Overview
- Karl, 17, has been named to Antonio Di Salvo’s squad for EM qualifying, with Malta in Fürth on Friday and Georgia in Tbilisi four days later.
- If he features against Malta, he would rank as the fifth-youngest player to appear for Germany’s U21s at 17 years, eight months and 22 days.
- He became the youngest German scorer in the Champions League after netting against Club Brugge and has also contributed in the Bundesliga for Bayern.
- Julian Nagelsmann praised Karl’s winger profile, tasked him with helping deliver two U21 wins, and selected Saïd El Mala for the senior squad while monitoring Karl for the World Cup cycle.
- Karl describes his game as fearless with pace and inside runs, balances training with tutoring at Bayern’s Säbener Straße, plans to sit an exam during the international window, and says he initially missed Di Salvo’s call about his nomination.