Zach Baumann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zachary Baumann | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Ukraine U19 | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Zachary Baumann (Ukrainian: Зак Бауманн; born 2 January 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United. Born in England, he is a Ukraine youth international.
Early life
[edit]Baumann was born on 2 January 2007 in Bolton, England. Born to Ukrainian parents from Kolomyia, Ukraine, he can speak Ukrainian and has a brother.[2]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Baumann joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Manchester United, helping the club's under-18 team win the league title and the 2023–24 U18 Premier League Cup. During the 2023–24 season, he was promoted to their reserve team and started training with their senior team.[3]
International career
[edit]Baumann is a Ukraine youth international. During November 2024, he played for the Ukraine national under-19 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Baumann plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. Ukrainian news website Sport.ua wrote in 2024 that "his strengths are a good vision of the field, the ability to make decisions, initiative in working with the ball, good technique and physical data, as well as moderately expressed aggressiveness, which helps the team when pressing".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zach Baumann". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ^ "Зак Бауманн: «Крістіан Шевченко – мій чудовий друг і сусід по кімнаті в збірній України»" [Zach Baumann: "Kristian Shevchenko is my wonderful friend and roommate in the Ukrainian national team"] (in Ukrainian). UkrFootball. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Украинец в 17 лет поднялся в первую команду МЮ – кадры борьбы с главной звездой "дьяволов"" [Ukrainian rises to Man Utd first team at 17 – footage of fight with Devils’ main star] (in Ukrainian). Futbol 24. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ Zach Baumann at Soccerway
- ^ "17-летний талант МЮ Бауманн хочет играть за Украину. Что о нем известно?" [17-year-old Manchester United talent Baumann wants to play for Ukraine. What is known about him?] (in Ukrainian). Sport.ua. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.