Moritz Göttlicher

Moritz Göttlicher
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-04-21) 21 April 2008
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfL Bochum
Youth career
–2016 FC Gerolfing
2016–2026 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– VfL Bochum 0 (0)
International career
2024 Germany U16 5 (1)
2024– Germany U17 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2025

Moritz Göttlicher (born 21 April 2008) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. He is a German youth international.[1]

Club career

Bayern Munich

Göttlicher is a youth product of FC Gerolfing, in 2016 he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich with whom he progressed and continued his development.[2]

He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany for the last 2025 pre-season friendly match against Red Eagles Austria on 23 August 2025, Göttlicher came off the bench and substituted Aleksandar Pavlović at the 15th minute during a 3–1 win.[3]

In December 2025, fellow Bundesliga clubs such as FC Augsburg and Mainz 05, showed interest in recruiting him as a free agent, once his contract is fulfilled in July 2026.[4][5]

VfL Bochum

On 1 February 2026, Göttlicher signed a long-term contract with 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[6]

International career

Göttlicher has represented Germany at under-16 and under-17 levels since 2024.[1]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Felix Göttlicher, who also played for Bayern Munich's youth academy.

References

  1. ^ a b "Moritz Göttlicher - Spielerprofil". Deutscher Fußball-Bund.
  2. ^ "Moritz Göttlicher". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Match report: Red Eagles Austria v FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ^ Florian Plettenberg [@Plettigoal] (11 December 2025). "🚨👀 Excl: Moritz #Göttlicher is a candidate for FC Augsburg for the coming summer. There have already been talks, and he was also spotted in the stadium recently" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  5. ^ "Bayern Munich's Moritz Gottlicher explores move within Bundesliga - reports". Tribuna.com. 12 December 2025.
  6. ^ "VfL holt Moritz Göttlicher vom FC Bayern" [VfL brings in Moritz Göttlicher from FC Bayern] (in German). VfL Bochum. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.