Leon Opitz

Leon Opitz
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Bad Oldesloe, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 VfL Osnabrück
(on loan from Werder Bremen)
Number 19
Youth career
TSV Zarpen
SV Eichede
2015–2016 VfB Lübeck
2016–2020 Hamburger SV
2020–2023 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Werder Bremen II 35 (18)
2023– Werder Bremen 3 (0)
2025–2026 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 13 (0)
2026– → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Germany U18 4 (1)
2023 Germany U19 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2023

Leon Opitz (born 11 April 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück, on loan from Werder Bremen.

Club career

Opitz is a youth product of TSV Zarpen, SV Eichede, VfB Lübeck, Hamburger SV, and Werder Bremen. On 20 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen. He made his senior and professional debut with Werder Bremen as late a substitute in a 4–0 Bundesliga loss to Bayern Munich on 18 August 2023. He signed his first professional contract in early September.

On 31 August 2025, Opitz moved on loan to Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.

On 26 June 2026, he moved on a new loan to VfL Osnabrück.

International career

Opitz is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U18s.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 40———40
2023–24 Bremen-Liga 52——2072
2024–25 Regionalliga Nord 2616———2616
Total 35180000203718
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga 0000——00
2023–24 Bundesliga 3000——30
Total 3000000030
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 130———130
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2026–27 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
Career total 51180000205318
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 "Leon Opitz » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Leon Opitz | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  3. ↑ Bürger, Malte (20 April 2023). "Nach Stippvisite im Profikader: Werder Bremen verlängert Vertrag mit Talent Leon Opitz" [After a flying visit to the professional squad: Werder Bremen extend contract with talent Leon Opitz]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Bürger, Malte (20 August 2023). "Werder Bremen: Opitz feiert Bundesligadebüt – und erntet ein Sonderlob" [Werder Bremen: Opitz celebrates Bundesliga debut - and earns special praise]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Leon Opitz unterschreibt seinen ersten Profi-Vertrag" [Leon Opitz signs his first professional contract]. SV Werder Bremen (in German). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "KSC holt Leon Opitz von Werder Bremen" [KSC signs Leon Opitz from Werder Bremen] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "VfL leiht Leon Opitz von Werder Bremen aus" [VfL loan Leon Opitz from Werder Bremen] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Bürger, Malte (28 July 2023). "Auffallend engagiert: Werder-Talent Opitz macht in Österreich auf sich aufmerksam" [Strikingly committed: Werder talent Opitz attracts attention in Austria]. Deichstube (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2023.