Ex-BVB wonderkid joins 2. Bundesliga, tasty duels with Guirassy | OneFootball

Yannik Lührs will likely never forget January 10, 2025. In Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen, the center-back was on the pitch at Signal Iduna Park from the first minute to the last. Even so, the now 22-year-old never managed to make his breakthrough at BVB.

Lührs benefited against the Werkself from Borussia’s severe injury crisis. In the match against the double winners from the Rhine, head coach Nuri Sahin (37) had to do without no fewer than six key players. Out of necessity, the Dortmund coach handed starts to two debutants in the newly reshaped back four: Lührs and Almugera Kabar (20), who played at left-back. The central defense consisted of Lührs and regular full-back Julian Ryerson (28), who has now been injured at the World Cup. Yan Couto (24) played at right-back.

It was not the first time Lührs had featured for the Black and Yellows in the Bundesliga. He had previously picked up a few minutes in the 3–1 defeat in Mainz and the 1–1 draw against Hoffenheim. But no more were to follow. Until his departure from Dortmund, his footballing home remained the U23s, with whom the center-back was relegated from the 3. Liga in 2025.

Learned from Schlotterbeck and Süle

On the final day of the summer transfer window, the Westphalians sold Lührs to Hoffenheim for €400,000. In Kraichgau, however, the dilemma continued for the Hanover-born defender. He performed well in the 3. Liga and made 33 appearances (one goal). For a time, he even wore the captain’s armband. But it still was not enough for the top flight at TSG either.

After just one year, Lührs is now moving on again, according to information from the Darmstädter Echo. Next season, the former Dortmund player will turn out for Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga.

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He is likely to benefit in the second tier from his experiences at BVB. “When we played Team A against Team B in training, I usually came up against Serhou Guirassy,” Lührs said when he was introduced in Kraichgau. “Of course, that was anything but easy, but constantly being able to measure yourself against a player of that quality naturally helps you improve. I was also able to learn a great deal from the pros who play in my position, namely Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle.”

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