Defensive boost for BVB, U23 sign defensive duo | OneFootball

On June 21, it starts again. That is the day Borussia Dortmund’s U23 team begins preparations for the coming season. Also on board are two new defenders.

The team that finished fifth in the Regionalliga West will play its first friendly on June 27. “For a good cause,” as stated on the club’s website. This will be followed by matches against Lüner SV (July 4) and ASC 09 Dortmund (July 8). Real tests await head coach Daniel Ríos’ (46) team against Dutch second-division sides Vitesse Arnhem (July 11) and FC Dordrecht (July 14).

From July 18 to 25, BVB’s second team will hold a training camp in Kirchberg, Austria. Preparations will conclude on July 26 with a friendly against Jong FC Utrecht at the club’s training ground in Brackel. No spectators will be admitted for the final three friendlies.

As things currently stand, the new Regionalliga season will begin on the weekend of July 31 to August 2, 2026. Two new signings are hoping to earn a regular starting spot, whose arrivals the Black and Yellows announced on Thursday. Beni Ngyombo (19) and Finn Fuchs (20), both defenders, have signed contracts running until June 30, 2028.

“Both players have room to develop”

Center-back Ngyombo received his football education in the youth academies of Bayer Leverkusen and Sportfreunde Siegen. Most recently, the youngster played for the U19 team of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, helping them reach the round of 16 in the race for the German championship. This season, he featured in 18 U19 matches, contributing two goals and two assists.

Left-back Finn Fuchs received his football education at Rot-Weiß Erfurt, DFI Bad Aibling and 1860 Munich. Last season, the 20-year-old played primarily for the Lions’ second team in the Bayernliga Süd, where he recorded six goals and five assists in 30 matches. Although he was included in the third-division team’s squad three times, he did not make an appearance.

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“With Beni and Finn, we are strengthening our defense. Both players have room to develop, and we want to make the most of that,” said Ingo Preuß (67), sporting director of the U23 team.

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