Bundesliga: Julian Brandt could still catch this BVB striker | OneFootball

There are still three matchdays left in the Bundesliga before the end of the season. That gives the departing Julian Brandt the chance to catch up with a true Borussia Dortmund striking legend. Not in terms of goals scored in a BVB shirt, however, but in the number of Bundesliga appearances.

At the moment, after almost seven completed seasons at Borussia Dortmund, Julian Brandt stands at 215 Bundesliga appearances. In recent weeks, he has only come on as a substitute. For this statistic, though, even playing just one minute counts as a full appearance, as Brandt experienced in the match at 1. FC Köln.

Since coach Niko Kovac does in fact keep bringing Julian Brandt on with reliable regularity, it is quite possible that Brandt’s total number of Bundesliga matches for BVB will rise to 218 by the end. That would see him draw level with a striker who, during his time in black and yellow, was regarded as one of the Bundesliga’s best forwards despite his reserved temperament. Stéphane Chapuisat made those 218 Bundesliga appearances between 1991 and 1999 that Brandt can still reach.

Whether he manages it will be seen in the remaining matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen. If he does, Brandt would be level with the Swiss on 21st place in BVB’s all-time Bundesliga appearance list.

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Brandt soon level with Chapuisat at BVB?

In terms of Bundesliga goals scored for Borussia Dortmund, another notable former player is also still within Julian Brandt’s reach. He has scored 43 goals for BVB so far. Sigfried — better known as “Siggi” — Held scored 44 times in the top flight.

So a single goal would be enough to draw level with this other BVB legend, and with two more goals he would even move past him. Given the limited playing time Brandt is expected to get on the pitch, however, that is a tougher task than catching Stéphane Chapuisat in appearances.

The next-highest BVB goal total ahead of Siggi Held belongs to Frank Mill, who recently passed away at an early age and, as a proven crafty character, scored 47 times for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Four goals from Julian Brandt seem very unlikely, even if he were to play all of the remaining 270 minutes in full. Held currently sits 15th on BVB’s all-time Bundesliga scorers list, with Brandt one place behind him. Where he will stand when he departs in the summer will also become clear very soon.

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