Second-youngest HSV player ever: Lemke's predecessor joins 2. Bundesliga! | OneFootball

Louis Lemke is currently the talk of the town at HSV and in May became the youngest player ever to appear in a competitive match for the club.

Before that, Omar Megeed topped this ranking. At 16 years and 359 days old, he became HSV’s youngest-ever professional on 13 August 2022 when he came on in the 89th minute of a 2-0 away win in Bielefeld. Only one more brief appearance followed. For the most part, the midfielder—capable of playing anywhere in the center but more attack-minded—featured for Hamburg’s reserve team.

After 69 Regionalliga appearances, their paths parted at the end of last season. Megeed had since been without a club, most recently training on trial with SpVgg Greuther Fürth, where he was also allowed to take part in the friendlies. His performances made an impression. As a result, the now 20-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the “Cloverleaves,” with an option for a further season.

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After leaving HSV: Megeed gets a fresh start in the second tier

“We were able to get a very good impression of Omar, also because he was immediately ready to present himself here over the past few days. We see him as a special, versatile player who can impress both with his physicality and his intensity,” sporting director Daniel Meyer said in the club statement. Coach Heiko Vogel, who guided the club to survival via the relegation playoff, was also impressed by the Hamburg-born player’s technical ability.

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Megeed, in turn, is getting another chance to establish himself in the 2. Bundesliga. “The team welcomed me very well even as a guest player, and the conditions here are top-class, so I’m very happy that I’m now officially part of it. I’m convinced I can develop very well here,” said Megeed, who only last season was still playing alongside Louis Lemke in the Regionalliga before handing over his place in the HSV history books to the club’s current shooting star.

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