| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Raum[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (age 26) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nuremberg, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder,left-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | RB Leipzig | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Tuspo Nürnberg | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2017 | Greuther Fürth | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Greuther Fürth II | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Greuther Fürth | 94 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | RB Leipzig | 79 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Germany U19 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Germany | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 5 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:52, 20 March 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
David Raum (German pronunciation:[ˈdaːvɪtˈʁaʊm]; born 22 April 1998) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as aleft midfielder orleft-back forBundesliga clubRB Leipzig and theGermany national team.[2]
Raum was born inNuremberg and started playing football at the local club Tuspo Nürnberg at the age of four. At the age of eight, he was scouted to the youth academy ofSpVgg Greuther Fürth in the neighbouring town and progressed through their youth teams.[3]
As an under-19 footballer, Raum gained his first experience in the senior sides and was part of the first team from the2017–18 2. Bundesliga season. In the first two rounds of the2017–18 DFB-Pokal he scored in both games,[4] but did not make it to the final round with his team after a defeat againstFC Ingolstadt. He also made 20 appearances in at second-highest German level and mainly played as a substitute in the following seasons. His contract, which was set to expire in June 2020,[5] was extended with an option for an additional year in May 2020.[6]
After the 2020–21 season, in which Greuther Fürth won promotion to theBundesliga, Raum moved toTSG Hoffenheim as a free agent, having signed a pre-contract with the club in January 2021. He signed a four-year contract withDie Kraichgauer.[7] On 11 December 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–1 away win overFreiburg.[8]
On 31 July 2022, he joinedBundesliga clubRB Leipzig, on a five-year deal until 2027.[9] On 16 September 2023, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win overAugsburg.[10] A month later, on 25 October, he scored his firstChampions League goal in a 3–1 win overRed Star Belgrade.[11]
Raum made a total of 11 international appearances at under-19 and under-20 levels.[12]
After debuting on 17 November 2020 in a 2–1 victory overWales for theunder-21 team,[12] under-21 national team coachStefan Kuntz called up Raum for the squad for the2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was utilised in all games, as Germany won the final 1–0 overPortugal.[13]
On 5 September 2021, Raum debuted with the seniorGermany national team in a 6–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification victory overArmenia.[14] He was included in the squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup, starting at left back in all threeGroup E matches. In the team's opening match againstJapan, he was fouled byShūichi Gonda to win a penalty kick that was converted byİlkay Gündoğan.[15] He also assistedSerge Gnabry's opening goal in the 4–2 win overCosta Rica.[16] He recorded the third-highest speed of the tournament behindNico Williams ofSpain andKamaldeen Sulemana ofGhana, reaching 35.40km/h.[17]
In June 2024, Raum was named in Germany's squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[18] He made his tournament debut in the finalGroup A match againstSwitzerland, coming on as a substitute forMaximilian Mittelstädt in the 61st minute and assistingNiclas Füllkrug's equalising goal in the second minute of stoppage time.[19] He went on to start at left back in both theround of 16 match againstDenmark and the quarter-final against Spain.[20]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Greuther Fürth II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Greuther Fürth | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 99 | 6 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 261 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
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