In the game between Bayern and Mainz
Player apparently breaks Bundesliga record
December 15, 2025 – 6:00 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
On Sunday, Mainz 05 pulled off a real surprise at FC Bayern. This was also due to hard-working players like Lennard Maloney.
Before FC Bayern’s game against Mainz 05 on Sunday, hardly anyone expected that the bottom team would get a point from the first team. But in the end the result was 2:2. Mainz coach Urs Fischer was “very satisfied” with his team’s performance. “I think the team rewarded themselves today for the almost uncanny effort they put in,” emphasized the Swiss.
This also applies to midfielder Lennard Maloney, who, according to the DFL, ran around 14.8 kilometers. The “Sportschau” spoke of 14.68 kilometers. In both cases that would be a Bundesliga record. Since the data was collected in 2013/14, no one has run such a distance in a game. Former Hertha player Vladimir Darida previously held the record. The Czech only ran 14.34 kilometers against FC Augsburg in the 2019/2020 season, and a week later he topped himself against BVB with 14.65 kilometers.
However, Maloney’s record has not yet been officially confirmed. The values can always be corrected later, but in any case the American’s performance was exceptional and helped Mainz pull off a real surprise in the Allianz Arena.
Urs Fischer then highlighted the four midfielders, including Maloney. “When you put in so much effort, it’s even more fun when you get something out of it at the end,” said the 59-year-old.
For Maloney and Mainz, the decisive Conference League game against Samsunspor on Thursday is about direct entry into the round of 16, before FC St. Pauli visits Mainz on Sunday before the winter break.