No senior appearance yet: Bayern gem makes debut for national team | OneFootball

Sometimes the door to the big stage opens earlier than expected: Felipe Chavez, 18 years young and trained at FC Bayern, celebrated his first international match for Peru on Friday night. In the 1–2 friendly against Chile, the attacking midfielder came on as a substitute — even though he is still waiting for his competitive debut with Bayern’s first team.

In his homeland, Chavez made headlines with this call-up, even landing on the front page of the Peruvian newspaper Líbero. For the youngster, who moved up from the U17s to the Campus in 2023, it is the biggest career step so far.

Chavez impresses with goal instinct and technique

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He has long been attracting attention in Munich as well. In the Youth League, Chavez scored twice in the opener against Chelsea — including a goal directly from a corner. Overall, the left-footer has an impressive 18 goals and 13 assists in 35 competitive appearances this season across the Regionalliga, U19, and Youth League.

Campus director Jochen Sauer told kicker that he was surprised, but not without pride, about the international call-up: “Pippo’s call-up to the senior national team seems surprising at first glance, as he has so far only played for us in the Regionalliga and Youth League. But he has mostly been convincing in both competitions.”

His shooting technique after dynamic dribbles around the box and his strong sense of space make Chavez one of the most exciting talents in Bayern’s youth ranks.

Bayern plans a cautious development of the talent

Chavez already made his debut for Bayern’s first team in a summer friendly against FC Zurich. Alongside Tom Bischof in a double pivot, he impressed with his awareness, initiated the 2–0, and hinted at his great potential.

Despite his international premiere, patience is required: After returning from the national team, Chavez will train again with the reserves. A loan for further development is considered a possible option internally — similar to Jonathan Asp Jensen or Maurice Krattenmacher.

Jochen Sauer put it clearly: “He now needs to stick with it and continue to work hard on himself — especially physically. Then he will certainly be one of the next candidates to establish himself in a professional league.”

The door to the big stage has already been pushed open by Felipe Chavez. Now it’s up to him to keep it open for good.

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