BVB lose striker prospect – Taycan Etcibasi joins 2. Bundesliga | OneFootball

Taycan Etcibasi played a key role in Borussia Dortmund winning the Premier League International Cup in May with a mixed U23 and U19 side. With five goals in six matches, including the winning goal in the final against Real Madrid, the forward finished as the competition’s top scorer, attracting attention elsewhere as well – and can now hope to take the next step in his development in the 2. Bundesliga.

As Borussia Dortmund and Hannover 96 officially announced on Friday afternoon, the 19-year-old is moving to the Lower Saxony state capital and, contrary to the original plan, will not play for Dortmund’s U23 in the Regionalliga.

“We see this transfer with mixed feelings. On the one hand, our goal is to promote many of our youth players to the U23. On the other hand, we are also delighted that with Taycan and Thierry, two of our U19 boys have made the direct jump to the 2. Bundesliga. We wish both of them all the best and will be following their development closely,” said Paul Schaffran, head of the youth academy, commenting on Etcibasi’s departure. In the new season, he could come up against Thierry Fidjeu-Tazemeta, who has joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Three-year contract in Hanover

Meanwhile, in Hanover they are delighted that the highly rated striker, currently away with the German national team at the U19 European Championship in Wales, has signed a contract running until June 30, 2029.

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On the club website, Hannover sporting director Ralf Becker expressed confidence that Etcibasi will make the breakthrough: “Taycan is certainly one of the most interesting attacking players of his age group in Germany. He has many qualities that fit very well with the way we want to play football. He is very well trained technically, can be used in a variety of attacking roles, and has great potential for development. We are convinced that he will settle in quickly with us and also show in the 2. Bundesliga what quality he has.”

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