Leon Flach

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Leon Flach
Personal information
Full name Leon Maximilian Flach[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Humble, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Club information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 31
Youth career
2006–2008 Sereetzer SV
2008–2016 VfB Lübeck
2016–2020 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 FC St. Pauli 5 (1)
2020 FC St. Pauli II 3 (1)
2021– Philadelphia Union 34 (1)
National team‡
2019 Germany U18 2 (0)
2020– United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 21, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 27, 2020

Leon Maximilian Flach (born February 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and left-back[2] for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.[3][4]

Club career[]

FC St. Pauli[]

Flach made his professional debut for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on September 27, 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Jannes Wieckhoff against 1. FC Heidenheim, which finished as a 4–2 home win.[5]

Flach scored his first professional goal for FC St. Pauli on 3 January 2021, scoring in the 82nd minute against Greuther Fürth in a 2–1 loss.[6]

Philadelphia Union[]

In March 2021, Flach signed a two-year contract with Philadelphia Union competing in Major League Soccer.[7] Flach's debut with the Union was starting in the club's first CONCACAF Champions League match, defeating Deportivo Saprissa 1–0.[8] Flach scored his first goal for the Union on October 3 against reigning MLS Champions, Columbus Crew in a 3–0 win.[9] His performances throughout the 2021 season made Flach a regular starter in the Union midfield and was recognized as being named among the MLS's 22 under 22.[10]

Personal life[]

Flach was born in Texas to German parents while his father was working in Houston before returning to Hamburg as a child. He has represented Germany and the United States at youth level. Flach is a fan of the Houston Texans.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ASN: Flach seeks roles with the U.S. U-20s & St. Pauli first team in 2020". americansoccernow.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Leon Flach at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Leon Flach | Philadelphia Union player profile". philadelphiaunion.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 2. Round » FC St. Pauli – 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4:2". WorldFootball.net. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Nur geschnuppert: St. Pauli-Trainer Schultz über Tor-Debüt von Flach". Morgenpost (in German). January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Leon Flach". philadelphiaunion.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (April 8, 2021). "Leon Flach fits in right away during Union win in debut on Concacaf Champions League stage". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (October 3, 2021). "Union rout Columbus Crew, 3-0, headlined by Jack Elliott's free kick goal: Observations and analysis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 22 Under 22 presented by BODYARMOR". MLSsoccer.com. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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