Wisdom Mike
German footballer (born 2008)
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Wisdom Okpako Mike (born 24 September 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wisdom Okpako Mike | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 2019–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2022– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Germany U17 | 8 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Bayern Munich
As a youth player, Mike joined the youth academy of MSV Duisburg. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. At the age of thirteen, he was transferred to the youth academy of fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2022.[1]
On 7 February 2025, ahead of the second half of the season, while playing for both the under-17, with whom he had scored 13 goals during 11 matches played at the moment, and the under-19 sides, Mike being 16 years old, was called up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 3–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, as an unused substitute.[2]
He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on 2, 7, and 12 August 2025, respectively.[3][4] On 8 August, he extended his contract with the club, alongside his teammate Lennart Karl.[5]
Mike made his professional debut with Bayern Munich II on 23 August 2025, coming off the bench and scoring a goal for a 2–2 home draw Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Bayreuth.[6]
On 26 September 2025, he made his debut with the Bayern Munich senior team during a 4–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, substituting Luis Díaz.[7] A month later, on 22 October, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 win over Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.[8]
Mike was called up as a starter for the 5–0 win friendly match against Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on 6 January 2026.[9]
International career
Style of play
Mike plays as a winger and is two-footed, he can also be deployed as a forward. Known for his speed and dribbling ability, he has received comparisons to France international Ousmane Dembélé.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Bayern Munich