Leon Flach

Leon Flach
Personal information
Full name Leon Maximilian Flach[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Humble, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 31
Youth career
2006–2008 Sereetzer SV
2008–2016 VfB Lübeck
2016–2020 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 FC St. Pauli 9 (1)
2020 FC St. Pauli II 3 (1)
2021– Philadelphia Union 93 (2)
International career‡
2019 Germany U18 2 (0)
2020 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2020

Leon Maximilian Flach (born February 28, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or left-back[3] for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.[4][5]

Club career

FC St. Pauli

Flach made his professional debut for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on September 27, 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Jannes Wieckhoff against 1. FC Heidenheim, which finished as a 4–2 home win.[6]

Flach scored his first professional goal for FC St. Pauli on 3 January 2021, scoring in the 82nd minute against Greuther Fürth in a 2–1 loss.[7]

Philadelphia Union

In March 2021, Flach signed a two-year contract with Philadelphia Union competing in Major League Soccer.[8] Flach's debut with the Union was starting in the club's first CONCACAF Champions League match, defeating Deportivo Saprissa 1–0.[9] Flach scored his first goal for the Union on October 3 against reigning MLS Champions, Columbus Crew in a 3–0 win.[10] His performances throughout the 2021 season made Flach a regular starter in the Union midfield and was recognized as being named among the MLS's 22 under 22.[11]

Personal life

Flach was born in Texas to German parents while his father was working in Houston before returning to Hamburg as a child. He has represented Germany and the United States at youth level. Flach is a fan of the Houston Texans.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC St. Pauli II 2020-21 Regionalliga Nord 3 1 — — — 3 1
FC St. Pauli 2020-21 2 Bundesliga 9 1 — — — 9 1
Philadelphia Union 2021 MLS 34 1 — 6[a] 0 3[b] 0 43 1
2022 34 0 1 0 — 3[b] 1 38 1
2023 25 1 1 0 4[a] 0 5[c] 0 35 1
Total 93 2 2 0 10 0 11 1 116 3
Career total 105 4 2 0 10 0 11 1 128 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honors

Philadelphia Union

References

  1. ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Leon Flach". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "ASN: Flach seeks roles with the U.S. U-20s & St. Pauli first team in 2020". americansoccernow.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Leon Flach at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Leon Flach | Philadelphia Union player profile". philadelphiaunion.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 2. Round » FC St. Pauli – 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4:2". WorldFootball.net. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nur geschnuppert: St. Pauli-Trainer Schultz über Tor-Debüt von Flach". Morgenpost (in German). January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Union Sign Midfielder Leon Flach". philadelphiaunion.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (April 8, 2021). "Leon Flach fits in right away during Union win in debut on Concacaf Champions League stage". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Jonathan Tannenwald (October 3, 2021). "Union rout Columbus Crew, 3-0, headlined by Jack Elliott's free kick goal: Observations and analysis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 22 Under 22 presented by BODYARMOR". MLSsoccer.com. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (November 5, 2022). "Hollywood ending! LAFC win legendary MLS Cup 2022 over Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 27, 2023.


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