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Serge David Gnabry (German: [gɐˈnabʁiː];[4] French: 

[ɲabʁi]; born 14 July 1995) is a German


professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the
Germany national team.
Gnabry started his career in England with Arsenal in the Premier League, making his
professional debut in September 2012. He also had a brief spell on loan with West Bromwich
Albion before moving back to Germany to join Werder Bremen in 2016. In 2017, he signed for
Bayern Munich before being loaned to 1899 Hoffenheim for the 2017–18 season. In 2018–19,
his first season with Bayern Munich, he won the Bundesliga title and was named their Player of
the Season. The following season, Gnabry scored 23 goals as Bayern sealed a continental treble
consisting of the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League.
After appearing for Germany at various youth levels, Gnabry made his senior international debut
in November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against San Marino. He scored
a hat-trick in the 8–0 win.
Loan to 1899 Hoffenheim

On 11 June 2017, Bayern Munich announced the signing of Gnabry on a three-year deal for
€8 million after activating a clause in his contract with Werder Bremen.[42]

On 14 June 2017, Bayern Munich announced that Serge Gnabry was moving to 1899
Hoffenheim on a season-long loan. Gnabry had wished for the move to gain more experience.[43]
He scored his first and second league goal in the 4–0 victory over RB Leipzig.[44] He scored 10
goals in his 22 appearances in the season helping Hoffenheim to finish third in the league table
and secured a Champions League spot for the next season.[45][46] He finished the 2017–18 season
with 10 goals in 26 appearances.[47] He also made an appearance in the Regionalliga Südwest for
the reserve team.[47]

2018–20: Breakthrough and silverware

Gnabry training with Bayern Munich in 2019


On 2 July 2018, Gnabry was presented as a Bayern Munich player. Gnabry was assigned the
jersey number 22.[48] On 1 September, Gnabry made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich in
a 3–0 win at Stuttgart when he came on as a substitute in the 77th minute.[49] On 3 November
2018, Gnabry scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern Munich in a 1–1 draw against Freiburg.
[50]
On 1 December 2018, Gnabry scored two goals in a 2–1 win against his former club Werder
Bremen.[51] On 2 March 2019, Gnabry scored Bayern Munich's 4000th Bundesliga goal during a
5–1 win over Gladbach, helping the club become the first team to achieve the milestone.[52] On 5
March 2019, he signed a new contract with Bayern Munich until 2023,[53] and finished the
Bundesliga season as Bayern's second top scorer with 10 goals in 30 matches. He won his first
Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points.

On 1 October 2019, Gnabry scored four goals in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League 7–2
away win against Tottenham Hotspur.[54][55][56] On 25 February 2020, he scored a brace against
Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in a 3–0 away win. This made him
the first player to score six away goals in London in a single edition of the Champions League.[57]
On 14 August, he scored one goal in an 8–2 win against Barcelona in the quarter-finals.[58] On 19
August, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Lyon in the semi-finals; hence, he has scored nine
goals in nine matches in the competition.[59] Bayern won 1–0 over Paris Saint-Germain in the
final, to be his first Champions League title along with his teammate Joshua Kimmich, another
VfB Stuttgart academy product

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