Julian

Brandt

Julian Brandt history

Julian Brandt was born on 2 May 1996 in Bremen and plays for Borussia Dortmund. He played for SC Borgfeld from 2001-2009, for FC Oberneuland from 2009-2011, for VfL Wolfsburg from 2011-2013, for Bayer 04 Leverkusen from 2014-2019, for Borussia Dortmund since 2019 and has played for Borussia Dortmund II since 2019.

Current season 2023/24

In the ongoing season, the 28-year-old has scored six goals for his team and is therefore the third-best scorer of his squad. With 11 assists, he currently has the second-most in the league together with Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München), Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig). With 33 shots taken so far, the player with the shirt number 19 has had the fifth-most attempts on goal of any Borussia Dortmund player. With 74 passes to a shot, he presently has the fourth-most in the league. In 26 of the previous 31 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 31 games, Julian Brandt won 16 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for five games.

Julian Brandt presently ranks as one of the best crossers in the Bundesliga: he has played 144 crosses into the penalty area of his opponent this season and hence he is currently the seventh-best crosser.

Last game

Julian Brandt played his last game on the 33rd matchday of the 2023/24 season (11 May 2024). Playing for Borussia Dortmund, he lost to 1. FSV Mainz 05 0-3. He was substituted in and played as a midfielder for a total of 45 minutes in this game. In terms of total touches, he had 56 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Julian Brandt had eight tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win five. He covered a distance of 5.7 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Julian Brandt had a total of 12 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Julian Brandt has played 323 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 171. He has netted 64 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 158 matches with his present squad. Here, Julian Brandt has scored a total of 30 goals. With a total of 323 matches played throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga, he currently has played the 11th-most career matches. With a total of 64 goals in his Bundesliga career so far, he presently takes eighth place on the active scoring chart.

International appointments

Up to now, Julian Brandt has played 47 international matches for Germany. He scored a total of three goals in these games. He claimed the Confederations Cup with Germany in 2017. Julian Brandt won the DFB-Pokal in 2020/21 with Borussia Dortmund.