Lukas Maria Görtler (born 15 June 1994) is a German professional

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midfielder who plays as a midfielder or

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for FC St. Gallen.

Club career

Görtler joined Bayern in 2014, having previously been playing for Eintracht Bamberg. On 2 May 2015, he made his debut for first-team in away match against Bayer Leverkusen. On 16 June 2015, it was confirmed that Görtler had signed a three-year contract with

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club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 3 August 2017, it was confirmed that Görtler had signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club

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. After two seasons with Utrecht, it was announced on 8 July 2019 that Görtler had joined Swiss club FC St. Gallen. Having played as

for most of his career, he was deployed as a central midfielder at St. Gallen.

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