Auf geht's, Jungs: German Youth Discussion Thread Vol. V

-06 M Watjen of 1BL Dortmund.......except Brunner's father already said that only interest is sporting not $$$.

Talks are currently ongoing - a quick agreement is not expected. However, unlike Paris Brunner, this is not due to money, but rather to the sporting prospects, such as development opportunities or the level of competition in midfield.#BVB

— BVB Newsblog (@bvbnewsblog) February 20, 2024

-on 04 AM/W Paula..............problem is integration at 1BL Stuttgart=rubbish

BILD knows the details
Barca really want Paula?

From the fourth league to the big football stage?
Raul Paula (20) regularly causes a sensation for VfB's U21 team in the regional league. The homegrown player has an outstanding 18 scorer points (13 goals, 5 assists) in his first season with the active team. A record with which Paula aroused the interest of FC Barcelona.

As BILD learned, Barca boss Joan Laporta (61) is really keen on the Stuttgart native. In addition to the Catalans, a number of clubs from the first and second divisions and the Premier League are interested in Paula (VfB contract until 2026).

And that despite the fact that the noble technician is still waiting for his debut in the Bundesliga at VfB. Paula is always in training under Sebastian Hoeneß (41) and was in the squad three times in January. But he wasn't used.

One thing is clear: Paula is currently not satisfied with the situation. He no longer sees himself in the fourth division. By moving to Barcelona he would fulfill a childhood dream. And could show that he can do more than the regional league.
https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/...-will-barca-wirklich-paula-87234270.bild.html

 

Staff signs extension at Frankfurt

Alexander Staff bleibt Adlerträger! 🦅

Das 15-jährige Sturmtalent aus der #sgeU17 bekennt sich langfristig zu Eintracht Frankfurt 🤝 Wir freuen uns auf weitere Jahre mit dir, Alex! 🤩

🔗 https://t.co/MbKez9jJaF#SGE pic.twitter.com/AppkgyZCoX

— Eintracht Frankfurt NLZ (@eintracht_lz) February 21, 2024

 

interesting how they see his potential
“We are very happy that Alex has consciously decided to continue on the path at and with Eintracht Frankfurt, despite the interest of several top national and international clubs. In our NLZ, Alex has developed into one of the most promising talents of his year in Germany over the past five and a half years. This is not least supported by his outstanding goal rates in the Eintracht and national jerseys. We want to push this development forward together and carefully introduce him to men’s football in the coming years.”



meanwhile kicker reports that 05 M di Benedetto is OUT for season at 1BL Stuttgart.....Stuttgart either don't integrate or players who are 1st prospects all get injured.......also means no U19 Euro Elite Round Qualifiers for him too.

 

Talking of Stuttgart injuries, any idea how close Fritschi is to comeback?

 

I don't think there has been any updates for a long time.

sadly both him and Buchmann always injured.

 

There could be 9 U21 players in the starting line-up for the Franconian duel
THE BUBI DERBY!

One of Germany's oldest derbies becomes half a children's game!
On Sunday (1:30 p.m.) Greuther Fürth and 1. FC Nürnberg will meet for the 272nd time. Striking: The Franconian duel is as young as it is rare. In total, both teams could have up to nine players aged 21 or younger in the starting eleven.

Goalkeeper Jonas Urbig (20), Robert Wagner (20) and Armindo Sieb (21) are set for the cloverleaf. Left-back Kerim Calhanoglu (21) also has a chance to start. With Tim Lemperle (22) and Maximilian Dietz (22), the Fürth team also has two regulars who only cracked the 21-year-old barrier about two weeks ago.

The club even has up to five U21 professionals in the starting eleven! Nathaniel Brown (20), Jens Castrop (20) and the ailing Can Uzun (18/foot problems) are almost certain to be there. Professional debutant Finn Jeltsch (17) and Jannik Hofmann (21) did a lot of self-promotion with good performances in the second half against Lautern (1:1).

The fact that Fürth and the FCN have increasingly relied on young professionals in recent years is also paying off financially. On the one hand, player sales ensure high transfer fees (Stach and Leweling in Fürth, Brown and Uzun at the club). On the other hand, there is more TV money through the young talent pillar.

But now it's a matter of who is so mature and ripped off at a young age to make their local rivals look old!
https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/...er-startelf-das-bubi-derby-87249914.bild.html

 

Borussia Dortmund's U19s beat Schalke's U19s 2-1 and extend their lead over second place to 12 points.

Goals: Paris Brunner, Kjell Wätjen

📸 @BVB #BVB pic.twitter.com/8oPDG4bsnd

— BVB Newsblog (@bvbnewsblog) February 21, 2024

Interesting Year for CFs

U19 West leading scorer


U19 Sud/Sudwest leading scorer


U19 Nord/Nordost leading scorer


3/3=more goals than games.


U21 Euro Qualifiers leading scorer


U19 Euro Qualifiers leading scorer


U17 Euro Golden Boot=06 CF Ramsak+06 CF Brunner
U17 Euro Golden Ball=06 CF Brunner
U17 WC Golden Ball=06 CF Brunner

that's 5 different players too.

 

Nicolò Tresoldi (2004) was one of my U23 ones to watch ahead of the season in the Zweite Bundesliga.

Safe to say he has come true on that promise! 🔥

18 Appearances ✅
6 Goals ⚽️
3 Assists 🅰️

What national team will snatch him up? 🇩🇪🇦🇷🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/mVHIwOYox6

— Adam Khan (@XxAdamKhanxX) February 21, 2024

curious about all the German Suarez likens............that is a player that Low always wanted, LOL.

 

-on 06 CF Moerstedt

Unser Weltmeister bleibt 🥇

Die TSG hat den Vertrag mit Max #Moerstedt vorzeitig bis zum 30. Juni 2027 verlängert ✍️

— TSG Hoffenheim (@tsghoffenheim) February 22, 2024

“We have a clear plan for Max, who is ready to follow this path with us step by step. We firmly integrated him into the training of the professionals in January of this year," says Managing Director Alexander Rosen, "This personnel once again shows an example of what the TSG stands for - namely the permeability, the very good training in its own academy and the courage to integrate young players like Max into the professionals and introduce them to the Bundesliga. We will carefully monitor its development and drive it forward with determination.”

-looks like 03 LB Kratzig has likely no future at Bayern. As his main sponsor Tuchel will likely be out in Summer and then too much comeptition with Davies+Guerrero and then 06 LB Hennig+Aznou are seen as more talented.
https://www.fussballtransfers.com/a...zig-keine-bayern-perspektive-trotz-traumstart

-06 AM Dardai looks to be making decision on 2BL Hertha future soon.
https://www.kicker.de/entscheidung-...i-rueckt-naeher-4000000056396/transfermeldung

-good news on RB front, on 04 RB Eitschberger
loanee Julian Eitschberger (19) is currently gaining a lot of match practice in Halle. The Berlin native was in the starting line-up for HFC in 20 third division games. He will definitely return to Berlin in the summer and will then be a permanent part of the professional squad.
https://www.kicker.de/hertha-plant-ab-sommer-mit-eitschberger-4000000056392/transfermeldung

-02 CF Woltemade to make decision about his future at 1BL Bremen soon.
https://www.kicker.de/woltemades-wahl-werder-bundesliga-ausland-997804/artikel

-05 LB Becker signs pro contract at 2BL S04 and the LB pool keeps increasing, LOL.

Ein @knappenschmiede-Talent trägt weiterhin Königsblau: #U19-Spieler Vitalie Becker hat seinen ersten Profivertrag unterschrieben, der ab dem 1. Juli 2024 gültig ist und eine Laufzeit bis 2027 vorsieht ✍️

Der 18-Jährige spielt bereits seit der U9 beim #S04 - alle Infos ⬇️

— FC Schalke 04 (@s04) February 22, 2024

Vitalie Becker signs her first professional contract
A Knappenschmiede talent continues to wear royal blue: U19 player Vitalie Becker has signed a long-term licensed player contract with FC Schalke 04, which is valid from July 1, 2024. The 18-year-old left-back's first professional contract runs until June 30, 2027. As always, it was agreed not to disclose any further modalities.

“We are very pleased to be able to retain Vitalie, a talented boy from the region, with us on a long-term basis and welcome him to the professionals on a permanent basis from the summer onwards. He earned his way into the professional team with consistently good performances among the youngsters,” says sports director Marc Wilmots. “Vitalie has gone through all of Knappenschmiede’s youth teams since the U9, worked hard and continued to develop.”

Head coach Karel Geraerts says about the 18-year-old: “In the test matches and in the training camp, Vitalie took his first steps with the team and showed good things. He is a young player who is eager to assert himself at Schalke. We will support him and give him the time he needs.”

Vitalie Becker moved from SV Zweckel to the U9 team of FC Schalke 04 in 2013. Due to his strong performances for the Schalke youth team, the left full-back played eight times for the U17 national team and three times for the DFB U19 team. In the current season, Becker scored two goals in 19 competitive games.

 

1BL Stuttgart are COWARDS.....when Nubel got injured, 05 GK Seimen should have been playing instead of mediocre Bredlow.....now chance for Seimen to make his 1BL/pro debut!!!! Hopefully he plays as plan is either Summer 2024 or 2025 he should become #1.



Goalkeeper alert at VfB!
Does number 3 have to play against Cologne?

Bad luck with injuries at VfB!
After regular goalkeeper Alexander Nübel (27) has been missing for more than two weeks due to a hip injury, his replacement Fabian Bredlow (28) is also in danger of being out before the game against Cologne on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky).

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß (41) said on Thursday: “Fabi didn’t train today because he didn’t have a good night. He probably just ate something wrong."
Should he also miss out, young Dennis Seimen (18) would make his debut in the Bundesliga this weekend. Hoeneß said: “We trust him to start in the Bundesliga. The game will show at the end whether he's really ready."

Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel is missing from VfB Stuttgart due to a hip injury.
https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/...gen-koeln-die-nummer-3-ran-87261038.bild.html

 

05 AM/W Opitz is back from injury and in training with 1BL Bremen.

Der lange Zeit verletzt fehlende Leon Opitz trainierte diese Woche bereits anteilig mit der Mannschaft. Heute war er dann im öffentlichen Teil des #Werder-Trainings komplett mit dabei.

(Foto: Worum-User 'ann lauf') pic.twitter.com/dGnbtoiazu

— worum.org (@worum_org) February 22, 2024

 

Noel Aséko Nkili is back in team training with FCB II for the first time since his injury [📸 @fcbayerncampus] pic.twitter.com/kQjoniMwly

— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) February 23, 2024

Hopefully he can stay fit for a while now, finally. If he does first team minutes are possible.

I want as many of our best 05 talents as possible fit again, so much potential. Currently Buchmann, Fritschi, di Benedetto & Weiper all out, plus Aseko has barely been fit to play II all season.

 

Laut @inside_ffm hat Borussia Mönchengladbach Rio Bromfield (15🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇲) von Tottenham verpflichtet. Der Linksverteidiger würde dann im Sommer zur U17 der Fohlen stoßen. Bisher spielte er sowohl für die deutsche, als auch für die englische U16-Nationalmannschaft🐎 pic.twitter.com/RlAArPTVdD

— bmg.edits (@bmg_edits) February 22, 2024

 

02 M Sterner extends with 2BL Kiel.........a 1BL promotion club.

Schöne Neuigkeiten: Jonas Sterner bleibt an Bord und verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2026! ✍🏼

Wir freuen uns, Jonas! 😊

Alle Infos ⏩ https://t.co/Twik8P5UuX
_#KielAhoi pic.twitter.com/s0Mj3dcSWI

— Holstein Kiel (@Holstein_Kiel) February 23, 2024

 

next poached player it seems, LOL, other countries hire Germans and always poach....

❗️Excl. News #Castrop: The South Korean association is pushing
for the 20 y/o talented midfielder from 1. FC Nürnberg ✔️

➡️ FCN informed
➡️ Actually, Jürgen Klinsmann wanted to nominate him for the upcoming international matches in March. Andy Köpke had already made contact.… pic.twitter.com/JGKhcjIcGx

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) February 23, 2024

03 M Castrop was looking to make the 1BL jump next season.

 

04 LB T.Muller (another LB, LOL) and U17 Euro/WC champ 06 CB Dal BOTH make 1BL/pro bench debut.

Kaderdebüt 1 und 2! 😍
Tim Müller und U17-Weltmeister Maxim Dal sind das erste Mal mit dabei. 🙏 #B04M05 #Mainz05 pic.twitter.com/XyUx4gsRWs

— 1. FSV Mainz 05 (@1FSVMainz05) February 23, 2024

its interesting between Jeltsch, Odogu, Dal, Ogbemudia, Wurm we are starting to see 06 CBs making bench debuts with Jeltsch having debuted too.

 

U17 World Cup winner Kurt Rüger (🇩🇪'06) took part in todays final training session ahead of tomorrow’s game against RB Leipzig. pic.twitter.com/skMFVcXuZT

— BayernTalente (@CampusVid2) February 23, 2024

 

1BL
-04 AM/W Diehl makes his 1st ever pro XI

🚨 Die #effzeh-Startelf ist da! 🚨

LIVE dabei sein mit dem FC-Radio und dem FC-Liveticker ⤵
🍎 iPhone: https://t.co/uPVqajOUsa
🤖 Android: https://t.co/SrNRLKkfV5
___
Die FC-Startelf vor #VfBKOE wird präsentiert von @GaffelKoelsch. pic.twitter.com/8VWidGGgEB

— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) February 24, 2024

2BL
-02 AM/W Nebel (on loan) with goal and assist in 4-0 W for KSC

assist for 2-0 (no clip)

goal for 3-0
https://streamin.me/v/c615eeb4

-05 AM/W Maza already with 1st goal of season after only recently back from Summer injury. Scored in 1-1 D for Hertha.
https://streamin.me/v/e7f2ee78

-04 CB Gechter is back and played 46 min sub for Hertha.

 

1BL
-02 M Reitz scores his 5th of season for 3-1 vs Bochum
https://streamin.me/v/430052bd
-02 M Martel scores his 1st of season for 1-1 vs Stuttgart
https://streamin.me/v/f9e10e2a

 

its almost March, soon enough we shall find out if 04 M Pavlovic and 05 AM/CF Uzun will choose Germany or not.

 

2BL
-03 AM/W Sieb scored his 8th of season for current 1-1
https://streamin.me/v/6727cc1f

-06 CB Jeltsch makes his 1st ever pro XI for FCN!!!

🔴 Unsere DERBY-ELF ⚫

🔁 Drei Änderungen zur letzten Partie: #Valentini startet für #Gyamerah, #Jeltsch gibt sein Startelfdebüt und #Goller übernimmt für #Okunuki.

FORZA FCN! 🔊#SGFFCN | #fcn pic.twitter.com/FPj0tn8jXW

— 1. FC Nürnberg (@1_fc_nuernberg) February 25, 2024

according to Bild, 02 RB Hofmann was supposed to be in XI but yesterday had fitness issues....hopefully next week.

 

its interesting to see how long until we see 06 CB Jeltsch and 06 M Ouedraogo in U21???

on topic of Sieb, I'm curious to see who di Salvo calls up next month for AM/W between
Thielmann, Lemperle, Sieb, Knauff, Wanner, Diehl, Gruda, Ibrahimovic, Nebel, Uzun (also CF, Germany????), Gunther (also LWB/LB), Winkler. These guys seem to have played a lot of XIs this season.

plenty of others still working way and making progress.

 

03 AM/W Sieb scores again, his 9th of season and 2-1 lead for 2BL Furth.
https://streamin.me/v/1f9afc1d

bit crazy to see that Uzun (already double), Sieb (at 9 goals), Matanovic (at 8 and poached), Tresoldi are all players who seem on track for double digits in 2BL......when was last time we see this many Youth players do so in same season???

 

-on 05 AM/W Wanner

Paul Wanner (🇩🇪🇦🇹'05) with another good first half against HSV. The way he controls and handles the ball is simply on another level compared to the other players on the field. #HSVELV

— BayernTalente (@CampusVid2) February 25, 2024

-04 AM/W Diehl gets praise by coach and Kessler for his 1st ever 1BL XI. Seems likely we shall see more XIs too.
https://geissblog.koeln/2024/02/kessler-erinnert-diehl-habe-es-ihm-vor-zweieinhalb-jahren-gesagt/

-04 W Bamba who is injured and out for like 4-5 weeks, so likely out until early April, is still in talk for pro contract at 1BL Dortmund, where he has 2 1BL caps this season.
https://www.fussballtransfers.com/a4307121811693019099-bvb-schlechte-nachrichten-fuer-bamba

-LOL he's NOT a Bayern Academy graduate.

Another goal for Armindo Sieb (2003).

The Bayern academy graduate has been on fire for Greuther Fürth in recent weeks! 🔥

Last 10 appearances:
6 Goals ⚽️
2 Assists 🅰️pic.twitter.com/SvhTNCiGvu

— Adam Khan (@XxAdamKhanxX) February 25, 2024

 

05 CB Drexler and 06 CF Moerstedt both make 1BL/pro bench debut!!!!

Erstmals im BL-Kader dabei: Max Moerstedt und Tim Drexler 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/XiaYbDSkRl pic.twitter.com/Da3zgQPHnU

— TSG Hoffenheim (@tsghoffenheim) February 25, 2024