Lennard Maloney

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Lennard Maloney
Personal information
Full name Lennard Maloney
Date of birth (1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number 45
Youth career
Köpenicker SC
0000–2012 Blau-Weiß Mahlsdorf
2012–2017 Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Union Berlin 1 (0)
2020Chemnitzer FC (loan) 8 (0)
2020– Borussia Dortmund II 34 (1)
2020– Borussia Dortmund 1 (0)
National team
2017 Germany U18 2 (0)
2017 Germany U19 1 (0)
2018 United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2021

Lennard Maloney (born October 8, 1999) is a soccer player who plays as a center back for Borussia Dortmund.[1] Born in Germany, he is a youth international for the United States.

Club career[]

Union Berlin[]

Maloney spent 6 years in the youth academy of FC Union Berlin. In the 2017-18 Under 19 Bundesliga season, Maloney made 23 appearances for Union Berlin.[2][3] On April 1, 2018, Maloney made his professional debut by starting in a 2. Bundesliga match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[4][5]

Loan to Chemnitzer FC[]

On January 31, 2020, Maloney was loaned out to Chemnitzer FC until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] His debut for Chemnitzer came on February 15 as he started against FC Magdeburg.[7] He made eight appearances in total for Chemnitzer.[8]

Borussia Dortmund II[]

On August 7, 2020, Maloney joined Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer.[3][9]

He scored his first goal in a 2-0 win vs. SV Lippstadt 08 on March 20, 2021.[10]

Borussia Dortmund[]

On October 23, 2021, Maloney made his debut for Borussia Dortmund's senior team, coming on as a sub in the 88th minute in Dortmund's 3-1 win over Arminia Bielefeld.[citation needed]

International career[]

Maloney was capped by Germany youth national teams at under-18 and under-19 level in friendly matches. On July 7, 2018, Maloney accepted a call-up to the United States under-20 side and stated his desire to play for the United States.[11] He earned his first two United States under-20 caps in friendlies against North Carolina FC and Tobacco Road FC.[12]

Personal life[]

Maloney was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lennard Maloney". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lennard Maloney 2017-2018 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Lennard Maloney: who is Borussia Dortmund's up-and-coming American defender?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "1. FC UNION LOSE NARROWLY TO GREUTHER FÜRTH". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "Greuther Fürth vs. Union Berlin Match Report – Sunday April 1, 2018". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Chemnitzer FC leiht Lennard Maloney von 1. FC Union Berlin". Chemnitzerfc.de (in German). January 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Magdeburg vs. Chemnitzer FC Match Report – Saturday February 15, 2020". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Lennard Maloney 2019-2020 Match Logs". Fbref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Under-23s Borussia Dortmund". Bvb.de. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Borussia Dortmund II SV Lippstadt 08 live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". Sofascore.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "LENNARD MALONEY TO JOIN UP WITH US U20 SQUAD". Fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Nur das US-Trikot fehlt Unions Maloney zurück in Berlin". Berliner-kurier.de. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "Could Lennard Maloney become the next USMNT Germerican?". Starsandstripesfc.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

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