Christian Martin Früchtl (born 28 January 2000) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Früchtl has represented Germany at various youth levels internationally.

Club career

Youth career

Früchtl began his youth career at hometown club SV Bischofsmais, before moving to

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. In 2014, he moved to the

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. In 2017, Früchtl won the 2016–17 B-Junioren Bundesliga with Bayern's under-17 team, appearing 14 times during the season. Früchtl also appeared 7 times for Bayern's under-19 team during the 2016–17 season, finishing as runners-up in the A-Junioren Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich

Früchtl began his senior career for

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in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the

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on 15 August 2017 in a 2–2 draw against

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. He made his professional debut for the reserve team in the

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on 20 July 2019, starting in the away match against

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. On 7 August 2020, Früchtl joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan, however he did not feature in any game nor competitions.

Austria Wien

On 15 June 2022, following the end of the 2021–2022 season Früchtl would join

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club

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Lecce

On 25 June 2024, Früchtl moved to Italy and signed with

club

on a contract until 2027.

International career

Früchtl has progressed through some of the Germany national youth teams, including five caps for the under-17 team from 2016 to 2017.

Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Bayern Munich *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 Bayern Munich II *

: 2018–19 *

: 2019–20

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Bayern Munich website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fruchtl, Christian 2000 births Living people People from Regen (district) Footballers from Lower Bavaria German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers 1. FC Nürnberg players FK Austria Wien players US Lecce players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century German sportsmen