Introduction
Bernd Leno (born 4 March 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal and the German national team.
Club career
VfB Stuttgart
In May 2011, Leno extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2014.
Loan to Bayer Leverkusen
On 10 August 2011, he was loaned out to Bayer 04 Leverkusen until 31 December 2011. Four days after the five months loan deal was signed, 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 games. 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.
Bayer Leverkusen
The transfer was made permanent on 30 November 2011, when Leno received a deal that kept him with Bayer until 2017. 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. He made his 300th competitive appearance for Leverkusen on 14 April 2018 in a 4–1 league win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Arsenal
On 19 June 2018, Premier League club Arsenal announced that Leno had signed a five-year contract, £22.5 million, pending 'the completion of regulatory processes'.
Leno made his debut for Arsenal in the 4–2 victory over Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League. 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."
International career
Leno received his first call up to the senior Germany team in October 2015 for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Georgia. He was later included in his nation's squad for the final tournament the following summer.
Leno was selected for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. He played one game of the tournament, against Australia. He was named in Germany's provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was not selected for the final 23-man squad.
Personal life
Leno's father is Russian German.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 0 | |||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 233 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | 304 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2018–19 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 349 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 426 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 8 October 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Arsenal
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19
Germany U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009
Germany
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017