Leon Dajaku

Leon Dajaku (born 12 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Union Berlin, on loan from Bayern Munich.[1]

Leon Dajaku
Dajaku with VfB Stuttgart in December 2018
Personal information
Full name Leon Dajaku
Date of birth (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001
Place of birth Waiblingen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 8
Youth career
0000 Spvgg Rommelshausen
0000–2014 FSV Waiblingen
2014–2019 VfB Stuttgart
2019–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 VfB Stuttgart 2 (0)
2019 VfB Stuttgart II 1 (0)
2019– Bayern Munich II 43 (7)
2019– Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2021– → Union Berlin (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Germany U17 14 (3)
2018–2019 Germany U18 3 (1)
2019 Germany U19 6 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

Dajaku began his youth career with Spvgg Rommelshausen and FSV Waiblingen, before moving to the youth team of VfB Stuttgart in 2014.[2]

Dajaku made his professional debut for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on 9 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Anastasios Donis in the 0–3 away loss against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[3]

Bayern Munich

On 16 July 2019, Dajaku joined Bayern Munich on a four-year contract. He was subsequently assigned to the reserve team in the 3. Liga.[4] On 21 December 2019, he made his first team debut in a Bundesliga 2–0 home win against VfL Wolfsburg.

Loan to Union Berlin

On 16 January 2021, Dajaku signed a six-month loan deal with Union Berlin with the option to purchase.[5]

International career

Dajaku was included in Germany's squad for the 2018 edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England, where he scored twice in the 3–0 win against Serbia.[6] However, the German team was eliminated in the group stage.[7]

Personal life

Dajaku was born in Waiblingen, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from Skenderaj.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 January 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 10—10
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga 2000—20
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 294—294
2020–21 143143
Total 43 7 0 0 — 43 7
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bundesliga 2000000020
2020–21 0010000010
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Union Berlin 2020–21 Bundesliga 00———00
Career total 487100000497

Honours

Bayern Munich

References
  1. Leon Dajaku at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Markus Weinzierl befördert zwei 17-Jährige" [Markus Weinzierl promotes two 17-year-olds]. stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Stuttgart: Stuttgarter Zeitung. 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Bor. Mönchengladbach – VfB Stuttgart 3:0 (Bundesliga 2018/2019, 14. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Leon Dajaku wechselt zum FC Bayern". fcbayern.de. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "Leon Dajaku completes move to Union from Bayern". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. "Under-17: Serbia v Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. "Das ist der Kader für die U 17-EM" [This is the squad for the European Under-17 Championship]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. Engstrom, Aineias (1 December 2017). "Spieler-Portrait: Leon Dajaku, 16 Jahre" [Player portrait: Leon Dajaku, 16 years old]. lattenkreuz.de (in German). Lattenkreuz – Aktuelle Fußballnachrichten. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. "ZYRTARE: Talenti nga Skenderaj transferohet tek Bayern Munich" [OFFICIAL: The talent from Skenderaj is transferred to Bayern Munich]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 16 July 2019.
  10. Leon Dajaku at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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