Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector

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Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector
Borussia Dortmund logo.svg
Full nameBallspielverein Borussia
09 e.V. Dortmund
PresidentDr Reinhard Rauball
Youth Coordinator Lars Ricken
Website www.bvb.de

Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector is the youth set-up of Borussia Dortmund. The club operates the system for boys from the age of nine upwards and a total of 15 youth teams. Home games are staged at the club's training ground Hohenbuschei.

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Lars Ricken, a former Dortmund player and German international, has been the youth coordinator since 2008. [1]

The youth team has educated many players who have become regulars in the Bundesliga and the Germany national football team, such as Eike Immel, Lars Ricken and the current club Director for Sport Michael Zorc. Most recent graduates include first team regulars Marco Reus, Nuri Şahin and Marcel Schmelzer. The club has notably produced World Cup champions Mario Götze and Kevin Großkreutz.

Organization

The club recruits young players and teach them football skills required to play at that club's standard. The young apprentices offered the chance to train in close proximity to the professional players.

The club launched partnerships with United States sides Cincinnati United and La Roca Futbol Club. The cooperation will include training philosophies and drills for their coaches and annual training camps with Dortmund coaching staff. [2]

The Evonik-Fußballschule des BVB was opened in July 2011 to provide mainstream education for the youth players who do not reside in the Dortmund area. [3]

In 2014, a new dormitory for young players from outside of Dortmund was opened. It houses the young sportsmen who are trained to become a part of the club's professional teams. [4]

Youth teams

Under-19

The team currently competes in the Under 19 Bundesliga and the UEFA Youth League. It also participates in the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal und the Under 19 Westphalian Cup. Felix Hirschnagl has been the head coach since July 2025.

As of 20 August 2025 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Aaron Held
2 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Niklas König
3 DF Flag of Kosovo.svg  KOS Valon Cena
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Reggiani
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Luca Riedl
7 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Taycan Etcibasi
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tim Degener
9 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Diego Ngambia
10 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Samuele Inacio
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mathis Albert
12 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julian Froese
14 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Fadi Zarqelain
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Justin Hoy
16 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Luke Fahrenhorst(captain)
17 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Miguel Adje
18 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Roméo Ritter
19 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Joshua Burstedde
20 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tom Faust
21 DF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Anas Mahjoubi
22 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Matthis Wehrbein
23 MF Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Enzo Duarte
24 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marwan-Omir Mirza
28 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ahmad Najdi
- FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Thierry Tazemata

Under-17

The team currently competes in the Under 17 Bundesliga and the Under 17 Westphalian Cup. Marco Lehmann has been the head coach since July 2025.

As of 20 August 2025 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Anastasios Kitos
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lenni Strößner
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Desmond Ndlovu
10 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Till Burkhardt
11 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lyon Tepic
13 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Keron Hagemann
15 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Georgios Zisopoulos
18 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Niclas Goldberg
24 MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Kostoglou
25 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hamzath Mohamadou
- MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Luis Alaze
- MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mats Brauckmann
No.Pos.NationPlayer
- DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jerry Coulibaly
- GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julian Droste
- GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paul Hannig
- FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Johann Jaesch
- DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Semih Kaymak
- MF Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Rohullah Nazari
- MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Silas Sommer
- GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Etienne Steuer
- DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paul Tanyi
- DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Leonard Thees
- DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Levin Vogt

Current technical staff

RoleUnder-19 [5] Under-17 [6]
Head coach Flag of Germany.svg Felix Hirschnagl Flag of Germany.svg Marco Lehmann
Assistant coach Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Rios
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Fritsch
Flag of Germany.svg Julian Koch
Flag of Germany.svg Sahin Kösecik
Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Stuppia
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Ritz Flag of Germany.svg Michael Strzys

Honours

Winners (8): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Winners (7): 1983–84, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18
Runners-up (7): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19
Winners (3): 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17
Runners-up (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Winners (6): 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20
Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Winners (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Winners (3): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2013–14
Runners-up (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18

International youth graduates

This is a list of former Borussia Dortmund youth graduates with at least one appearance for a youth setup who have gone on to represent their country at full international level.

As of 20 August 2025
NameNational football teamNotes
Augustine Ahinful Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Mihail Aleksandrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Enis Alushi Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo
Etienne Amenyido Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo
Viktor Angelov Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia
Jacob Bruun Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Vladimir But Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kerem Demirbay Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Enzo Duarte Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Jeremy Dudziak Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Chris Führich Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Bashiru Gambo Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Daniel Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Jon Gorenc Stanković Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Mario Götze Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner World Cup 2014; Third-place European Championship 2012 & European Championship 2016
Kevin Großkreutz Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner World Cup 2014
Eike Immel Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner European Championship 1980; Runner-up World Cup 1982 & World Cup 1986
Issa Issa Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Helmut Kapitulski Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Erdal Keser Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
August Lenz Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Patrick Njambe Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
David Odonkor Flag of Germany.svg Germany Runner-up European Championship 2008; Third-place World Cup 2006
Yasin Öztekin Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Christian Pulisic Flag of the United States.svg United States Winner CONCACAF Nations League 2021, 2023, & 2024
Marco Reus Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Lars Ricken Flag of Germany.svg Germany Runner-up World Cup 2002
Giovanni Reyna Flag of the United States.svg United States Winner CONCACAF Nations League 2021, 2023, & 2024
Antonio Rüdiger Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Nuri Şahin Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Kosi Saka Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
Jadon Sancho Flag of England.svg England
Marcel Schmelzer Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Ibrahim Tanko Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Sebastian Tyrała Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Miroslav Votava Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner European Championship 1980
Michael Zorc Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Fritz Walter Medal

First awarded in 2005, the Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to German youth footballers. The following youth graduates have won the medal.

As of 24 July 2018
YearCategoryMetalPlayer
2005Under 18 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Marc-André Kruska
2005Under 17 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sebastian Tyrała [1]
2009Under 17 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mario Götze
2010Under 18 Gold medal icon.svg GoldMario Götze
2012Under 19 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Antonio Rüdiger
2015Under 17 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Felix Passlack
2018Under 17 Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeLuca Unbehaun

^  1: Tyrała began his career with the Germany national youth football team . Later he switched to Poland .

References

  1. "Lars Ricken Is Borussia's New Youth Coordinator". bvb.de. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. "BVB announce partnership with football clubs in the US". bvb.de. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. "BVB Evonik Fußballschule eröffnet - 500 Kinder trainieren im Schatten des Signal Iduna Park" (in German). bvb.de. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. "Das neue Jugendhaus: Schwarzgelbe Talent-WG" (in German). bvb.de. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "A-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2025/2026 U19-Junioren" (in German). www.bvb.de. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "A-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2025/2026 U17-Junioren" (in German). www.bvb.de. Retrieved 20 August 2025.