Dortmund, Germany — mathis albert Became the youngest American to play in Bundesliga when he made his debut borussia dortmund On Sunday at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 5 days.
Albert, who is from Greenville, South Carolina, went in for Dortmund in the 88th minute 4-0 German league win over Freiburg. broke the record he set giovanni reynaWill also play for Dortmund on January 18, 2020.
Reyna was 17 years, 2 months and 5 days old at the time; previous record holder, Christian Pulisicwas 17 years, 4 months, 12 days old when he made his Bundesliga debut for Dortmund on January 30, 2016.
Albert joins Dortmund’s academy LA Galaxy youth program in 2024 and was part of the U.S. team at last year’s U-17 World Cup.
Dortmund’s victory on Sunday sealed Champions League qualification for next season.
maximilian bayer, Serhou Guiras And Remi Bensebaini Effectively decided the result in the first half hour, before the substitution Fabio Silva Completed the scoring late.
dortmund defender Gregor Kobel Cyriac denied Erie a consolation goal.
With three rounds remaining, Dortmund are assured of a top-four finish to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition.
Freiburg coach Julian Schuster made several changes to the team that suffered a crushing defeat against Stuttgart in German Cup semi-finals Thursday.
Freiburg will next face Sporting Braga in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final match.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovac also gave Samuel Inacio His first start, and the 18-year-old Italian forward made the most of it and received a standing ovation when he was sent off in the 74th minute.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
