Ex-BVB wonderkid Brunner off to a dream start: Germany call-up? | OneFootball

After difficult years, Paris Brunner is suddenly thriving at AS Monaco. With his strong performances, the former BVB jewel could also move into the national team’s spotlight.

For a long time at Borussia Dortmund, Paris Brunner was regarded as one of the biggest attacking talents of his generation, but he was unable to make his breakthrough with the senior team. Two years after leaving BVB, the forward now seems to be truly taking off at AS Monaco. In the 2-0 win against Olympique Marseille, the 20-year-old became the match-winner with a brace and fired the Monegasques to the top of the table.

Brunner first put Monaco ahead with a header before sealing the win after the break with a brilliant solo effort. He was then voted man of the match. “The first time,” Brunner said happily about the award.

His record at the start of the season is impressive. In four competitive matches, the centre-forward has already scored four goals. Before that, he had found the net in both Conference League qualifying matches against Gornik Zabrze. Under new Monaco coach Filipe Luis, Brunner is receiving significantly more trust than he did last season.

Former BVB jewel Brunner: From Monaco to Klopp?

“There’s a new coach, and the situation has changed. He shows me his trust after every training session and every match,” Brunner said about his upturn in form. His coach was also delighted after the win against Marseille: “Paris is a fabulous player, he played a great game.” This could get a career back up to speed that had stalled at times.

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Brunner left Dortmund in 2024 and moved to Monaco, but was initially loaned out to Cercle Brugge. After returning, he hardly played a role last season. With his strong performances, Brunner could now even put himself in contention for the German national team under head coach Jürgen Klopp. Brunner has represented several Germany youth teams since the U16s and became a U17 world champion with Germany in 2023. He contributed four goals to that title-winning campaign and was also named the tournament’s best player.

“I’m always thinking about the national team,” Brunner said after his brace. Because of his family roots, the forward could in principle also play for Congo. However, he does not want to commit himself at the moment. First, more performances for Monaco are meant to follow — and Brunner is delivering plenty of them right now.

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