Too much self-confidence? Youngster determined to make his mark at Bayern
'I absolutely want to establish myself here at FC Bayern and one day play for the club in the Champions League,' Lennart Karl explained to 'Sport1' in April. Okay, that sounds extremely self-confident for a 17-year-old. Maybe too self-confident?
Advertisement
Just a few days ago, the teenager collected his first professional minutes at FC Bayern Munich at the Club World Cup. The offensive player was substituted on at halftime in the 10-0 win over Auckland and received direct praise from his coach afterwards.
'He had good situations. It's good for him and for FC Bayern that he made his debut,' Kompany was satisfied with the performance of his youngster. Previously, Karl, who can be used flexibly in the offense, had already shone for the FCB youth team.
In the U17, he scored 27 goals and prepared eleven more. After his jump to the U19, he followed without major adaptation problems with seven goals in nine games. Sounds almost like a half striker, or?
Advertisement
'Lennart himself defines Martin Ødegaard as his role model, I actually see parallels there. He also has a bit of Arjen Robben and Michael Olise, who like to pull into the middle and finish,' describes Bayern's sporting youth director, Markus Weinzierl, the 17-year-old's playing style. He even goes further.
In an interview with the 'Abendzeitung München', the former Bundesliga coach described Karl's professional debut as "unavoidable". His talent has not gone unnoticed by the DFB either. Since the U15, the Bayern jewel has been playing for Germany and recently outshone almost everyone in the U17.
📸 Carlos Rodrigues - 2025 Getty Images
Advertisement
In his last three DFB games, he prepared three goals and scored twice himself. Okay, that sounds like the 17-year-old has a good reason to have a portion of self-confidence. And who knows - maybe the 1.68-meter-tall midfielder will make a name for himself again tonight against Boca Juniors (3:00 am). If he needs tips for his first professional goal, "El Capitano" can certainly help him.
Michael Ballack is Karl's advisor - and certainly has one or two tips ready for his protégé.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
📸 Carlos Rodrigues - 2025 Getty Images
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
'A very good game' – Luis Enrique gives verdict on Illia Zabarnyi's PSG debut against Nantes
PSG head coach Luis Enrique was pleased with Illia Zabarnyi's (22) debut with Les Parisiens. The Ukrainian defender has been given the nod for the first time by the Spaniard for the Champions League winners' Ligue 1 opening day win against Nantes. PSG got over the line courtesy of Vitinha's deflected effort. Luis Enrique fielded a B team, considering PSG have had close to no pre-season due to their commitments in the Club World Cup and the UEFA's Super Cup. Zabarnyi played the full 90 minutes against Luis Castro's Nantes as the right-sided centre-back, alongside Lucas Beraldo. The former Bournemouth centre-back put in an assured display, keeping Nantes at bay and earning a 6 in GFFN's ratings. Luis Enrique was also pleased with Zabarnyi's performance. 'His technical and physical condition is perfect for the style of play I like. He's comfortable with the ball. And without it, he usually wins it back. He's had a very good game.' GFFN | Bastien Cheval – reporting from Nantes
USA Today
2 hours ago
- USA Today
Positive update on Luka Doncic following injury scare on Saturday
On Saturday, Luka Doncic played in his second friendly in advance of EuroBasket 2025 for his native Slovenia. He put on a show in the first half by scoring an efficient 26 points and dishing off five assists versus Latvia. But he suffered an injury scare when he collided with a teammate and hurt his knee. He was forced to leave the game, but the good news was that he was diagnosed with a mere knee contusion that isn't believed to be serious. Slovenia will play its next-to-last friendly this Tuesday against Great Britain. According to the nation's official team X (formerly Twitter) account, Doncic will return to practice on Monday (translated into English). "After the match in Riga, the team will continue preparations for EuroBasket on Monday – already on Tuesday, a clash with Great Britain awaits us at Arena Stožice." "The team will also be joined in training by captain Luka Dončić, who fortunately finished the game against Latvia without injury." This is obviously proof that Doncic avoided any real injury on Saturday and should be OK moving forward. After Tuesday, Slovenia will play one more friendly on Thursday, Aug. 21 against Serbia. It will then officially begin its EuroBasket schedule on Thursday, Aug. 28, when it takes on Poland.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
📹 Palmeiras beat Botafogo away, keep the leaders within reach
In the Nilton Santos Stadium, Palmeiras beat Botafogo 1-0 on Sunday (17), in the 20th round of the 2025 Brazilian Championship. Glorioso had a great chance in the first half, when Joaquín Correa faced Weverton one-on-one, but wasted the good opportunity. Verdão, on the other hand, who arrived at the beginning of the match with a finish from Vitor Roque, opened the scoring with Felipe Anderson's sprint. In the second half, Botafogo put some starters on the field and gave more work to goalkeeper Weverton, who performed a small miracle in the final minutes.🚦 How it stands With the victory, Palmeiras reached 39 points and took the vice-leadership of the Brazilian Championship. Botafogo, on the other hand, remained with 29 points and in fifth place. Both teams return to the field in the middle of the week for the round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores. Glorioso, who won the first leg 1-0, plays against LDU, in Ecuador, for a draw to qualify. And Verdão, who thrashed Universitario, in Peru, 4-0, has "one foot" in the quarterfinals. In the Brazilian Championship, Botafogo visits Juventude, at Alfredo Jaconi, on Sunday (24), while Palmeiras receives Sport, at Allianz Parque, on Monday (25). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. 📸 Buda Mendes - 2025 Getty Images
