{{Short description|German footballer (born 2008)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Wisdom Mike |image = |fullname = Wisdom Okpako Mike |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|9|24|df=y}} |birth_place = Munich, Germany |height = 1.75 m |position = Winger |currentclub = Bayern Munich |clubnumber = 36 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019 |youthclubs1 = MSV Duisburg |youthyears2 = 2019–2022 |youthclubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach |youthyears3 = 2022– |youthclubs3 = Bayern Munich |years1 = 2025– |clubs1 = Bayern Munich |caps1 = 4 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2025– |clubs2 = Bayern Munich II |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 1 |nationalyears1 = 2023 |nationalteam1 = Germany U15 |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2023–2025 |nationalteam2 = Germany U16 |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2024– |nationalteam3 = Germany U17 |nationalcaps3 = 8 |nationalgoals3 = 3 |club-update = 18:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC) |nationalteam-update = 15 November 2025 }} '''Wisdom Okpako Mike''' ({{IPA|en|ˈwɪzdəm ˈmaɪk|-|}}; born 24 September 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{German football updater|BaMunich}} club Bayern Munich. He is a German youth international.
==Club career== ===Bayern Munich=== As a youth player, Mike joined the youth academy of MSV Duisburg. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. At the age of thirteen, he was transferred to the youth academy of fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/borussia/gladbach-wisdom-mike-mit-13-zu-bayern-wie-es-beim-talent-laeuft_aid-123126005 |title=Wie hat sich Wisdom Mike seit seinem Wechsel von Borussia zum FC Bayern gemacht?|trans-title=How has Wisdom Mike done since his move from Borussia to FC Bayern?|language=de|publisher=Rheinische Post|date=22 January 2025|access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
On 7 February 2025, ahead of the second half of the season, while playing for both the under-17, with whom he had scored 13 goals during 11 matches played at the moment, and the under-19 sides, Mike being 16 years old, was called up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a 3–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, as an unused substitute however.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/id_100595756/fc-bayern-das-ist-kompanys-neues-supertalent-wisdom-mike.html|title=Mike wer? Das ist Bayerns neues Supertalent|trans-title=Mike who? This is Bayern's new super talent|language=de|publisher=T-Online|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
On 11 June 2025, Bayern Munich announced their 32-player final squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, which included Mike.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce233/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf | title = FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Squad List | publisher = Fédération Internationale de Football Association | website = FIFA.com | date = 11 June 2025 | access-date = 21 December 2025}}</ref>
He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on 2, 7, and 12 August 2025, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2025-2026/testspiel-fc-bayern-olympique-lyon-02-08-25/report |title=Match report FC Bayern - Olympique Lyon (Friendly) |publisher=FC Bayern Munich|date=2 August 2025|access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2025-2026/telekom-cup-fc-bayern-tottenham-hotspur-07-08-25/news |title=FC Bayern vs. Hotspur - Telekom Cup 25/26 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich|date=7 August 2025|access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref> On 8 August, he extended his contract with the club, alongside his teammate Lennart Karl.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2025/08/fc-bayern-verlaengert-mit-lennart-karl-und-wisdom-mike |title=FC Bayern verlängert mit Lennart Karl und Wisdom Mike |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=8 August 2025 }}</ref>
Mike made his professional debut with Bayern Munich II on 23 August 2025, coming off the bench and scoring a goal for a 2–2 home draw Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Bayreuth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-ii-gegen-bayreuth-2025-regionalliga-bayern-5059608/spielbericht|title=Zwei Heim-Treffer reichen Bayreuth nicht: Heindl rettet Bayern II ein Remis|language=de|publisher=Kicker|date=23 August 2025|access-date=23 August 2025}}</ref>
On 26 September 2025, he made his debut with the Bayern Munich senior team during a 4–0 home win Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, substituting Luis Díaz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/bundesliga/2025-2026/fc-bayern-muenchen-sv-werder-bremen-27-09-2025/report |title=Match report: FC Bayern v Werder Bremen |publisher=FC Bayern Munich|date=26 September 2025|access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> A month later, on 22 October, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 win over Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/champions-league/2025-2026/fc-bayern-muenchen-club-brugge-22-10-2025/report |title=Bayern breeze past Brugge to stay perfect |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=22 October 2025 }}</ref>
Mike was called up as a starter for the 5–0 win friendly match against Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on 6 January 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2025-2026/testspiel-fc-red-bull-salzburg-fc-bayern-06-01-2026/news |title=Match news: Salzburg v FC Bayern - friendly 25/26|publisher=FC Bayern Munich|date=6 January 2026}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Germany, Mike is of Nigerian descent and is eligible to represent Germany and Nigeria internationally.
He has represented Germany at the under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels internationally.
==Style of play== Mike plays as a winger and is two-footed, he can also be deployed as a forward. Known for his speed and dribbling ability, he has received comparisons to France international Ousmane Dembélé.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/wisdom-mike-who-is-bayern-munich-midfielder-germany-u17-30691|title=Wisdom Mike: Who is one of Bayern Munich's top academy talents?|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=Bundesliga|date=27 January 2025|access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 11 January 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Bayern Munich |2024–25 |rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |0||0||0|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2025–26 |4||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}}||0||0||0||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0 |- |Bayern Munich II |2025–26 |Regionalliga Bayern |1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !5!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!6!!1 |} ;Notes {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Bayern Munich''' * Bundesliga: 2024–25<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-04 |title=FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen-deutscher-meister-2025-leverkusen-patzt-gegen-freiburg-in-bundesliga-110402738.html |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=FAZ.NET |language=de}}</ref> * Franz Beckenbauer Supercup: 2025<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/sieg-ueber-den-vfb-stuttgart-bayern-muenchen-ist-der-erste-gewinner-des-franz-beckenbauer-supercups-a-7a83e553-46f8-4c53-b549-09044133eec0 | title = Bayern München ist der erste Gewinner des Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercups | language = de | website = Spiegel | date = 16 August 2025 | access-date = 16 August 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|952143}} * {{WorldFootball.net|wisdom-mike}} * {{Kicker|wisdom-mike}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mike, Wisdom}} Category:2008 births Category:Living people Category:German people of Nigerian descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Men's association football wingers Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:Regionalliga players Category:FC Bayern Munich footballers Category:FC Bayern Munich II players Category:21st-century German sportsmen