Florian Wirtz (ফ্লোরিয়ান ভিরৎস) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Germany national team. He is regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.

Wirtz rose through the youth system at Bayer Leverkusen and established himself in their first team by the age of 17, becoming the youngest scorer in Bundesliga history. He played a pivotal role in Leverkusen’s unbeaten domestic double in the 2023–24 season, earning Bundesliga Player of the Season honours and recording 18 goals in 49 appearances. In June 2025, Wirtz transferred to Liverpool for a club-record fee (approximately £100 million plus bonuses), marking a high‑profile move in his emerging career.

Wirtz was born in the Brauweiler district of Pulheim, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Wirtz received his first call up to the senior team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March 2021 under Joachim Löw. He debuted on 2 September in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein, coming on as a substitute for Joshua Kimmich in the 82nd minute, ending in a 2–0 away victory for the Germans.

In May 2022, coach Hansi Flick expressed his willingness to name Wirtz in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, yet he missed the tournament due to his ACL injury.

On 23 March 2024, he scored his first ever goal for Germany in only seven seconds in a friendly match against France, a 2–0 away victory, becoming the second fastest goalscorer in international football history behind Austrian footballer Christoph Baumgartner, who scored a goal in just six seconds in another friendly match against Slovakia on the same day.

On 7 June 2024, Wirtz was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. On 14 June, he netted the opener of the tournament in a 5–1 victory over Scotland, becoming the youngest German player to score in the European Championship, aged 21 years and 42 days, breaking the previous record of Kai Havertz. In the quarter-final against Spain, Wirtz replaced Leroy Sané at half-time and scored an 89th-minute equalising goal which took the match to extra time. Spain went on to win 2–1 with a 119th-minute goal, knocking Germany out of the tournament.

In September 2024, Florian Wirtz made his UEFA Nations League debut in a 5–0 victory over Hungary with a goal and an assist. On matchday five of the competition, Wirtz would net his first ever free-kick of his professional career and score his first ever brace for the German national team in a 7–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. He would eventually top the group stage with his country and qualify for the quarter-finals against Italy, which he missed due to injury, but which Germany went on to win. In the semi- final he scored a header against Portugal, but his side were eventually knocked out of the tournament.

Wirtz is a versatile attacking midfielder, although he can also play wide as an inverted winger. He was also sometimes used as a forward or a false nine by Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen. His outstanding technique helps him to quickly find solutions to set up his teammates while simultaneously having an offensive drive himself. He combines this with a good sense of space and the right pass or cross, but also poses a potent threat himself. His attacking qualities also do not come at the expense of his off the ball work rate; he covers a lot of ground and plays in many areas of the pitch.

Wirtz's parents are his agents; his father, Hans-Joachim, is also chairman of Grün-Weiß Brauweiler, the club that Wirtz played for as a child before joining Köln. Wirtz has nine siblings, four brothers and five sisters. His older sister Juliane is a professional footballer as well.