| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Michael Burkardt | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-11) 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 | 10 | (8) |
| 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 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
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Jonathan Michael "Der große Bär" 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]
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 26 November 2025
| 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 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 18 | ||
| Total | 136 | 40 | 8 | 4 | — | 144 | 44 | |||
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | 17 | 10 |
| Career total | 150 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 165 | 55 | ||
- ^ 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 | |
Honours
Germany U21
Individual
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: October 2025[18]
References
- ^ a b "Jonathan Burkardt | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Burkardt". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "kicker-Spielerumfrage: Aufsteiger Burkardt - Kimmich überrascht negativ" (in German). Kicker. 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Burkardt making waves with Germany call-up as fine Mainz form continues". Bundesliga. 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Der Fall Burkardt: Neue Erkenntnisse, neue Fragen" (in German). Kicker. 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Burkardt verlängert bis 2027" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Jonathan Burkardt mit sofortiger Wirkung" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 4 July 2025.
- ^ Bundesliga, Bundesliga.com (23 August 2025). "Official | Jean-Mattéo Bahoya and Can Uzun provide Eintracht Frankfurt with perfect start against Werder Bremen". Bundesliga.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt: Burkardts Leistungs-Durchbruch zum richtigen Zeitpunkt" (in German). Sportschau. 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Burkardt named Bundesliga Player of the Month". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Jonathan Burkardt Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
- ^ "Kuntz mit vier Neulingen zur EM-Gruppenphase nach Ungarn" (in German). dfb.de. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Germany 1–0 Portugal". UEFA. 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Havertz sagt ab - Burkardt rückt nach" (in German). Sportschau. 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Nations League - Deutschland müht sich zum Sieg gegen Bosnien: Doppelpacker Deniz Undav entscheidend" (in German). Eurosport. 11 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "J. Burkardt: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Burkardt international matches". EU-Football.info. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt's Jonathan Burkardt wins Bundesliga Player of the Month for October 2025". Bundesliga. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
External links
- Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
- Jonathan Burkardt at Soccerway.com
- Jonathan Burkardt at WorldFootball.net
- Jonathan Burkardt at Soccerbase.com
- Jonathan Burkardt at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Burkardt at kicker (in German)
- Jonathan Burkardt at the German Football Association
- Jonathan Burkardt at EU-Football.info
- Jonathan Burkardt at DFB (also available in German)
- Jonathan Burkardt at kicker (in German)
