Lennart Grill
 Grill with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Idar-Oberstein, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Greuther Fürth (on loan from Union Berlin) | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Idar-Oberstein | |||
| –2013 | SpVgg Nahbollenbach | ||
| 2013–2016 | Mainz 05 | ||
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 51 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → SK Brann (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Union Berlin | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Germany U21 | 7 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020 | |||
Lennart Grill (born 25 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on loan from Union Berlin.[2]
Club career
In January 2019, 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager Sascha Hildmann confirmed that Grill would be the starting goalkeeper for the club over Wolfgang Hesl in the second half of the 2018–19 season.[3] He made his debut for Kaiserslautern in the 3. Liga on 26 January 2019, starting in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach, which finished as a 2–0 win.[4]
Bayer Leverkusen
On 8 March 2019, it was announced that Grill would sign for Bayer Leverkusen starting from the 2020–21 Bundesliga season on a four-year deal.[5] Grill made his debut for the team on 28 February 2021, by playing the full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss to SC Freiburg, when Lukáš Hrádecký continues to recover from the achilles tendon problems.
Union Berlin
On 16 June 2022, Grill moved to Union Berlin on a loan agreement, with Union reserving an option to buy.[6] On 30 March 2023, the loan agreement was made permanent.[7]
Loan to Osnabrück
On 10 July 2023, Grill joined VfL Osnabrück on loan.[8]
Loan to Eintracht Braunschweig
On 4 July 2024, Grill joined 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig on a season-long loan deal.[9] He started the season as the first goalkeeper, but was sent off in the 9th game of the league season against Hertha BSC, and lost his starter spot to Marko Johansson.
Loan to Greuther Fürth
On 22 January 2025, Grill moved on a new loan to Greuther Fürth, also in 2. Bundesliga.[10]
International career
Grill was included in Germany's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[11] The team managed to reach the semi-finals, before losing 1–2 against Spain. Grill made his only appearance of the tournament in the match against Spain, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute following a red card for starting goalkeeper Jan-Christoph Bartels.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 December 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 0 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| SK Brann (loan) | 2021 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Lennart Grill". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Lennart Grill at kicker (in German)
- ^ "Hildmann bestätigt: Grill die neue Nummer eins" [Hildmann confirms: Grill is the new number one]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2:0 (3. Liga 2018/2019, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Bayer 04 sign keeper from Kaiserslautern".
- ^ "Grill Signs on Loan".
- ^ "From loanee to permanent stopper".
- ^ "LENNART GRILL KOMMT AUF LEIHBASIS AUS BERLIN" [LENNART GRILL COMES ON LOAN FROM BERLIN] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig leiht Lennart Grill aus" [Eintracht Braunschweig loans Lennart Grill]. www.eintracht.com (in German). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Kleeblatt leiht Grill aus" [Kleeblatt loans Grill] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Schönweitz nominiert Kader für die U 17-EM" [Schönweitz nominates squad for the European Under-17 Championship]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Deutsche U 17 scheitert im Halbfinale" [Germany under-17 fails in the semi-finals]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ Lennart Grill at Soccerway
External links
- Lennart Grill at DFB (also available in German)
- Lennart Grill at WorldFootball.net
- Lennart Grill at kicker (in German)
