Paris Brunner

Paris Josua Brunner (born 15 February 2006) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Dortmund.

Paris Josua Brunner
Personal information
Full name Paris Josua Brunner[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 19
Youth career
Rot-Weiss Essen
VfL Bochum
2020– Borussia Dortmund
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Germany U16 6 (1)
2022– Germany U17 6 (8)

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]

International career

Brunner has represented Germany at youth international level.[8] He is also eligible to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

References
  1. 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. 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. Paris Brunner at DFB (also available in German)
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