Christian Früchtl is joining our goalkeeping team

Date

05.08.2026

New signing from Serie A by US Lecce

FC Red Bull Salzburg has a new goalie! The 26-year-old German Christian Früchtl is joining our Red Bulls from Italian first-division club US Lecce and has signed a three-year contract.

Our new goalkeeper comes from the FC Bayern Munich youth system, where he played for the U17s (24 matches), the U19s (10), Bayern II (72), and the first team (1), helping the club win numerous titles. In addition, over the course of his career, he played on loan for 1. FC Nürnberg and on a permanent basis for league rival Austria Vienna (80 games), which means he is already familiar with the ADMIRAL Bundesliga. Most recently, Früchtl played for the Italian Serie A club US Lecce (2).

Data

Born: January 28, 2000
Height: 1.93 m
Last Club: US Lecce
Position: Goalkeeper

Statements

Marcus Mann, Managing Director of Sports

In Christian Früchtl, we’ve signed a goalie with excellent training and a wealth of experience who will provide great support and complement our young goalkeeping team. Even though he hasn’t seen much playing time recently, we know that he’s ready to play at any time and will be a tremendous asset to FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Christian Früchtl

I’m very happy that our productive discussions have led to a positive outcome and that I’m now with FC Red Bull Salzburg. As a player for Austria Vienna, I was here quite often about two years ago, and I don’t have the best memories of those visits because we pretty much always lost back then. That makes me all the more pleased that I’ve now signed here and am on the other side. My responsibilities are actually very clear: I’m going to give it my all, do my absolute best, and push my new teammates so that together we can deliver the best possible performances.