Lennard Maloney
Lennard Maloney (born 8 October 1999) is a German-American soccer player who plays as a defender for Borussia Dortmund II.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lennard Maloney | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Köpenicker SC | |||
| –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– | Borussia Dortmund II | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:10, 1 April 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:10, 1 April 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 1 April 2018, Maloney made his professional debut by starting in a 2. Bundesliga match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[2]
On 31 January 2020, Maloney was loaned out to Chemnitzer FC until the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 7 August 2020, Maloney joined Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer. [4]
International career
Maloney was capped by Germany youth national teams at under-18 and under-19 level in friendly matches. On 7 July 2018, Maloney accepted a callup to the United States under-20 side and stated his desire to play for the United States.[5] He earned his first two U.S. under-20 caps in friendlies against North Carolina FC and Tobacco Road FC.[6]
Personal life
Maloney was born in Germany to an American father and German mother.[7]
References
- "Lennard Maloney". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "1. FC UNION LOSE NARROWLY TO GREUTHER FÜRTH". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Chemnitzer FC leiht Lennard Maloney von 1. FC Union Berlin" (in German). Chemnitzer FC. 31 January 2020.
- "Under-23s Borussia Dortmund". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "LENNARD MALONEY TO JOIN UP WITH US U20 SQUAD". fc-union-berlin.de. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- "Nur das US-Trikot fehlt Unions Maloney zurück in Berlin". berliner-kurier.de. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- "Could Lennard Maloney become the next USMNT Germerican?". starsandstripesfc.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.