The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning team.
Winners 2005
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Florian Müller (Bayern Munich)Marc-André Kruska (Borussia Dortmund)Sergej Evljuskin (VfL Wolfsburg)Anja Mittag (1. FFC Turbine Potsdam)Silver Manuel Neuer (Schalke 04)Sören Halfar (Hannover 96)Daniel Halfar (1. FC Kaiserslautern)Patricia Hanebeck (FCR 2001 Duisburg)Bronze Eugen Polanski (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha BSC)Sebastian Tyrała (Borussia Dortmund)Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (SC 07 Bad Neuenahr)
2006
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha BSC)Sergej Evljuskin (VfL Wolfsburg)Lars Bender (1860 Munich)Anna Blässe (FF USV Jena)SilverRobert Fleßers (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Alexander Eberlein (1860 Munich)Marko Marin (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken)BronzeDaniel Adlung (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)José-Alex Ikeng (VfB Stuttgart)Sven Bender (1860 Munich)Stefanie Draws (FFV Neubrandenburg)
2007
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Benedikt Höwedes (Schalke 04)Marko Marin (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Patrick Funk (VfB Stuttgart)Babett Peter (1. FFC Turbine Potsdam)SilverManuel Konrad (SC Freiburg)Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Hamburger SV)Konstantin Rausch (Hannover 96)Katharina Baunach (Bayern Munich)BronzeJérôme Boateng (Hamburger SV)Stefan Reinartz (Bayer Leverkusen)Nils Teixeira (Bayer Leverkusen)Bianca Schmidt (1. FFC Turbine Potsdam)
2008
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Dennis Diekmeier (Werder Bremen)Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich)Manuel Gulde (TSG Hoffenheim)Jana Burmeister (FF USV Jena)SilverFlorian Jungwirth (1860 Munich)Sebastian Rudy (VfB Stuttgart)Lennart Hartmann(Hertha BSC)Kim Kulig (VfL Sindelfingen)BronzeMarcel Risse(Bayer Leverkusen)Richard Sukuta-Pasu (Bayer Leverkusen)Shervin Radjabali-Fardi(Hertha BSC)Valeria Kleiner (SC Freiburg)
2009
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Lewis Holtby (Schalke 04)Marco Terrazzino (TSG Hoffenheim)Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund)Marina Hegering (FCR 2001 Duisburg)SilverKonstantin Rausch (Hannover 96)Sören Bertram (Hamburger SV)Reinhold Yabo (1. FC Köln)Alexandra Popp (FCR 2001 Duisburg)BronzeAndré Schürrle(Mainz 05)Felix Kroos (Hansa Rostock)Marc-André ter Stegen(Borussia Mönchengladbach)Dzsenifer Marozsán (1. FFC Frankfurt)
2010
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Peniel Mlapa (1860 Munich)Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund)Timo Horn (1. FC Köln)Svenja Huth (1. FFC Frankfurt)SilverStefan Bell(Mainz 05)Reinhold Yabo (1. FC Köln)André Hoffmann(MSV Duisburg)Ramona Petzelberger (SC 07 Bad Neuenahr)BronzeShervin Radjabali-Fardi (Hertha BSC)Matthias Zimmermann (Karlsruher SC)Kolja Pusch (Bayer Leverkusen)Kyra Malinowski (SG Essen-Schönebeck)
2011
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Marc-André ter Stegen (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Julian Draxler(Schalke 04)Emre Can (Bayern Munich)Johanna Elsig (Bayer Leverkusen)SilverMatthias Zimmermann (Karlsruher SC)Sonny Kittel (Eintracht Frankfurt)Robin Yalçın (VfB Stuttgart)Luisa Wensing (FCR 2001 Duisburg)BronzeKevin Volland (1860 Munich)Markus Mendler (1. FC Nürnberg)Odisseas Vlachodimos (VfB Stuttgart)Melanie Leupolz (SC Freiburg)
2012
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Antonio Rüdiger (VfB Stuttgart)Matthias Ginter(SC Freiburg)Leon Goretzka (VfL Bochum)Lena Lotzen (Bayern Munich)SilverAndre Hoffmann (MSV Duisburg)Thomas Pledl (1860 Munich)Max Meyer (Schalke 04)Lina Magull (FSV Gütersloh 2009)BronzePatrick Rakovsky (1. FC Nürnberg)Dominik Kohr (Bayer Leverkusen)Pascal Itter (1. FC Nürnberg)Sara Däbritz (SC Freiburg)
2013
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)Kevin Akpoguma(TSG Hoffenheim)Timo Werner (VfB Stuttgart)Melanie Leupolz (SC Freiburg)SilverYannick Gerhardt (1. FC Köln)Joshua Kimmich (RB Leipzig)Julian Brandt (VfL Wolfsburg)Sara Däbritz (SC Freiburg)BronzeDominik Kohr (Bayer Leverkusen)Anthony Syhre (Hertha BSC)Donis Avdijaj (Schalke 04)Franziska Jaser (Bayern Munich)
2014
Under-19Under-18 Under-17 FemaleGold Niklas Stark (1. FC Nürnberg)Julian Brandt(Bayer Leverkusen)Benedikt Gimber (TSG Hoffenheim)Sara Däbritz (SC Freiburg)SilverMax Meyer (Schalke 04)Levin Öztunalı (Bayer Leverkusen)Damir Bektic (Hertha BSC)Pauline Bremer (1. FFC Turbine Potsdam)BronzeJoshua Kimmich (RB Leipzig)Jonas Föhrenbach (SC Freiburg)Timo Königsmann (Hannover 96)Jasmin Sehan (VfL Wolfsburg)
2015
Under-19Under-17 FemaleGold Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)Felix Passlack (Borussia Dortmund)Pauline Bremer (1. FFC Turbine Potsdam)SilverTimo Werner (VfB Stuttgart)Niklas Dorsch (Bayern Munich)Nina Ehegötz (1. FC Köln)BronzeLukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig)Constantin Frommann (SC Freiburg)Laura Freigang (TSV Schott Mainz)
2016
Under-19Under-17 FemaleGold Benjamin Henrichs (Bayer Leverkusen)Gian-Luca Itter (VfL Wolfsburg)Nina Ehegötz (1. FC Köln)SilverPhilipp Ochs (TSG Hoffenheim)Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)Anna Gerhardt (Bayern Munich)BronzeMaximilian Mittelstädt (Hertha BSC)Arne Maier (Hertha BSC)Tanja Pawollek (1. FFC Frankfurt)
2017
Under-19Under-17 FemaleGold Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln)Fiete Arp (Hamburger SV)Jana Feldkamp (SGS Essen)SilverAymen Barkok (Eintracht Frankfurt)Manuel Mbom (Werder Bremen)Janina Minge (SC Freiburg)BronzeGökhan Gül (Fortuna Düsseldorf)Lars Lukas Mai (Bayern Munich)Sophia Kleinherne (1. FFC Frankfurt)
2018
Under-19Under-17 FemaleGold Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen)Noah Katterbach (1. FC Köln)Tanja Pawollek (1. FFC Frankfurt)SilverArne Maier (Hertha BSC)Oliver Batista-Meier (Bayern Munich)Sophia Kleinherne (1. FFC Frankfurt)BronzeManuel Wintzheimer (Hamburger SV)Luca Unbehaun (Borussia Dortmund)Lena Oberdorf (SGS Essen)
2019
Under-19Under-17 FemaleGold Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (Ajax)Karim Adeyemi (FC Liefering)Klara Bühl (SC Freiburg)SilverJosha Vagnoman (Hamburger SV)Jordan Meyer (VfB Stuttgart)Lena Oberdorf (SGS Essen)BronzeYann Aurel Bisseck (1. FC Köln)Lazar Samardžić (Hertha BSC)Gia Corley (Bayern Munich)
2020
Under-19Under-17 FemaleGold Noah Katterbach (1. FC Köln)Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)SilverKevin Ehlers (Dynamo Dresden)Torben Rhein (Bayern Munich)Gia Corley (TSG Hoffenheim)BronzeFrederik Jäkel (RB Leipzig)Luca Netz (Hertha BSC)Carlotta Wamser (SGS Essen)
2021 and 2022 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 and 2022 awards both took place in 2022. Under-19 (born 2002)Under-17 (born 2004)Female Under-19 (born 2002)Female Under-17 (born 2004)Gold Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)Jule Brand (VfL Wolfsburg)Clara Fröhlich (Bayer Leverkusen)SilverAnsgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt)Linus Gechter (Hertha BSC)Julia Kassen (VfL Wolfsburg)Vanessa Diehm (TSG Hoffenheim)BronzeNoah Atubolu (SC Freiburg)Anton Kade (FC Basel)Sophie Weidauer (Turbine Potsdam)Cora Zicai (SC Freiburg) Under-19 (born 2003)Under-17 (born 2005)Female Under-19 (born 2003)Female Under-17 (born 2005)Gold Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)Nelson Weiper (Mainz 05)Lisanne Gräwe (Bayer Leverkusen)Jella Veit (Eintracht Frankfurt)SilverLuca Netz (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Laurin Ulrich (VfB Stuttgart)Carlotta Wamser (Eintracht Frankfurt)Mara Alber (TSG Hoffenheim)BronzeRobert Wagner (SC Freiburg)Tarek Buchmann (Bayern Munich)Sarah Mattner-Trembleau (First Vienna FC)Mathilde Janzen (TSG Hoffenheim)
2023
Under-19 (born 2004)Under-17 (born 2006)Female Under-19 (born 2004)Female Under-17 (born 2006)Gold Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)Paris Brunner (Borussia Dortmund)Franziska Kett (Bayern Munich)Alara Şehitler (Bayern Munich)SilverBrajan Gruda (Mainz 05)Noah Darvich (SC Freiburg)Vanessa Diehm (TSG Hoffenheim)Emily Wallrabenstein (Eintracht Frankfurt)BronzeUmut Tohumcu (TSG Hoffenheim)Assan Ouédraogo (Schalke 04)Dilara Acikgöz (Eintracht Frankfurt)Melina Krüger (Hamburger SV)
2024
Under-19 (born 2005)Under-17 (born 2007)Female Under-19 (born 2005)Female Under-17 (born 2007)Gold Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim)Francis Onyeka (Bayer Leverkusen)Loreen Bender (Bayer Leverkusen)Merle Hokamp (FSV Gütersloh 2009)SilverDženan Pejčinović (Fortuna Düsseldorf)Kilian Sauck (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Rebecca Adamczyk (SC Freiburg)Greta Hünten (Bayern Munich II)BronzeElias Baum (SV Elversberg)Boris Lum (Hertha BSC)Jella Veit (Eintracht Frankfurt)Laila Portella (Bayern Munich II)
2025
Under-19 (born 2006)Under-17 (born 2008)Female Under-19 (born 2006)Female Under-17 (born 2008)Gold Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart)Alexander Staff (Eintracht Frankfurt)Alara Şehitler (Bayern Munich)Luzie Zähringer (Bayern Munich)SilverSaid El Mala (1. FC Köln)Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich)Estrella Merino (Bayer Leverkusen)Lotta Wrede (Hamburger SV)BronzeMax Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim)Elias Vali Fard (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Thea Farwick (SV Meppen)Marie Gmeineder (Bayern Munich)
2026
Under-19 (born 2007)Under-17 (born 2009)Female Under-19 (born 2007)Female Under-17 (born 2009)Gold Francis Onyeka (SV Elversberg)Kennet Eichhorn (Bayer Leverkusen)Maj Schneider (SC Freiburg)Mirja Kropp (RB Leipzig)SilverBoris Mamuzah Lum (Hertha BSC)Cassiano Kiala (Bayern Munich)Janne Krumme (Eintracht Frankfurt)Johanna Hebben (SC Freiburg)BronzeMick Schmetgens (Werder Bremen)Louis Lemke (Hamburger SV)Felicia Sträßer (Werder Bremen)Marie Kleemann (RB Leipzig)
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