"I feel I can only make the wrong choice" – Mio Backhaus on choosing between Germany and Japan | OneFootball

Born in Germany to a German father and Japanese mother, Werder Bremen goalkeeper Mio Backhaus faces a difficult choice over which country to represent at senior level.

After initially playing for Japan at U15 level, the 21-year-old has since represented Germany at all youth levels and is currently a German U21 international.

Who he will choose to play for at senior level remains uncertain.

“I unfortunately feel like I can only make the wrong choice,” Backhaus told 11Freunde, adding that when he eventually makes a final decision, he will “probably regret it anyway.”

“If I decided now against the DFB and for Japan, it would affect, I feel, 100 people who have cared for me lovingly and wonderfully over the years. I wonder if they would then think: ‘What was all that for?’”

For the moment, however, Backhaus is postponing the decision.

“As long as I’m nominated for the U21s, I don’t put too much pressure on myself. I’m in no rush regarding the senior national team,” he said.