Erling Haaland chose Borussia Dortmund to become one of the best players of his generation. Because it is a club that launches young people and gives them time to improve, match after match, month after month. Over the years, however, there has been a name in the yellow and black youth sector who has been heavily sponsored. Why Youssoufa Moukoko he was a sort of wonder kid, born in Cameroon in 2004 and then brought to Germany due to his father’s work.
Moukoko in the youth sector seemed like a rare pearlgoals galore – also thanks to an already well-developed physique – and great hopes. However, the impact with the football of the grown-ups was not as expected. His career high so far is seven goals in 2022-23: 18 in total in 99 appearances for Borussia Dortmund. Also for this reason he was loaned to Nice.
“I spoke with Lucien Favre, who I knew from Borussia Dortmund and who was coach of Nice. I also spoke with Anthony Modeste, who told me about the club, and with Franck Haise, who spoke to me about the objectives. The decision came from the heart: there is a big project here and I think we will do something important this season. The conversations with the sporting director and the coach were quick: I understood that I was needed here and it was easy to do. my choice. There is ambition, we want to play in Europe and aim for the Champions League. This club has a very bright future.” Today Youssoufa Moukoko turns 20.