Florian Christian Neuhaus (; born 16 March 1997) is a German

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

and the Germany national team.

Club career

Early career

Neuhaus was born 40 miles outside of Munich and started his youth career with local club

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. In the semi-finals of the German youth league in 2016, Neuhaus scored the winner against

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in a 2–1 victory, doing so from the halfway line in the 89th minute. The strike was named Goal of the Month by German broadcaster

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

After impressing in the

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in his debut professional season with 1860 Munich, he moved to

in summer 2017 on a long-term contract. He was immediately loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for the 2017–18 season, where his six goals and three assists in 27 second-tier matches helped Fortuna clinch the league title and promotion to the top flight. On 19 November 2019, Mönchengladbach announced that Neuhaus had penned a contract extension with the club lasting until 2024. At the time of signing, Neuhaus had made 50 appearances for 'Die Fohlen' and had contributed five goals and 10 assists in all competitions. He has gone on to play in all but two of Gladbach's Bundesliga outings during the 2018–19 season, and has only missed four league outings during the 2019–20 season, becoming a key part of

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's squad.

2020–21 season

On 12 September 2020, Neuhaus scored two goals as Gladbach defeated Oberneuland by a score of 8–0 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

International career

Neuhaus is a youth international for Germany. He was called up to the senior

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squad for the

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matches against

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and

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in September 2020. He made his debut on 7 October 2020, against

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in a friendly game, while scoring his first goal as well. On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 14 November 2021. Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.''

Honours

Fortuna Düsseldorf *

: 2017–18

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neuhaus, Florian Living people 1997 births People from Landsberg am Lech Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria German footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers Association football midfielders TSV 1860 Munich II players TSV 1860 Munich players 2. Bundesliga players Footballers from Bavaria Borussia Mönchengladbach players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players UEFA Euro 2020 players