Youssoufa Moukoko will turn 16 on November 20. Although he still has two more years to come of age in Germany, Borussia Dortmund's new diamond It is already attracting all the lights regarding a possible debut this coming Saturday at 20:30 at the Berlin Olympic against Hertha.
Approved by regulation for just hours, Moukoko's possible debut for Dortmund would break the record set by Nuri Sahin, another great diamond from the yellow quarry that never delivered the performance expected. The Turk debuted with 16 years, eleven months and one day. Almost 17. Moukoko could lower the record in more than a dozen months.
Given this fact, Nuri Sahin went through Kicker to try to warn Moukoko of the brilliant beginnings. At the age of 32, Sahin went from being named the best player in the Bundesiga at the age of 22 and signing for Real Madrid to returning to Germany without much success and ending up in Turkish football (Antalayaspor) in 2020. Thus, as if he were a meteorologist , warns the forward of the 'times' of his career. “So far only the sun is shining. It has never had rainy days but those days will come. So it is important that you have people by your side who accompany you and explain that negative headlines are also part of this “, explained to him through the magazine.
“I'm glad you are one of us”, he affirms when asked about the possibility of taking the record by also playing in the yellow team, to which Sahin is quite tied.
Youssoufa Moukoko is a phenomenon in European youth football. Born in Yaoundé, although with German nationality, the forward has been burning stages in training football at a level rarely seen. This season, playing with the under-19s, he has already scored thirteen goals in just four games, scoring three hat-tricks and a poker in his last appointment on October 24 against Essen. The last step is really close. Arriving is taken for granted, now, he will have to stay and see how his scoring nose works playing with the elders.
Endorsed by his rival and a legend
Moukoko will have to compete for a spot with Erling Haaland, another very young phenomenon. The Norwegian, a star, recognizes that the Cameroon-born is better than he was at his age. “Moukoko is much better than I was at 15 years old. At that age he already trains with Dortmund while I was still in Byrne,” said his already training partner.
Samuel Eto'o, Moukoko's compatriot, also gave his opinion on the Dortmund diamond. “He is 15 years old and he is the next great player, for me, after Messi.” The new phenomenon is approaching.