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Bernd Leno
Leno with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name Bernd Leno
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 1
Youth career
1998–2003 SV Germania Bietigheim
2003–2009 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfB Stuttgart II 57 (0)
2011–2018 Bayer Leverkusen 233 (0)
2018–2022 Arsenal 101 (0)
2022– Fulham 105 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Germany U17 4 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U18 5 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U19 5 (0)
2012–2015 Germany U21 14 (0)
2016– Germany 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:33, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Bernd Leno (born 4 March 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Fulham.

Early and personal life

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Bernd Leno[2] was born on 4 March 1992[3] in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg.[4] His father is Russian-German.[5]

Leno married his long-time girlfriend, Sophie Christin, in 2020.[6]

Club career

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VfB Stuttgart

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Having progressed through the youth set up at VfB Stuttgart, in May 2011, Leno extended his contract until June 2014. By this time he was a regular goalkeeper in the VfB Stuttgart II reserve team who played in the 3. Liga.[7][8]

Bayer Leverkusen

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Leno with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014

On 10 August 2011, Bernd Leno was loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen until 31 December 2011.[9][10][11] Four days later, Leno made his Bundesliga debut against Werder Bremen. He became, after Dirk Krüssenberg and Heribert Macherey, the third goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to keep a clean sheet in his first three Bundesliga appearances.[12] When he played on 13 September 2011, at the age of 19 years and 193 days, against Chelsea in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage he became the youngest German goalkeeper to ever to play in a Champions League match.[13][14]

The transfer was made permanent on 30 November 2011, when Leno received a deal that kept him with Bayer until 2017.[15][16] Leno became a regular in the first team and after a string of impressive performances, on 8 November 2013, he signed an improved contract to keep him at the club until 2018.[17] He made his 300th appearance for Leverkusen on 14 April 2018 in a 4–1 league win over Eintracht Frankfurt.[18]

Arsenal

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On 19 June 2018, Premier League club Arsenal announced that Leno had signed a five-year contract for a fee of £22.5 million, while pending 'the completion of regulatory processes'.[19][20]

Leno made his debut for Arsenal in the 4–2 victory over Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League.[21] Leno made his Premier League debut in the 2–0 home victory over Watford, replacing regular goalkeeper Petr Čech, who picked up an injury in the first-half. His performance was praised by head-coach Unai Emery, who said "He is working very well with the goalkeeping coaches. I spoke with him and said the most important thing is when the team needs him to help us, to be prepared. He did that on Wednesday and today also – and against Vorskla. We have three very good goalkeepers. Petr Čech, his performances for us have been very important and his experience. Leno can learn by staying near with Petr Čech every day. I am very happy with him. He has waited for his moment and it's arriving."[22][23]

Leno was the runner up of the Arsenal Player of the Season award in the 2019–20 season, commanding 16 per cent of the final vote.[24] On 25 February 2021, he played his 100th match for Arsenal in all competitions in a 3–2 win over Benfica in the Europa League round of 32.[25] Leno was relegated to a backup in the 2021–22 season after the signing of Aaron Ramsdale, who was selected as the starting goalkeeper.[citation needed]

Fulham

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On 2 August 2022, Leno signed for newly promoted Premier club Fulham on a three-year contract with an option to extend by a further year[26][27], for a reported £8 million fee.[28][29] He made his debut on 20 August in the 3–2 win against West London rivals Brentford.[30] His first clean sheet came in Fulham's 3–0 win against Aston Villa on 20 October.[31] The result led to Steven Gerrard's dismissal as Villa manager.[32] On 13 December 2023, Leno signed a new contract with Fulham until the summer of 2027[33][34][35], with a club option to extend it for a further season.[36] On 2 March 2025, he saved two penalties in Fulham's FA Cup Fifth Round shootout victory over reigning FA Cup holder Manchester United.[37]

International career

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Leno received his first call up to the German senior squad in October 2015 for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Georgia.[38] He debuted in a friendly match against Slovakia on 29 May 2016.[39] Leno was also included in his nation's squad for the final tournament the following summer.[40]

Leno was selected for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[41] He played one game of the tournament, against Australia.[42] He was named in Germany's provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was not selected for the final 23-man squad.[43] On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.[44][45]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2009–10[46] 3. Liga 17 0 — — — 17 0
2010–11[47] 3. Liga 37 0 — — — 37 0
2011–12[48] 3. Liga 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 57 0 — — — 57 0
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12[48] Bundesliga 33 0 — — 8[c] 0 41 0
2012–13[49] Bundesliga 32 0 2 0 — 6[d] 0 40 0
2013–14[50] Bundesliga 34 0 4 0 — 8[c] 0 46 0
2014–15[51] Bundesliga 34 0 4 0 — 10[c] 0 48 0
2015–16[52] Bundesliga 33 0 4 0 — 12[e] 0 49 0
2016–17[53] Bundesliga 34 0 1 0 — 7[c] 0 42 0
2017–18[54] Bundesliga 33 0 5 0 — — 38 0
Total 233 0 20 0 — 51 0 304 0
Arsenal 2018–19[55] Premier League 32 0 0 0 1 0 3[d] 0 36 0
2019–20[56] Premier League 30 0 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 32 0
2020–21[57] Premier League 35 0 2 0 2 0 10[d] 0 49 0
2021–22[58] Premier League 4 0 1 0 3 0 — 8 0
Total 101 0 3 0 6 0 15 0 125 0
Fulham 2022–23[59] Premier League 36 0 1 0 0 0 — 37 0
2023–24[60] Premier League 38 0 0 0 3 0 — 41 0
2024–25[61] Premier League 31 0 2 0 0 0 — 33 0
Total 105 0 3 0 3 0 — 111 0
Career total 496 0 26 0 9 0 66 0 597 0
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 2 September 2021[42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2016 3 0
2017 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 1 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Arsenal

Germany U17

Germany

References

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