page_title: Leon Goretzka
section_title: 2013–14 season
hierarchical_section_title: Leon Goretzka / Club career / Schalke 04 / 2013–14 season
caption_attribution_description: Leon Goretzka during training in August 2013.
context_page_description: Leon Christoph Goretzka is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
context_section_description: During the 2013–14 season, Goretzka had a promising first season, scoring five goals in 32 appearances in all competitions. Goretzka became a regular starter in the second half of the season and helped Schalke finishing in third place in the Bundesliga behind champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. At the end of the season Goretzka was called up for the 30-man preliminary squad of the Germany national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Goretzka made his debut in a friendly match prior to the World Cup against Poland.
caption: Goretzka training for Schalke 04 in 2013
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