The seasons of Bayern Munich’s U-17 and U-19 teams have already ended, as both teams were unfortunately knocked out quite early in the knockout rounds of their respective competitions. Now that focus on the football is over, end of season planning, such as certain contract renewals, can now begin being finalized.
Already, this has resulted in 8 players’ contracts being renewed at the FC Bayern Campus. In a very typical move, the Bavarians elected to forego mention of the length of the contracts, instead
simply describing the renewals as ‘long-term’. Bayern’s official website lists the 8 players:
U-17:
Goalkeeper Luis Nadler (born September 30, 2009), defenders Afrim Gashi (born January 11, 2009) and Jakob Horvath (born June 24, 2009), midfielder Simon Schaff (born March 3, 2009), and strikers Kuba Horoszczak (born August 21, 2009) and Philipp von Taube (born May 4, 2009).
U-19:
Winger Oluwaseyi Wilson (born December 5, 2007) and midfielder Leopold Schmid (born February 16, 2008)
All of these players are big talents that have proven they have the quality to remain in Munich, but some truly top talents are also on the list. Simon Schaff, Jakob Horvath and Philipp von Taube are held in high regards at Bayern. The latter was even high profile enough to elicit some attention from BILD.
Meanwhile, Oluwaseyi Wilson and Leopold Schmid are slightly different stories. Wilson has had to miss nearly the entire 2025/26 season through injury, making this renewal something of a leap of faith. Schmid, however, has enjoyed a wonderful campaign. Forced to step in as the #6 for the U-19s following David Santos Daiber’s promotion to the U-23s, Schmid has done an impressive job covering for the senior team debutant. His combativeness, size and surprisingly impressive distribution ensure that he has truly earned this contract extension.
Jochen Sauer, Bayern’s Director of Youth Development, had this to say about the renewals:
“When we bring talented players to our campus, our goal is always to support their development for as long as possible. Almost all of these boys have been with our youth academy for many years. It is all the more gratifying that they will continue to play in the Bayern jersey and that we will be able to navigate this crucial transition phase together with them.”
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