Julian Brandt just misses all-time top 20, his record at BVB | OneFootball

Last weekend, Julian Brandt laced up his boots for Borussia Dortmund for the final time. He had been a Borussia Dortmund player since 2019, and even though the truly big moments ultimately never came, he was still one of the most defining players of that era. A fact underscored by a look at Brandt’s personal record after seven years in a BVB shirt.

His very first appearance for BVB had been “a special moment,” Julian Brandt recently revealed on the club website. Dortmund had signed him in 2019 for a reported €25 million. On that August 17, 2019, BVB fell behind in the very first minute. But the home game against FC Augsburg was turned around by the Westphalians into a 5–1 win, with Brandt scoring the final goal.

Another 42 Bundesliga goals would follow, the last coming in early April in a 2–0 win away to VfB Stuttgart. The 48-time Germany international needed 218 league matches to reach that mark. That puts him level with Stephane Chapuisat in 21st place on BVB’s all-time appearance list, just behind Nuri Sahin, who sits 20th with 223 games. Added to that are 52 assists and only eight yellow cards during those seven years at Borussia Dortmund.

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Brandt with the third-most Champions League appearances for BVB

Julian Brandt was of course also active for BVB in the Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. In Europe’s premier club competition, he actually has the third-most appearances of any player ever to represent BVB. Brandt played 61 times in the Champions League. Only Mats Hummels with 66 appearances and Marco Reus with 71 represented Borussia Dortmund more often in Europe’s most important club competition. Brandt also recorded 8 goals and 12 assists — good enough for 9th place on BVB’s all-time Champions League scoring list.

In the cup, which he won in 2021 as his only title with BVB, Julian Brandt leaves the club ranked 25th on BVB’s all-time appearance list, having made 20 appearances in black and yellow. That averages out at just under three per season, which also says something about BVB’s more recent failures in the DFB-Pokal.

If all competitive matches across all competitions are added together, Brandt narrowly clears the 300-game mark. With 307 appearances, 57 goals and 70 assists, he even ranks 18th among all BVB players.

Purely in statistical terms, Julian Brandt leaves a clear mark on BVB’s history as he departs. Whether he will be remembered as one of the club’s greater players, however, remains open to doubt.

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