Julian Brandt Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Salary, Awards, Personal Life, Family, Girlfriend, and Many More

German talent Julian Brandt currently plays as a winger for the Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen besides making regular appearances for the Germany national football team. A product of VfL Wolfsburg youth academy system, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen II in 2014 to get his senior team experience. Upon his arrival, he has quickly earned his first-team promotion the same year. Since the very first season, he started to show his prominence in the German club football circuit, and eventually became a permanent starting squad member of Bayer Leverkusen.

Julian Brandt Biography

He played for than 150 official matches for Bayer Leverkusen senior team since his joining in 2014. Besides club football, Brandt also made his name in the international circuit representing Germany. He played for almost all youth squads of Germany from U-15 to U-21, and made 55 total appearances for the youth team. He has earned praises for his performance during German U-19’s winning run in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2014. Brandt finally made his senior international debut in 2016.

Julian Brandt Full Biography and Career

Julian Brandt Youth Career

He started his football journey with the youth academy system of his native side SC Borgfeld in 2001, at the age of just five. He then moved to the youth system of FC Oberneuland in 2009. After spending two seasons there, he finally moved to the youth setup of VfL Wolfsburg in 2011, at the age of 15. Upon his arrival at Wolfsburg, he went through a rigorous training program and escalated through several youth squads. His performance for the youth team caught the attention of several big football clubs all over Europe, and media started calling him the football prodigy of Germany looking at his miraculous skills.

Julian Brandt Bayer Leverkusen Career

During the January transfer window of 2014, he signed his first professional five-year contract with Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen for a transfer fee of €350,000. Shortly after, he made his debut for the club in a Bundesliga match against Schalke 04 on 15^th February 2014, as the 82^nd-minute substitute for Son Heung-Min. He then made his European competitive debut for Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage first-leg match against Paris Saint-Germain on 18^th February 2014.

Julian Brandt Full Club Career

Brandt scored his first goal for the club in a Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV on 4^th April 2014. The following 2015-16 season, he scored a brilliant goal for Bayer Leverkusen in their season’s opening match against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 15^th August 2015. He scored consecutively in six Bundesliga matches between 20^th March 2013 and 30^th April 2016, and became the youngest player ever to achieve such feat since Gerd Müller. As of now, he played in 132 Bundesliga matches for Bayer Leverkusen and scored 27 times.

Julian Brandt International Career

He started his international journey with the German U-15 team in 2011. Brandt promoted to the U-16 team the same year. He then earned his promotion to the U-17 team in 2012. After spending a year, he earned his place in the U-19 team in 2013. Brandt became a starting member of the German U-20 team in 2015 and promoted to the U-21 team in the same year.

Brandt earned his first senior call-up on 17^th May 2016. He became a part of Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for their UEFA Euro 2016 campaign. He then represented his nation at the 2016 Summer Olympics and helped Germany to win the silver medal. As of 2018, he played 14 official competitive matches for the German team while scoring once.

Julian Brandt Full Germany International Career

Julian Brandt Personal Life

Born in northwestern Germany, to his parents Jürgen Brandt and Heike Brandt, Julian Brandt is of pure German descent. He grew up in the Bremen city along with his brothers Jascha Brandt and Jannis Brandt. All three Brandt brothers played football during their childhood days. He likes to keep his private life a secret from the Media, so there are no confirmed reports available on his romantic relationship.

Julian Brandt Net Worth

The current net worth of Julian Brandt is estimated to be around €4 Million according to the recent reports. His market value now stands at €35 Million as of the ongoing football season of 2018. He earns nearly €2.5 Million through his salary from his current Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the German national team. Besides his footballing income, he also made his wealth through several endorsement deals. Brandt is currently associated with Nike and wears their Mercurial Superfly 360.

Julian Brandt Individual Awards

He helped his club Bayer 04 Leverkusen to achieve great victories over their opponents. And with the German national team, he achieved the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2014. He then achieved the Summer Olympic Silver Medal in 2016, and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017. For his amazing playmaking skills, he became the DFB-Pokal top assist provider in the 2015–16 season.