After 200+ goals: BVB goal machine hit with bizarre ban | OneFootball

An attacking player for Borussia Dortmund had to follow a special rule set by his own father when he was young – and now he wants to make up for exactly what he was denied back then.

A ban on scoring goals in his youth – that was something Konstantinos Karetsas once had to accept. As “Bild” reports, his own father took charge of the youth team’s training at the time and looked after his son’s footballing development from an early stage. The reason for the unusual instruction was an almost absurd scoring rate: in just one season, the young Konstantinos Karetsas is said to have scored more than 200 goals. Instead of pushing that tally even higher, the youngster was supposed to focus on setting up his teammates rather than finishing chances himself.

That early influence can still be seen in his game today. The attacking midfielder and left-footer is still regarded more as a creator than a finisher. A look at his statistics at KRC Genk confirms that impression: in his last season for the Belgian club, he failed to score a league goal of his own, but provided eleven assists in return. Over his entire time at Genk, the Greek made a total of 92 appearances, recording six goals and 23 assists.

BVB star Konstantinos Karetsas wants to learn how to score again

In the summer, Konstantinos Karetsas moved to BVB for around €30 million and signed a contract until 2031. In Dortmund too, his role as a provider has continued for now: he has already contributed one assist in his still-young spell in the Borussia shirt.

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The youngster is not entirely satisfied with being purely a creator, however. In his first interview after moving to BVB, Konstantinos Karetsas made it clear that he wants to get on the scoresheet more often in the future: “My personal goals are to keep developing as much as possible, take the next step in my career, score more goals and contribute to the team.” This shows that while his father’s old rule shaped his style of play, it certainly did not curb his ambition to score himself.

For BVB, this combination remains an appealing one: a player who reliably brings his teammates into the game while also aiming to score more often himself could add extra variety to Dortmund’s attack.

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