Lennart Grill

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Lennart Grill
Grill with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
VfL Osnabrück
(on loan from Union Berlin)
Number 1
Youth career
SC Idar-Oberstein
0000–2013 SpVgg Nahbollenbach
2013–2016 Mainz 05
2016–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 15 (0)
2018–2020 1. FC Kaiserslautern 51 (0)
2020–2023 Bayer Leverkusen 5 (0)
2021–2022SK Brann (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023Union Berlin (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Union Berlin 0 (0)
2023–VfL Osnabrück (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Germany U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U17 6 (0)
2017 Germany U18 2 (0)
2017 Germany U19 2 (0)
2019–2021 Germany U21 7 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020

Lennart Grill (born 25 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück, on loan from Union Berlin.[2]

Club career[edit]

In January 2019, 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager Sascha Hildmann confirmed that Grill would be the starting goalkeeper for the club over Wolfgang Hesl in the second half of the 2018–19 season.[3] He made his debut for Kaiserslautern in the 3. Liga on 26 January 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach, which finished as a 2–0 win.[4]

Bayer Leverkusen[edit]

On 8 March 2019, it was announced that Grill would sign for Bayer Leverkusen starting from the 2020–21 Bundesliga season on a four-year deal.[5] Grill made his debut for the team on 28 February 2021, by playing the full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss to SC Freiburg, when Lukáš Hrádecký continues to recover from the achilles tendon problems.

Union Berlin[edit]

On 16 June 2022, Grill moved to Union Berlin on a loan agreement, with Union reserving an option to buy.[6] On 30 March 2023, the loan agreement was made permanent.[7]

Loan to Osnabrück[edit]

On 10 July 2023, Grill joined VfL Osnabrück on loan.[8]

International career[edit]

Grill was included in Germany's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[9] The team managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing 1–2 against Spain. Grill made his only appearance of the tournament in the match against Spain, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute following a red card for starting goalkeeper Jan-Christoph Bartels.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lennart Grill". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ Lennart Grill at kicker (in German)
  3. ^ "Hildmann bestätigt: Grill die neue Nummer eins" [Hildmann confirms: Grill is the new number one]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2:0 (3. Liga 2018/2019, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Bayer 04 sign keeper from Kaiserslautern".
  6. ^ "Grill Signs on Loan".
  7. ^ "From loanee to permanent stopper".
  8. ^ "LENNART GRILL KOMMT AUF LEIHBASIS AUS BERLIN" [LENNART GRILL COMES ON LOAN FROM BERLIN] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Schönweitz nominiert Kader für die U 17-EM" [Schönweitz nominates squad for the European Under-17 Championship]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Deutsche U 17 scheitert im Halbfinale" [Germany under-17 fails in the semi-finals]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

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