Mahmoud Dahoud

Mahmoud Dahoud (born 1 January 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

He made his professional debut for Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014, and made 86 appearances for the club before signing for Dortmund three years later.

Born in Syria, Dahoud has represented Germany internationally at U18, U19, and U21 level. He was part of the U21 side which won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2017.

Club Career

Gladbach

Mahmoud Dahoud began his career playing at junior level for the Langenfeld soccer club Germania Reusrath and Fortuna Dusseldorf before signing for Gladbach at the age of 14 in 2010. He then spent the next five seasons developing in Gladbach's academy before breaking into the first team in 2014.

2014–15 season

On 27 August 2014, Dahoud was handed his first team debut by manager Lucien Favre in a 7–0 Europa League play-off win over FK Sarajevo, coming off the bench in the 55th minute to replace Christoph Kramer. Just a week prior to making his first appearance for Gladbach, Dahoud had signed his first professional contract, agreeing a deal to keep him at the club until June 2018. He only made two more senior appearances over the course of the season, one in the Europa League against Apollon and the other at the end of the season against Borussia Dortmund to make his Bundesliga debut. Upon making his debut, Dahoud became the first Syrian-born player to ever play in the Bundesliga.

2015–16 season

Following the sacking of Favre early in the 2015–16 Bundesliga season, Dahoud saw his game time increase with Die Fohlen, establishing himself as a key figure in new manager Andre Schubert's midfield. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2015 in Schubert's debut game in charge, netting Gladbach's fourth goal in a 4–2 win over Augsburg. The

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