Raised in Altona: BVB star reveals he's an HSV fan! | OneFootball

A Bundesliga match like any other? For BVB star Felix Nmecha, definitely not. The in-form Dortmund player will face HSV on Saturday—a team that is sure to catapult him back to his childhood.

Sportingly, things are going almost perfectly for the 25-year-old at the moment. Hardly any Borussia player has performed more consistently this season, which has attracted the attention of numerous top teams from the English Premier League. Nevertheless, BVB recently managed to extend his contract early until 2030. Even more: he could even play a prominent role in the ranks of the German national team at the 2026 World Cup!

Interesting from an HSV perspective: Nmecha’s roots are in Hamburg-Altona. There, alongside his older brother Lukas, he took his first steps in football. Later, the family moved to England, where the midfielder went through the youth academy at Manchester City. In 2021, he returned to Germany and signed with VfL Wolfsburg.

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HSV fan Nmecha in a rivalry with his brother

“I still have many memories,” Nmecha once said in an interview with BVB’s own channels about his childhood. Especially vivid: the countless street football games. “My brother and I always played football on the street. There was a cage near our house. We were there almost every day, always played with older boys, and had great times. Until Mom called us. Then we had to go home.”

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And when it came to club loyalty, it was clear early on which direction things would go. Nmecha openly admitted to being an HSV fan: “I was always Hamburg, my brother was more St. Pauli.” This rivalry even showed itself in terms of clothing: “His first jersey was from a Nigerian player at St. Pauli, so I wanted one from Hamburg.” He adds with a smile: “We were always a bit competitive with each other.”

On Saturday (6:30 p.m., Sky), at least parts of this past are likely to resurface.

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