Germany U21 captain Tom Bischof celebrates first Bayern Munich goals and makes grand statement ahead of World Cup | OneFootball

Germany U21 star Tom Bischof was understandably elated after finally scoring his first Bundesliga goals in a Bayern Munich tricot on Saturday afternoon. Bayern’s spectacular come-from-behind 2-3 away win over SC Freiburg furnished plenty of fabulous news for German football heading into the summer World Cup.

Bischof and his fellow young German attacking phenom Lennart Karl scored the Bayern goals. Karl picked up the assist on the first of Bischof’s tallies. German national team captain Joshua Kimmich played a vital role in Karl’s late winner at 90+9 by playing Alphonso Davies in with a perfectly incisive pass. 

Tom Bischof’s Bayern Munich journey

After joining the German record champions on a free transfer this summer, the 20-year-old Bischof found himself behind in the FCB midfield pecking order. German national team starters Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, and Aleksandar Pavlovic stood ahead of him on the depth chart. 

Head coach Vincent Kompany addressed this by converting Bischof into a makeshift left back. The mega-talented youngster thrived in this role and collected three assists in the league during fullback deployments on both the left and right. 

Today’s brace certainly helps his German national team prospects. 

Bischof’s German national team prospects

Bischof actually initially circumvented the Germany U21 level, earning his first German national team cap last June. As the 2025/26 campaign got under way, Bischof was sent to Antonio Di Salvo’s U21s for the very first time in September. A sluggish start under Di Salvo was soon forgotten. 

Bischof scored a hat trick for the U21s this past November and donned the captain’s armband for the country’s highest youth level in both fixtures during the recent March international break.

Get German Football News selected Bischof as one of eight “winners” from the break and endorsed him for Julian Nagelsmann’s World Cup squad.

Bischof on potentially representing Germany

“Of course, I still have hope and would be very happy to be a part of it [the World Cup],” Bischof noted at a Monday DFB press conference. “Of course I’ve been in contact with the national team coach, but that stays between us for now. It’s his decision if he wants to say anything about it. I haven’t booked any vacation for the summer yet.“

Bischof on scoring his first Bayern goals

“Finally,” Bischof told German broadcaster DAZN when commenting on opening his FCB goal-scoring account in today’s post-match interview. “Before the game, Jo said to me, ‘Can you please shoot on goal now?’. I always do it in training, but in the game I can’t find the opportunity [during the match].“

Bischof on the Bayern victory

“We had some luck, but really wanted it badly,” Bischof said of the Bundesliga win over Freiburg. “We wouldn’t be Bayern if we didn’t believe in ourselves.“

GGFN | Peter Weis