His scoring continued at the U19 level last season, where he racked up 38 goals and 10 assists in 28 games. Borussia Dortmund have handed 15-year-old wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko the number 18 shirt ahead of the 2020/21 campaign as the teenager edges ever closer to the first-team fold. And thanks to the "Moukoko rule", this November it appears that Zorc can get his wish. Moukoko joined BVB’s youth academy from Hamburg-based club St. Pauli in 2016 and made his debut for Dortmund’s U17 side when he was 12. Borussia Dortmund have handed 15-year-old wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko the number 18 shirt ahead of the 2020/21 campaign as the teenager edges ever closer to the first-team fold.The Cameroon-born Germany youth international - who inherits the No.18 jersey previously worn by "Youssoufa is one of us, he belongs in the squad and should be introduced to professional football," Dortmund sporting director "He's an outstanding talent, but still very young. Das die Verantwortlichen in der kommenden Saison mit Mega-Juwel Youssoufa Moukoko … He should stay with us, but the plan is he plays in the U19s. BVB-Talent Moukoko: „Jetzt kommt der nächste Schritt“ Borussia Dortmund Im Test lässt das 15-jährige BVB-Supertalent Youssoufa Moukoko die Oberliga-Männer des ASC09 alt aussehen. Dortmund. Dann soll er an die Fußball-Bundesliga herangeführt werden. Between 2017 and 2019, Moukoko bagged 90 goals and 16 assists in just 56 games. "The rest of Europe is overrated, right?" "Dortmund's former youth coach Benjamin Hoffmann believes Moukoko is more than capable of hanging with the seniors.
News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.DORTMUND'S 15-year-old sensation Youssoufa Moukoko is so good, that the Bundesliga have changed their age eligibility rules in order to let him play.Previously players have not been allowed to play in Germany's top-flight until they are 16-and-a-half.But such have been the waves caused by Moukoko's rapid rise, that this has now been lowered to just 16.A striker by trade, the German teen has left observers flabbergasted by his incredible ability at such a young age.At the age of just 12, pre-teen Moukoko was playing for Dortmund's under-17s and Germany's under-16s.He scored an astonishing 90 goals in 56 games at under-17 level, before bagging 34 in 20 this season for the under-19s - despite having started the season as a 14-year-old.Ahead of turning 16 on November 20, Moukoko has already been training on-and-off with Lucien Favre's first-team squad since January.And after the Bundesliga's new ruling, dubbed the "Moukoko rule", he could make his first-team bow in the winter - and become Dortmund's youngster-ever player.The current record was set by Nuri Sahin back in 2005, when he made his debut at 16 years, 11 months and one day - before going on to play for Real Madrid and Liverpool.In beating this record, Moukoko will become the latest in a long line of Dortmund kids to have made themselves teenage superstars at Signal Iduna Park.Impressive Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic burst onto the scene as a 17-year-old under Thomas Tuchel in 2016.And more recently, Erling Haaland, Jadon Sancho and Gio Reyna have made fans sit up and take notice.14-year-old BVB wonder kid Youssoufa Moukoko's two goals from Wednesday's U17 victory...followed by a famous celebration ⭐️ The German giants have also spent around £25million on Birmingham City starlet Jude Bellingham, who himself only turned 17 last month.Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said of Moukoko last November: "He's an outstanding talent and we want him to learn how to train and play with adults.