When Mathis Albert stepped onto the pitch at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday, the Borussia Dortmund winger became the youngest American ever to play in the Bundesliga.
At exactly 16 years, 11 months and five days, Albert substituted on for Maximilian Beier on the left flank in the 88th minute to see out Dortmund’s 4–0 win over Freiburg in Germany’s top flight. In the process, he broke the record previously set by U.S. national team player Gio Reyna, who first appeared in Bundesliga play at 17 years, two months and five days in January 2020, also for Dortmund.
