Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is a German centre-forward born in Siegen on 19 May 1996. He developed with SSV Oranien Frohnhausen and TSG Wieseck before joining Eintracht Frankfurt’s academy in 2010, signing his first professional contract in 2014. Waldschmidt made his Bundesliga debut for Frankfurt in April 2015 and later moved to Hamburger SV, where he scored a late header against Wolfsburg in May 2017. He joined SC Freiburg in 2018, producing nine league goals in his first season before transferring to Benfica in 2020. After returning to Germany with VfL Wolfsburg, Waldschmidt moved to 1. FC Köln, initially on loan and later permanently. Internationally, he finished as the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship’s top scorer with seven goals and made his senior Germany debut that year.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 652 | 4 | 3 | 0.55 | 0.41 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1799 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.15 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1329 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 641 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 981 | 3 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 1870 | 9 | 3 | 0.43 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1389 | 8 | 1 | 0.52 | 0.06 |
| 2018 | 32 | 1872 | 9 | 1 | 0.43 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 22 | 816 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 426 | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| 2015 | 12 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 2014 | 8 | 528 | 2 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1816 | 14 | 0 | 0.69 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 326 | 2 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: AttackerTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Bundesliga
Teams
Transfers
VfL Wolfsburg
1.FC Köln
VfL Wolfsburg
1.FC Köln
Benfica
VfL Wolfsburg
SC Freiburg
Benfica
Hamburger SV
SC Freiburg
Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburger SV
Honors
