Lennard Maloney

Lennard Maloney (born October 8, 1999) is a soccer player who plays as a center back for Borussia Dortmund.[1] Born in Germany, he is a youth international for the United States.

Lennard Maloney
Personal information
Full name Lennard Maloney
Date of birth (1999-10-08) October 8, 1999
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 45
Youth career
Köpenicker SC
0000–2012 Blau-Weiß Mahlsdorf
2012–2017 Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Union Berlin 1 (0)
2020 → Chemnitzer FC (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund II 34 (1)
2020–22 Borussia Dortmund 2 (0)
2022 1. FC Heidenheim
National team
2017 Germany U18 2 (0)
2017 Germany U19 1 (0)
2018 United States U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 13, 2022

Club career

Union Berlin

Maloney spent 6 years in the youth academy of FC Union Berlin. In the 2017-18 Under 19 Bundesliga season, Maloney made 23 appearances for Union Berlin.[2][3] On April 1, 2018, Maloney made his professional debut by starting in a 2. Bundesliga match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[4][5]

Loan to Chemnitzer FC

On January 31, 2020, Maloney was loaned out to Chemnitzer FC until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6] His debut for Chemnitzer came on February 15 as he started against FC Magdeburg.[7] He made eight appearances in total for Chemnitzer.[8]

Borussia Dortmund II

On August 7, 2020, Maloney joined Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer.[3][9]

He scored his first goal in a 2-0 win vs. SV Lippstadt 08 on March 20, 2021.[10]

Borussia Dortmund

On October 23, 2021, Maloney made his debut for Borussia Dortmund's senior team, coming on as a sub in the 88th minute in Dortmund's 3-1 win over Arminia Bielefeld.

1. FC Heidenheim

On April 27, 2022, German media reported that he will join 1. FC Heidenheim on a free transfer from July 1. Maloney signed a three-year contract with the German second-division club.[11]

International career

Maloney was capped by Germany youth national teams at under-18 and under-19 level in friendly matches. On July 7, 2018, Maloney accepted a call-up to the United States under-20 side and stated his desire to play for the United States.[12] He earned his first two United States under-20 caps in friendlies against North Carolina FC and Tobacco Road FC.[13]

Personal life

Maloney was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[14]

References
  1. "Lennard Maloney". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. "Lennard Maloney 2017-2018 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. "Lennard Maloney: who is Borussia Dortmund's up-and-coming American defender?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. "1. FC UNION LOSE NARROWLY TO GREUTHER FÜRTH". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. "Greuther Fürth vs. Union Berlin Match Report – Sunday April 1, 2018". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  6. "Chemnitzer FC leiht Lennard Maloney von 1. FC Union Berlin". Chemnitzerfc.de (in German). January 31, 2020.
  7. "Magdeburg vs. Chemnitzer FC Match Report – Saturday February 15, 2020". FBref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  8. "Lennard Maloney 2019-2020 Match Logs". Fbref.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  9. "Under-23s Borussia Dortmund". Bvb.de. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. "Borussia Dortmund II SV Lippstadt 08 live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". Sofascore.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  11. "Heidenheim holt Maloney und Keller". kicker (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  12. "LENNARD MALONEY TO JOIN UP WITH US U20 SQUAD". Fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. "Nur das US-Trikot fehlt Unions Maloney zurück in Berlin". Berliner-kurier.de. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. "Could Lennard Maloney become the next USMNT Germerican?". Starsandstripesfc.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.


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