Bundesliga

2025-06-25T07:01:00Z

Bundesliga's finest set for U21 final

VfB Stuttgart forward Nick Woltemade took his goal tally to six in Germany's semi-final win over France-

Germany's best young footballers have continental glory in their sights after beating France in the UEFA U-21 European Championship semi-finals to set up a date with England in Saturday's decider.

Antonio Di Salvo's men have enjoyed a fantastic tournament so far, winning all five of their matches, including against fellow finalists England in the group stage.

Woltemade has led the charge, scoring six goals - more than any other player at the competition - while Rocco Reitz and Ansgar Knauff have also impressed.

Germany take on England in the final in Bratislava at 21:00 CET on Saturday 28 June.

Follow the best of the action from the U21 Euros below!

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Watch: All of Woltemade's 2024/25 Bundesliga goals

The towering VfB striker, the main man for Germany's U21s, struck 12 times in the league in the recently ended season. Enjoy them all here!

Germany and France prepare for U21 semi clash

The Bundesliga finest will be on show in the semi-final between Germany and France. The latter's squad, of course, is full of talent from the German top flight, while Chrislain Matsima and Castello Lukeba will be looking to keep the German attack under wraps. In the other semi, new RB Leipzig signing Ezechiel Banzuzi and Fortuna Düsseldorf's Myron van Brederode will look to down England.

Elsewhere overnight

Darmstadt's Jean-Paul Boëtius lasted 84 minutes of Suriname's 1-1 draw away to El Salvador, which ensured Boëtius' visitors maintained a two-point lead over their hosts in Group F of the FIFA World Cup Concacaf qualifiers. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, Can Uzun was an unused substitute as Türkiye were defeated 1-0 by Mexico.

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Flekken bound for Finland

New Leverkusen signing Mark Flekken has been training with the Netherlands ahead of a World Cup qualifier in Finland on Saturday.

Flying the flag

Find out which Bundelsliga and Bundesliga 2 players have received call-ups right here!

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Watch: Michael Olise - Rookie of the Season

Olise took the Rookie of the Season prize, following a sensational first showing in Bayern colours, comprising some 27 goal involvements in the Bundesliga alone. The Frenchman now has the chance to add to his six senior international caps as Les Bleus chase Nations League gold in Germany this week.

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Watch: Harry Kane - a champion at last

England will look to Harry Kane to fire them past Andorra in World Cup qualifying on 7 June. The Bayern Munich striker top scored in the Bundesliga in 2024/25 with 26 goals, adding to his league-leading 36 from the previous campaign. He also got his hands on his first major trophy as the record champions reclaimed the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen, scooping the Player of the Season award for his efforts.

June internationals

The Bundesliga 2024/25 season is over, but that doesn't mean the end of the action. A plethora of Germany-based players have been called up to represent their countries in international competition such as the UEFA Nations League, FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying and the Concacaf Gold Cup...

Club-by-club list of Bundesliga & Bundesliga 2 players on international duty

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich

Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, Leroy Sané (all Germany), Harry Kane (England), Michael Olise (France), Daniel Peretz (Israel), Josip Stanišić (Croatia), Konrad Laimer (Austria), João Palhinha (Portugal), Paul Wanner (Germany U21)

Watch: Michael Olise's eye-watering debut Bundesliga campaign

Bayer Leverkusen

Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah, Florian Wirtz (all Germany), Emiliano Buendía, Exequiel Palacios (both Argentina), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Lukáš Hrádecký (Finland), Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands), Victor Boniface, Nathan Tella (both Nigeria), Granit Xhaka (Switzerland), Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain), Patrik Schick, Matěj Kovář (both Czech Republic), Alejo Sarco (Argentina U20), Ibrahim Maza (Algeria)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Robin Koch (Germany), Farès Chaibi (Algeria), Arthur Theate (Belgium), Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark), Igor Matanović (Croatia), Hugo Larsson (Sweden), Aurèle Amenda (Switzerland), Can Uzun (Turkey), Ellyes Skhiri (Tunisia), Elias Baum, Nathaniel Brown, Nnamdi Collins, Ansgar Knauff (all Germany U21), Oscar Højlund (Denmark U21), Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (France U21)

Borussia Dortmund

Karim Adeyemi, Waldemar Anton, Pascal Groß, Felix Nmecha (all Germany), Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria), Julian Ryerson (Norway), Marcel Sabitzer (Austria), Daniel Svensson (Sweden), Gregor Kobel (Switzerland), Salih Özcan (Turkey), Almugera Kabar, Kjell Wätjen (both Germany U19)

Freiburg

Florent Muslija (Kosovo), Michael Gregoritsch, Philipp Lienhart (both Austria), Johan Manzambi (Switzerland), Noah Atubolu, Merlin Röhl, Max Rosenfelder, Derry Scherhant (all Germany U21), Kiliann Sildillia (France U21)

Mainz

Kaishu Sano (Japan), Philipp Mwene, Nikolas Veratschnig (both Austria), Silvan Widmer (Switzerland), Jae-sung Lee (South Korea), Paul Nebel, Nelson Weiper (both Germany U21)

Watch: The best of Karim Adeyemi in 2024/25

RB Leipzig

David Raum (Germany), Loïs Openda, Maarten Vandevoordt (both Belgium), Lutsharel Geertruida, Xavi Simons (both Netherlands), Antonio Nusa (Norway), Christoph Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald (all Austria), Kosta Nedeljkovic (Serbia), Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia), Willi Orbán (Hungary), Castello Lukeba (France U21), Tidiam Gomis (France U20), Assan Ouédraogo, Robert Ramsak (both Germany U19), Jonathan Norbye (Norway U19)

Werder Bremen

Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso), Marco Friedl, Marco Grüll, Romano Schmid (all Austria)

Stuttgart

Maximilian Mittelstädt, Alexander Nübel, Deniz Undav, Nick Woltemade (all Germany), Ermedin Demirović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Tiago Pereira Cardoso (Luxembourg), Nico Elvedi (Switzerland), Rocco Reitz, Lukas Ullrich (both Germany U21), Charles Herrmann (Germany U19)

Wolfsburg

Mohammed Amoura (Algeria), Joakim Mæhle (Denmark), Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece), Lovro Majer (Croatia), Patrick Wimmer (Austria), Jakub Kamiński (Poland), Denis Vavro (Slovakia), Bence Dárdai (Hungary), Tiago Tomás (Portugal U21)

Augsburg

Steve Mounié (Benin), Samuel Essende (DR Congo), Fredrik Jensen (Finland), Dimitrios Giannoulis (Greece), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (Kosovo), Kristijan Jakić (Croatia), Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland), Chrislain Matsima (France U21)

Watch: Querfeld strike voted Goal of the Season 24/25

Union Berlin

Josip Juranović (Croatia), Leopold Querfeld (Austria), László Bénes (Slovakia), András Schäfer (Hungary)

St. Pauli

Connor Metcalfe (Australia), Nikola Vasilj (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Danel Sinani (Luxembourg)

Hoffenheim

Oliver Baumann, Tom Bischof (both Germany), Andrej Kramarić (Croatia), Leo Østigård (Norway), Adam Hložek (Czech Republic), Bazoumana Toure (Ivory Coast U23), Lúkas Petersson (Iceland U21), Florian Micheler (Austria U21), Max Moerstedt (Germany U19), Fisnik Asllani (Kosovo), Nahuel Noll (Germany U21)

Heidenheim

Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia), Mathias Honsak (Austria)

Hamburg

Miro Muheim (Switzerland), Immanuel Pherai (Suriname), Adam Karabec (Czech Republic U21), Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit (Norway U19)

Cologne

Denis Huseinbašić (Bosnia und Herzegovina), Leart Paqarada (Kosovo), Eric Martel, Jan Thielmann (both Germany U21), Jaka Čuber Potočnik (Slovenia U20), Ísak Jóhannesson (Iceland)

2. Bundesliga

Bochum

Georgios Masouras (Greece), Ibrahima Sissoko (Mali), Matúš Bero (Slovakia)

Holstein Kiel

Armin Gigović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Shuto Machino (Japan), Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden), David Zec (Slovenia), Dominik Javorček (Slovakia U21)

Elversberg

Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria)

Paderborn

Casper Terho (Finland U21)

Magdeburg

Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg), Lubambo Musonda (Zambia)

Fortuna Düsseldorf