“A clear goal”: How Felix Nmecha plans to reach the World Cup | OneFootball

He has long since become an indispensable part of the Borussia Dortmund team. Felix Nmecha cleans up in defense and tirelessly drives the Black and Yellows' attacking play. The 25-year-old midfielder absolutely deserves to wear the number eight on his jersey. A classic box-to-box player, indeed.

“I’m really enjoying the way I’m playing at the moment. I also feel very comfortable in my body,” Nmecha says happily in the BVB podcast. He has played 24 matches for the Westphalians this season, starting in the lineup 19 times. His record boasts four goals and two assists.

The Hamburg native has been with Borussia for two and a half years now. His personal stats include a total of 94 appearances, twelve goals, and seven assists. “The first year was good for me because I got to experience a higher level,” Nmecha recalls. He missed almost four months of his debut season due to hip problems. But even from this enforced break, the 25-year-old draws something positive. “Of course, it wasn’t easy because of the injury, but it also made me grow a lot mentally,” says the BVB pro, adding: “Every year I feel like I’m improving.”

“A great player”

In former national player and current TV expert Didi Hamann (52), Nmecha has a supporter. For him, the Dortmund player is “a great player” and “a big hope for the 2026 World Cup,” he explained in November 2024 on Sky.

The midfielder has played six international matches so far. More are expected to follow at the World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. “That’s extra motivation because it’s obviously a clear goal,” Nmecha reaffirms his ambitions. But he doesn’t want to put himself under pressure. “I just try to take it game by game,” he says. “I don’t go into every match thinking: ‘I have to play well because of the World Cup.’ But it is a very big dream. I have to work for it, and hopefully I can make it.”

The German national team will meet four more times before the tournament. At the end of March, matches against Switzerland and Ghana are on the schedule. Felix Nmecha is likely to be there.

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