Lennard Maloney (born October 8, 1999) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or center-back for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.[1] Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 8, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, center-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
Köpenicker SC | |||
–2012 | Blau-Weiß Mahlsdorf | ||
2012–2017 | Union Berlin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Union Berlin | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Chemnitzer FC (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Borussia Dortmund II | 61 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | (0) |
2022– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 63 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | United States | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 25, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2023 |
Club career
editUnion Berlin
editMaloney spent six years in the youth academy of Union Berlin. In the 2017–18 Under 19 Bundesliga season, Maloney made 23 appearances for Union Berlin.[2][3] On April 1, 2018, Maloney made his professional debut by starting in a 2. Bundesliga match against Greuther Fürth.[4][5]
Loan to Chemnitzer FC
editOn January 31, 2020, Maloney was loaned out to Chemnitzer FC until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] His debut for Chemnitz came on February 15 as he started against 1. FC Magdeburg.[7] He made eight appearances in total for Chemnitz.[8]
Borussia Dortmund II
editOn August 7, 2020, Maloney joined Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer.[3][9]
He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over SV Lippstadt on March 20, 2021.[10]
Borussia Dortmund
editOn October 23, 2021, Maloney made his debut for Borussia Dortmund's senior team in the Bundesliga, coming on as a sub in the 88th minute in Dortmund's 3–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld.[11] He made a second Bundesliga appearance in the reverse fixture, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute.[11] During the 2021–22 season he also had two further matchday squad nominations.[11]
Heidenheim
editOn April 27, 2022, German media reported that he would join Heidenheim on a free transfer from July 1. Maloney signed a three-year contract with the German second-division club.[12]
International career
editYouth
editMaloney was capped by Germany youth national teams at under-18 and under-19 level in friendly matches. On July 7, 2018, Maloney accepted a call-up to the United States under-20 side and stated his desire to play for the United States.[13] He earned his first two United States under-20 caps in friendlies against North Carolina FC and Tobacco Road FC.[14]
Senior
editIn October 2023, Maloney received his first call-up to the United States senior team ahead of two friendlies against Germany and Ghana.[15] Notably, he is the first ever Heidenheim player to be called up to a senior national team.[16]
Style of play
editMaloney is a hard-tackling defensive midfielder who can also be deployed at center-back.[11]
Personal life
editMaloney was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played on August 25, 2024[18]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Union Berlin | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Chemnitzer FC (loan) | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 3. Liga | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
Total | 61 | 2 | — | — | — | 61 | 2 | |||||
Borussia Dortmund | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
1. FC Heidenheim | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 63 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 67 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 135 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 4 |
International
edit- As of match played November 20, 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Lennard Maloney at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Lennard Maloney 2017-2018 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lennard Maloney: who is Borussia Dortmund's up-and-coming American defender?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "1. FC UNION LOSE NARROWLY TO GREUTHER FÜRTH". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Greuther Fürth vs. Union Berlin Match Report – Sunday April 1, 2018". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Chemnitzer FC leiht Lennard Maloney von 1. FC Union Berlin". Chemnitzerfc.de (in German). January 31, 2020.
- ^ "Magdeburg vs. Chemnitzer FC Match Report – Saturday February 15, 2020". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Lennard Maloney 2019-2020 Match Logs". Fbref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Under-23s Borussia Dortmund". Bvb.de. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund II SV Lippstadt 08 live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". Sofascore.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Schmidt adelt Maloney als "Prototyp" des FCH" [Schmidt praises Maloney as "prototype" of the FCH]. kicker (in German). August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ "Heidenheim holt Maloney und Keller". kicker (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "LENNARD MALONEY TO JOIN UP WITH US U20 SQUAD". Fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Nur das US-Trikot fehlt Unions Maloney zurück in Berlin". Berliner-kurier.de. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "BERHALTER SELECTS 23-PLAYER USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF OCTOBER MATCHES AGAINST GERMANY AND GHANA". United States Soccer Federation. October 5, 2023.
- ^ Stafford-Bloor, Sebastian (October 6, 2023). "Lennard Maloney's USMNT call-up inspired by FC Heidenheim's unlikely success". The Athletic.
- ^ "Could Lennard Maloney become the next USMNT Germerican?". Starsandstripesfc.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Lennard Maloney at Soccerway
External links
edit- Lennard Maloney at DFB (also available in German)
- Profile on FuPa.net