Surprising names at the record champion
Bayern relies on these seven top talents at the club World Cup
Updated on June 14, 2025 – 8:34 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
At the club World Cup, Bavaria not only relies on seasoned top players, there are also seven youngsters in the squad. Some of them have star potential. T-online introduces them.
Lennart Karl is one of the most striking names of the young teams despite his only 17 years. The offensive midfielder was used for the U17 and U19 of the Munich team this season and entered the semi -finals of the championship with both teams. In the UEFA Youth League, he also reached the round of 16 with the U19. In total, Karl scored 34 goals and prepared eleven more – across competitions in 30 games.
The teenager from Frammersbach has already stood several times in the professional squad-including FC Augsburg and the Champions League quarter-finals against Inter Milan. So far, he has been denied an assignment with the professionals, but his achievements brought him to a good starting position.
In February 2024, Bavaria signed the then 16-year-old Jonah Kusi-Asare. The Swede measures 1.96 meters, is technically strong and brings speed. In the past season he gained experience in four competitions, including at Bavaria’s second team in the regional league and the UEFA Youth League.
On the 31st matchday he also gave his Bundesliga debut against Mainz-in the 88th minute for Harry Kane. The attacker still lacks the efficiency in front of the gate, but his potential is recognizable.
With Leon Klanac, the FCB also takes a young keeper with them. The 18-year-old is considered a complete goalkeeper who reacts quickly and is strong with his foot. For the U19, he stayed eight times in 28 league porties. In the UEFA Youth League, he scored three more games without a goal. Klanac was trained at FC Augsburg.
Central defender Cassiano Kiala is the youngest in the Bavaria Tross at the age of 16. It was only in the summer of 2024 that he moved from Hertha BSC to the Bayern campus. Since then he has been a regular player at the U17 of the FCB and completed 21 missions.
Kiala is also considered a big promise at the German Football Association (DFB)-header game, speed and position game are among his strengths.
Adam Aznou already has experience at the highest level. The three-time Moroccan international gave his Bundesliga debut in December 2024 at 3-0 against Union Berlin. He collected another minutes against Kiel in February and in the Champions League against Schachtar Donetsk.
Previously, Aznou was loaned to Real Valladolid, where he ran in 13 games in La Liga. The wing player from Barcelona’s young talent La Masia is versatile and brings pace and dribbing surface on both outer lanes.