Pierre-Michel Lasogga
German association football player
Pierre-Michel Lasogga (born 15 December 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
He represented Germany U21s at international level, and was also called up to the German senior national team for a friendly against Chile in 2014.
Club career
Early years
Pierre-Michel Lasogga grew up as the son of players consultant Kerstin Lasogga in Gladbeck near the stadium of Schalke 04 stadium in Gelsenkirchen; he also had a season ticket for FC Schalke 04. His stepfather is the former football goalkeeper Oliver Reck, who played for Schalke 04 between 1998 and 2003.
After playing for the youth teams of 1. FC Gladbeck, Schalke 04, Rot-Weiss Essen, SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Wolfsburg, Lasogga attracted the attention of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, who signed him in 2009. Lasogga quickly established himself in Leverkusen's youth team, making 25 appearances in the 2009–10 season. He scored 25 times in the U-19 Bundesliga West, making him the league's top goalscorer, and helped secure Leverkusen a spot in the national finals, which they lost 1–0 to Hansa Rostock. Towards the end of the season, Lasogga made his senior debut, making five appearances for Bayer Leverkusen's reserves in the Regionalliga West during the 2009–10 season.
First experiences in the Bundesliga
After just one season with Leverkusen, he left the club, and signed for 2.
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