Paris Brunner

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Paris Brunner
Personal information
Full name Paris Josua Brunner [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 29
Youth career
SG Lütgendortmund
TSC Eintracht Dortmund
Rot-Weiss Essen
VfL Bochum
2020– Borussia Dortmund
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Germany U16 6 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U17 25 (20)
2024– Germany U18 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2023 Indonesia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2023 Hungary
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:37, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Paris Josua Brunner (born 15 February 2006) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He is considered one of the brightest young talents in German football.

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Club career

Brunner played for the academies of Rot-Weiss Essen and VfL Bochum, before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2020. [2] [3]

He rose to prominence in the footballing world after scoring sixteen goals in only five Under 17 Bundesliga appearances. [4] [5] [6] He was promoted to the under-19 side at the age of sixteen, scoring on his debut against Bonner SC in the Under 19 Bundesliga. [5] These goal-scoring feats earned him comparisons to teammate Youssoufa Moukoko, who was similarly prolific at youth level. [5] [7]

On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [8] A week later, Borussia Dortmund indefinitely suspended Brunner for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. [9]

International career

Brunner has represented Germany at youth international level. [10] He is also eligible to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

Youth

During the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he scored the equalizer for 10-man Germany team against Switzerland in the quarter-final match which ended in a 3–2 win on penalties, securing a place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. [11] He later managed to win the competition with his country after beating France in the final 4–3 on penalties. He was also voted player of the tournament, in addition to being the joint top scorer with four goals. [12]

Honours

Germany U17

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Paris Brunner at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "16 Tore in fünf Spielen Jetzt trifft er auch international: nächstes BVB-Juwel mit irrer Quote" [16 goals in five games Now he's also scoring internationally: the next BVB jewel with a crazy rate]. express.de (in German). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Witte, Marcel (26 October 2022). "BVB jubelt: Stürmer-Hoffnung hat fantastische Torquote" [BVB celebrates: Forward hope has a fantastic goal rate]. ruhr24.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Pfeffer, Andreas (7 October 2022). "BVB: Paris Brunner statistisch besser als Youssoufa Moukoko" [BVB: Paris Brunner statistically better than Youssoufa Moukoko]. goal.com (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Fernández, Jonathan (7 October 2022). "El Dortmund mima a su nueva joya: Paris Brunner" [Dortmund pampers its new jewel: Paris Brunner]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Broehl, Stefan (23 October 2022). "5 SPIELE, 16 TORE: BVB MIT NÄCHSTEM MEGA-STURMTALENT!" [5 GAMES, 16 GOALS: BVB WITH THE NEXT MEGA STRIKER!]. tag24.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Wiedenmann, Katharina (7 October 2022). "BVB-TALENT PARIS BRUNNER SOGAR BESSER ALS YOUSSOUFA MOUKOKO - YOUNGSTER TRIFFT IN FÜNF SPIELEN 16 MAL" [BVB TALENT PARIS BRUNNER EVEN BETTER THAN YOUSSOUFA MOUKOKO - YOUNGSTER SCORES 16 TIMES IN FIVE GAMES]. eurosport.de (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "BVB suspend Brunner". Borussia Dortmund. 18 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Paris Brunner at DFB (also available in German )
  11. ↑ "Deutschlands U17 nach Elferkrimi im EM-Halbfinale!" (in German). Sky Sport. 27 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Paris Brunner ist Spieler des Turniers der U17-EM 2023" (in German). UEFA. 10 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "2023 Under-17 EURO: Top scorers". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "2023: Paris Brunner". UEFA.com. 10 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 10 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup awards". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup awards". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Die Preisträger 2023". dfb.de (in German). 8 September 2023.
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