grew to become the youngest American to debut within the German Bundesliga — one among Europe’s prime leagues — coming into ‘s 4-0 win over on Sunday, April 26.
Albert was born Might 21, 2009, making him 16 years, 11 months and 12 days previous, youthful than earlier record-holder who was 17 years, 2 months and 5 days when he debuted for a similar Borussia Dortmund group in 2020. Reyna’s debut broke ‘s file
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Albert was born in South Carolina however moved to Southern California and drew the eye of European scouts as a participant within the academy.
He represented the USA on the 2025 U-17 World Cup, scoring as soon as because the U.S. made it undefeated by means of the group stage and changing his penalty in a shootout loss to Morocco within the Spherical of 32.
The professional minutes come after a lot of spectacular showings on the youth ranges and within the UEFA Youth League.
“I began performing straight away, but it surely felt so exhausting,” . “Going to coaching and video games was nice however, after that, it is like, ‘Oh, (expletive), I am 1000’s of miles from residence.’ I nonetheless really feel that, generally. It is exhausting being away from LA. To start with, I struggled, however then my household visited and every little thing began clicking.”
Whereas Albert’s debut places him forward of Reyna and Pulisic, some may level to a Bundesliga rule that beforehand prevented gamers from being registered earlier than they entered a season by which they might flip 17. The rule was modified in 2020 to permit 16-year-olds similar to then-Dortmund prospect to swimsuit up.
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Dortmund confirmed its UEFA Champions League place for subsequent season with the win, and Albert will hope to earn time within the remaining three matches of the Bundesliga season.
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