Emotional BVB return: when Meyer was a ball boy at Volksparkstadion | OneFootball

When he’s needed, he’s there. Alexander Meyer is Borussia Dortmund’s number two goalkeeper. The 35-year-old veteran has no way past first-choice keeper Gregor Kobel (28). But in the DFB-Pokal match against HEBC (September 1, 8:45 p.m.), the backup’s moment has arrived.

Since joining BVB in the summer of 2022, Meyer has stood between the posts in 25 competitive matches. Thanks to his experience, he doesn’t get rattled and has always done his job with assurance. In the clash with the Hamburg Oberliga side, he will once again have the chance to show his quality on the line. Still, it would hardly come as much of a surprise if he does not have to make too many saves against the fifth-tier club from the Eimsbüttel district.

For Meyer, the match at the Volksparkstadion is a very special one, as t-online reports. Although the Bad Oldesloe native never played for Hamburger SV’s senior team, he did feature for the club’s youth sides and reserve team between 2005 and 2012.

First appearance in almost two years

During his time at HSV, Meyer had a very different job at the stadium. He worked as a ball boy at the Volksparkstadion. Now the circle is complete as he returns with Borussia Dortmund and this time takes to the pitch himself.

The first-round DFB-Pokal tie will be Meyer’s first appearance in a competitive match since November 9, 2024. It is not a pleasant memory for the 35-year-old, as BVB lost 3-1 away to Mainz in the Bundesliga that day.

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Kobel is not even in Dortmund’s squad for the cup opener. The first-choice keeper is not only making way for his deputy, but, according to a report by Ruhr Nachrichten, is also skipping the trip to Hamburg altogether. The Swiss international is unlikely to be concerned, though, as he knows Meyer is a reliable stand-in against HEBC.

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