Leon-Oumar Wechsel

Leon-Oumar Wechsel (born 9 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I liga club GKS Tychy, on loan from Hannover 96.

Leon-Oumar Wechsel

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Osnabrück, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	GKS Tychy (on loan from Hannover 96)
Number	1
Youth career
	SC Schölerberg
0000–2020	Osnabrücker SC
2020–2021	Blau-Weiß Lohne
2021–2023	SV Rödinghausen
2023–2024	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	SV Rödinghausen	11	(0)
2023–	Hannover 96 II	23	(0)
2023–	Hannover 96	0	(0)
2025–	→ GKS Tychy (loan)	10	(0)
International career‡
2024	Germany U19	1	(0)
2025	Germany U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2025

Club career

Wechsel is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs SC Schölerberg, Osnabrücker SC, Blau-Weiß Lohne and SV Rödinghausen. In 2023, he was promoted to Rödinghausen's senior team in the Regionalliga West. On 15 June 2023, he transferred to Hannover 96, where he was assigned to their reserves.^[2] He spent his first season with the club mainly playing for their under-19 team, while also making appearances for the reserves, helping them win the 2023–24 Regionalliga Nord. In the following season, he was promoted to act as the senior team's third goalkeeper, while regularly playing for the reserves in the 3. Liga.^[3] On 13 June 2025, he extended his contract with Hannover for one more season and joined the Polish I liga club GKS Tychy on a year-long loan.^[4]

International career

Wechsel was born in Germany to a Guinean father and Polish mother.^[5] In October 2025, he was called up to the Germany U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.^[6]

Honours

Hannover 96 II

• Regionalliga Nord: 2023–24^[3]