Wisdom Mike
{{Short description|German footballer (born 2007)}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Wisdom Mike
|image =
|fullname = Wisdom Okpako Mike
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|9|24|df=y}}
|birth_place = Germany
|height =
|position =Winger
|currentclub = Bayer Munich U17
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
|youthclubs1 = MSV Duisburg
|youthyears2 = 2019–2022
|youthclubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
|youthyears3 = 2022–
|youthclubs3 = Bayern Munich
|years1 = 2025–
|clubs1 = Bayern Munich
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2023
|nationalteam1 = Germany U15
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2023–
|nationalteam2 = Germany U16
|nationalcaps2 = 5
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|nationalyears3 = 2024–
|nationalteam3 = Germany U17
|nationalcaps3 = 1
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|club-update = 7 February 2025
|nationalteam-update = 17 November 2024
}}
Wisdom Okpako Mike (born 24 September 2008) is a German footballer who plays as a winger for the under-17 team of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Club career
As a youth player, Mike joined the youth academy of MSV Duisburg. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. At the age of thirteen, he was transferred to the youth academy of fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/borussia/gladbach-wisdom-mike-mit-13-zu-bayern-wie-es-beim-talent-laeuft_aid-123126005 |title=Wie hat sich Wisdom Mike seit seinem Wechsel von Borussia zum FC Bayern gemacht?|trans-title=How has Wisdom Mike done since his move from Borussia to FC Bayern?|language=de|publisher=Rheinische Post|date=22 January 2025|access-date=7 February 2025}}
On 7 February 2025, ahead of the second half of the season, while playing for both the under-17, with whom he had scored 13 goals during 11 matches played at the moment, and the under-19 sides, Mike being 16 years old, was called up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 3–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, as an unused substitute.{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/id_100595756/fc-bayern-das-ist-kompanys-neues-supertalent-wisdom-mike.html|title=Mike wer? Das ist Bayerns neues Supertalent|trans-title=Mike who? This is Bayern's new super talent|language=de|publisher=T-Online|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025}}
International career
Style of play
Mike plays as a winger or as a forward and is two-footed. Known for his speed and dribbling ability, he has received comparisons to France international Ousmane Dembélé.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/wisdom-mike-who-is-bayern-munich-midfielder-germany-u17-30691|title=Wisdom Mike: Who is one of Bayern Munich's top academy talents?|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=Bundesliga|date=27 January 2025|access-date=7 February 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|952143}}
{{FC Bayern Munich squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mike, Wisdom}}
Category:German people of Nigerian descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers