From Freiburg trio to ex-Morocco youth international: Seven Germany debut candidates for Netherlands | OneFootball

Jürgen Klopp makes his Germany bow away to Xavi’s Netherlands on Thursday evening, with seven uncapped players in contention.

According to BuLi News, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Younes Ebnoutalib is the likeliest to debut, while Bambasé Conté may miss the matchday squad because only 23 can be named.

Ebnoutalib, a former Morocco youth international, hit a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw at Union Berlin and has five goals and two assists in 10 appearances this season. He chose Germany after talks with Morocco for this window.

Conté started with two assists and threatened in defeat to Paderborn. The Saarbrücken native, another ex-Elversberg loanee, last played for Germany U20s in 2022.

Augsburg full-back Hennes Behrens, 21, earned selection despite no youth caps. After a Heidenheim loan that ended in relegation, he played every minute of Augsburg’s first five matches.

Freiburg’s Philipp Treu benefits from Klopp confirming Joshua Kimmich will play in midfield. The 25-year-old has covered both flanks for last season’s Europa League finalists and owns two Germany U19 caps.

Centre-back Max Rosenfelder, 23, is not a regular at Freiburg, yet was picked ahead of Matthias Ginter. He reached last year’s U21 Euros final and made his 50th club appearance on opening day.

Midfielder Yannik Engelhardt, 25, joined Freiburg in the summer and scored twice in the 5-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. He previously played in Serie A under Cesc Fabregas.

Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen, 28, is the only player in both squads, having first shone for Mainz on title-deciding day.

Source: BuLi News

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