft - Wanner kommt nicht". ZDFheute (in German). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Deutschland Kader U21-Europameisterschaft 2025". kicker. Retrieved 15 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ "Wanner, Tel, Schmitt & Hennig: FC Bayern-Talente bei Europameisterschaften im Einsatz". FC Bayern. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ↑ "UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stats, 2025-26 Season". ESPN. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Entscheidung gegen den DFB? "Das ist nicht wahr"" [Decision against the DFB? "That is not true"]. SPORT1 (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "Entscheidung gefallen! Toptalent Wanner will für Österreich spielen". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  26. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". Fifa.com. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Wanner und Chukwuemeka erstmals im Kader Österreichs" [Wanner and Chukwuemeka in Austria's squad for the first time]. t-online (in German). 16 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  28. ↑ "Wanner und Chukwuemeka machen Dampf: Die Noten zur 5:1-Gala gegen Ghana" [Wanner and Chukwuemeka turn up the heat: The ratings for the 5:1 gala against Ghana]. kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  29. ↑ "Alaba, Arnautovic feature as Austria name World Cup squad". 18 May 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Paul Wanner | FC Bayern München | Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  31. ↑ "Bayern-Youngster Wanner: Seine Zukunft ist ein heikles Thema" [Bayern youngster Wanner: His future is a delicate subject]. Kicker (in German). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  32. ↑ Paul Wanner at Soccerway
  33. ↑ Paul Wanner at WorldFootball.net
  34. ↑ "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  35. ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  36. ↑ "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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