Bernd Leno
Encyclopedia
Bernd Leno is a German
footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, as a goalkeeper.
until June 2014. 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 SV Werder Bremen
. He became after Dirk Krüssenberg and Heribert Macherey
the third goalkeeper in Bundesliga history who was keeping a clean sheet in his 3 first Bundesliga games. When he played on 13 September 2011, at the age of 19 years and 193 days, against Chelsea F.C.
in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
he was was the youngest German goalkeeper ever to play in a Champions League
match. The transfer was made permanent on 30 November 2011.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, as a goalkeeper.
Club Career
In May 2011 Leno extended his contract with VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
until June 2014. 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
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
debut against SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
. He became after Dirk Krüssenberg and Heribert Macherey
Heribert Macherey
Heribert Macherey is a retired German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He became the second goalkeeper after Dirk Krüssenberg to keep a clean sheet in his 3 first Bundesliga games.-External links:...
the third goalkeeper in Bundesliga history who was keeping a clean sheet in his 3 first Bundesliga games. When he played on 13 September 2011, at the age of 19 years and 193 days, against Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage.The group stage will feature 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round ....
he was was the youngest German goalkeeper ever to play in a Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
match. The transfer was made permanent on 30 November 2011.