Nnamdi Collins

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Nnamdi Collins
Personal information
Full name Pharrell Nnamdi Collins [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany [2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 34
Youth career
–2016 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2016–2023 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Borussia Dortmund II 8 (0)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt 37 (1)
2023– Eintracht Frankfurt II 16 (0)
International career‡
2019 Germany U15 1 (1)
2019–2020 Germany U16 4 (2)
2020 Germany U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U19 6 (0)
2023–2024 Germany U20 8 (0)
2024– Germany U21 12 (0)
2025– Germany 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Pharrell Nnamdi Collins (born 10 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team.

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Early life

Born in Düsseldorf, Collins spent time in the academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf. [4]

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

Collins joined Borussia Dortmund in 2016, and rose quickly through the youth ranks, linking up with the U19 squad at the age of 16. [4] Following these good performances, he was reportedly subject of a £2 million bid from English club Chelsea. [5] However, he signed a new contract in May 2020, and was invited to train with the first team in March 2021. [6]

Having been called up to the first team for pre-season friendlies, Collins featured in a 3–1 loss to fellow Bundesliga side VfL Bochum, however he went off injured after suffering a dislocated kneecap. [7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 8 August 2023, Collins joined Eintracht Frankfurt by signing a five-year contract. [8] On 5 April 2024, he made his senior debut against Werder Bremen and played for 65 minutes in a 1–1 draw. [9]

International career

Collins represented Germany at youth international level. [10] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria and the Poland through family. [4] [11] [12]

In August 2025, Collins received his first call-up to the German senior team from coach Julian Nagelsmann for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. [13] On 4 September that year, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Slovakia. [14] His debut did not go well and he was overwhelmed as a right-back. He received the lowest possible grade from kicker , which made him the weakest Germany debutant in history in terms of grading. [15]

Style of play

Collins is seen as one of the best young talents in Germany, due to his imposing height and pace. [16] [17] [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Dortmund II 2022–23 3. Liga 80———80
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 2000——20
2024–25 Bundesliga221206 [a] 0—301
2025–26 Bundesliga130105 [b] 0—190
Total37130110—511
Eintracht Frankfurt II 2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest 160———160
Career total6113011000751
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 4 September 2025 [19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202510
Total10

Honours

Germany U21

References

  1. ↑ "Nnamdi Collins". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Nnamdi Collins at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Nnamdi Collins". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Tittmar, Jochen (30 May 2020). "Nnamdi Collins: Dortmund's rapid defender who turned down Chelsea". goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Davies, Matt (22 April 2020). "Who is Nnamdi Collins? The lightning-quick German teenager linked with Chelsea". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Offiziell: BVB-Teenie Nnamdi Collins unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag bis 2023" [Official: BVB teen Nnamdi Collins signs professional contract until 2023]. sportbuzzer.de (in German). 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Gebhardt, Cedric (5 May 2022). "Verheißungsvolle BVB-Zukunft wartet auf Nnamdi Collins – unter einer Voraussetzung" [Promising BVB future awaits Nnamdi Collins - on one condition]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Neuzugang Nnamdi Collins" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Weitbrecht, Ralf (5 April 2024). "Wieder kein Schritt nach vorn für die Eintracht" [Again no step forward for Eintracht]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Nnamdi Collins at DFB (also available in German )
  11. ↑ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (29 August 2019). "Germany Ahead Of Nigeria In Race For Borussia Dortmund Wonderkid Collins". allnigeriasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Frankfurt duo keen to represent Germany". OneFootball. 12 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Julian Nagelsmann selects three fresh faces for September's FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers". Bundesliga. 27 August 2025. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Harding, Jonathan (4 September 2025). "Germany suffer shock World Cup qualifying loss to Slovakia". DW.
  15. ↑ "Fünf Spieler, die trotz schwachem DFB-Debüt durchstarteten". kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Bericht: BVB befördert nach Moukoko und Co. mit Collins das nächste Top-Talent" [Report: After Moukoko and Co. with Collins, BVB promotes the next top talent]. sportbuzzer.de (in German). 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. ↑ Lorini, Simone (29 July 2021). "Un talento al giorno, Nnamdi Collins: il prossimo gioiello del settore giovanile BvB" [Talent of the day, Nnamdi Collins: the next jewel of the BvB youth sector]. tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  18. ↑ Nolte, Oscar (18 July 2021). "Die Zukunft beim BVB: 4 Ausnahme-Talente im Profil" [The future of BVB: 4 exceptional talents in profile]. 90min.de (in German). Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Nnamdi Collins". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title". uefa.com. 28 June 2025. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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