Michael Olise Faces Paternity Allegations from German Woman
France and Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise is at the centre of serious off-field allegations, with a German woman claiming he has failed to support or even meet their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter despite, she says, a DNA test confirming he is the father.
A relationship, a breakup, and a child
The woman, 34-year-old Fatima Zaunbrecher, says she and Olise were in a relationship from 2022, lasting around two years before they split. Shortly after the separation, she says she discovered she was pregnant.
According to Zaunbrecher, a subsequent DNA test confirmed Olise as the father of her daughter, named Aaliyah Noor Olise. The child is now two and a half years old.
Zaunbrecher has taken her story public, posting a series of videos on her Instagram account, @fati.zahara, where she lays out her claims in detail.
“He acknowledged paternity – but never called”
In those videos, Zaunbrecher alleges that Olise has formally acknowledged paternity but has never met Aaliyah and has not voluntarily contributed financially to her upbringing.
She describes repeated attempts to open communication and arrange support, only to be ignored.
"I pretty much said you can do it through my former lawyer, who wrote to his lawyer that he can start paying, and I also sent it to my bank account, and he didn't send anything," she said in one of the clips.
"I gave him a chance, but my child's father is savage; he didn't take it, and he completely ignored it. His lawyers are very terrible persons."
Her words paint a picture of a mother who feels abandoned and stonewalled, not just by the player but by those representing him.
A disputed proposal and a growing financial strain
Zaunbrecher also addressed what she says was an initial proposal for €2,000 in child support. According to her, this figure was requested by her former lawyer as a starting payment while the case awaited a full court decision.
No money has arrived, she claims. No private settlement. No interim arrangement.
"Since that day, he hasn't paid anything, and he didn't call his daughter," she said. "But he said in the statement that he wanted to contact his daughter and me. That doesn't make any sense."
Zaunbrecher says she is now working two jobs to raise Aaliyah alone, describing the day-to-day reality of trying to cover living costs while, in her view, the father of her child lives a very different life.
"I'm raising our child alone while her father is partying and inviting women and doing the most and is not paying any dime for his own daughter," she said.
Her focus, she insists, is not on policing Olise’s lifestyle, but on securing support and recognition for their child.
Olise on holiday after World Cup spotlight
While the off-field row escalates online, Olise’s professional star continues to rise.
The Bayern Munich attacker has just come off a standout tournament with France at the 2026 World Cup, where he helped his country finish fourth and registered a tournament-best seven assists. His performances underlined why Bayern moved for him and why he is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most creative wide players.
With the season over, Olise is currently on holiday, with recent social media footage showing him in Turks and Caicos. Those images of a relaxed, smiling footballer on a luxury break sit in stark contrast to the life Zaunbrecher describes, juggling two jobs and solo parenting in Germany.
A growing divide between public image and private claims
This is not a transfer saga or a contract dispute. It cuts deeper, into questions of responsibility, image, and what happens when a global football career collides with a private life that refuses to stay in the shadows.
Zaunbrecher says she wants legal and financial clarity for her daughter, and meaningful contact between father and child. For now, her accusations live on Instagram, her words spreading across social media while the player at the centre of it all remains silent in public.
On the pitch, Michael Olise looks set to be one of the defining wide forwards of his generation. Off it, he now faces a battle of a very different kind – one that will not be decided by goals, assists, or trophies, but by what a court, and perhaps one day his daughter, believes he did or did not do.
