Moritz Leitner

Moritz Leitner (born 8 December 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Zurich. He has also previously played for Borussia Dortmund, 1860 Munich, FC Augsburg, Lazio and Norwich City. He has been capped at youth international level by Germany and Austria.

Club Career

1860 Munich

Born in Munich, Leitner started his football career at FC Unterfohring, joining them at the age of two. As a six-year-old, he moved to 1860 Munich.

Leitner made his professional debut for his childhood club 1860 Munich on 14 August 2010, coming on as a substitute for Aleksandar Ignjovski in a DFB-Pokal match against SC Verl, setting up an equaliser for Stefan Aigner. By the end of 2010, Leitner had made eighteen appearances in all competitions. Prior to his departure in January, his form dipped and he was often relegated to the substitute bench.

Borussia Dortmund

In October 2010, it was announced that Leitner would move to Borussia Dortmund when the transfer window opened in January 2011. He signed a four-year contract with the club, keeping him there until 2015.

Leitner immediately joined FC Augsburg on loan. When his loan spell at Augsburg came to an end, he returned to Borussia Dortmund and was given the number seven shirt. Having been an unused substitute from the start of the season, he made his Borusssia Dortmund debut on 24 September 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 win over Mainz 05. Leitner made a handful of first team appearances between 22 October 2011 and 26 November 2011, when he suffered a back injury that kept him out throughout 2012. On 22 January 2012, he made his return to the first team, setting up a goal in a 5–1 win over Hamburger SV. Although he suffered another injury later in the season, Leitner made 22 appearances in his first season although, because of competition in the playmaker position, only four as a starter in the 2011–12 season. In those 22 games, he

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