Top 10 Borussia Dortmund Academy Players. I'd like to hear about some of the players at other clubs in Europe to know about.
1. Paris Brunner (2006): Forward
2. Ousmane Diallo (2007): Winger
3. Filippo Mane (2005): Central Defender
4. Julian Rijkhoff (2005): Floating Striker
5. Abdoulaye Kamara (2004): Defensive or Central Midfielder
6. Nnamdi Collins (2004): Central Defender
7. Tyler Meiser (2007): Central Defender
8. Elias Benkara (2007): Central Defender
9. Almugera Kabar (2006): Left Back
10. Raul König (2006): Playmaking Midfielder
Brunner is the player everyone is very excited about. Complete forward. Total beast. Won Golden Ball and Player of the Tournament at the U17 Euros. He'll start getting his chance in the first team during the Winter or next Summer. Diallo is joining the academy this summer from Spain. The media are already hyping this guy like they did JBG and Duranville, and it turned out well for those two, so I'll trust them there. Then there's a drop off. The next 4 guys probably never reach 10 total appearances for Borussia Dortmund, but might have nice careers elsewhere in Europe. Kamara is the one I want to see given the greatest opportunity because it's a position of need, but I don't see it happening.
Last 4 it's too early. They haven't even played much U19. Meiser is where Collins was 3 years ago. All the ability to play central defense for Borussia Dortmund, but needs tons of development. Hopefully it goes a little smoother. Kabar is under the radar, but probably won't have the game for a club of this caliber. Benkara and Konig are impossible to predict because they've lost so much time in the last year to injuries. Benkara was rated as the best player in his age group in Germany like a year ago, and then missed basically a full season. Konig was once looked at as the next Goetze, and he does well when he plays, but injuries have been doing a big number on his progression.
