Jonathan Burkardt
German footballer (born 2000)
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Jonathan Michael "Jonny" Burkardt (born 11 July 2000) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Michael Burkardt | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Darmstadt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Darmstadt 98 | ||
| 2014–2018 | Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2025 | Mainz 05 | 136 | (41) |
| 2019–2020 | Mainz 05 II | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U16 | 10 | (6) |
| 2016 | Germany U17 | 1 | (2) |
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Germany U21 | 20 | (10) |
| 2024– | Germany | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Mainz 05
Burkardt joined the Mainz 05 youth performance center from SV Darmstadt 98 in 2014, playing in the B-Youth and A-Youth Bundesliga. He signed a professional contract in June 2018, making his Bundesliga debut on September 15, 2018, in a 2–1 win against FC Augsburg. During the 2020–21 season, he played in 29 Bundesliga games, scoring two goals, including the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over Bayern Munich. In the first half of the 2021–22 season, he scored seven goals in 17 games and was named "Rising Star of the Season" in a Kicker poll.[3] He finished the season with 11 Bundesliga goals, becoming Mainz's top scorer.[4]
In the 2022–23 season, he missed several games due to injury, scoring his first goal on November 13, 2022, against Eintracht Frankfurt before suffering a knee injury.[5] After surgery, he returned on November 26, 2023, and scored eight goals in 21 league games that season.[4] In January 2024, his contract with Mainz was extended until 2027.[6]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 4 July 2025, Burkardt signed a contract with Eintracht Frankfurt valid until 2030.[7] Burkardt made his Bundesliga debut with the Hessian club on August 23rd at the Waldstadion as Frankfurt defeated Werder Bremen 4–1 in the Eröffnungsspiel for the 2025–26 season.[8] A month later, on 18 September, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring a brace in a 5–1 victory over Galatasaray.[9] Following his braces against Freiburg and St. Pauli, he is awarded Bundesliga Player of the Month October.[10]
International career
Burkardt was a youth international footballer for Germany.[11] He was named in the Germany U21 squad for the 2021 UEFA European Championship.[12] He eventually achieved the title with his nation following a 1–0 victory over Portugal in the final.[13]
In October 2024, he was selected by coach Julian Nagelsmann to represent the German national team, replacing injured Kai Havertz, for the UEFA Nations League matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands.[14] On 11 October 2024, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 away victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA Nations League.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2018–19[16] | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[16] | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | Bundesliga | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | 37 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23[16] | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[16] | Bundesliga | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25[16] | Bundesliga | 29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 19 | ||
| Total | 136 | 41 | 8 | 4 | — | 144 | 45 | |||
| Mainz 05 II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2025–26[16] | Bundesliga | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | 26 | 12 |
| Career total | 159 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 174 | 58 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
