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Bundesliga debut: 16-year-old makes history
Updated 12/13/2025 – 10:50 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Wael Mohya becomes the youngest player to ever play for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. His appearance against Wolfsburg marks a new record.
Wael Mohya was by far the youngest player in the club’s history to play a Bundesliga game for Borussia Mönchengladbach. At the age of 16 years, 11 months and 13 days, the offensive player was substituted on after 57 minutes in the match against VfL Wolfsburg (1:3). The previous record was held by Marko Marin, who was 18 years and 18 days old when he made his Gladbach debut in March 2007.
Gladbach’s coach Eugen Polanski praised Mohya’s performance and commitment. “I was very happy with Wael,” said Polanski. He emphasized that Mohya had worked hard for the minutes and had to wait a long time for them.
The German U17 champion Mohya is only the eleventh player to play in the Bundesliga as a 16-year-old. The youngest player in the league to date remains Youssoufa Moukoko, who made his debut for Borussia Dortmund in 2020 at the age of 16 years and one day. In the Bundesliga, the minimum age for playing is set at 16 years.
1. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) on November 21, 2020 – 16 years and 1 day
2. Paul Wanner (Bayern Munich) on January 7, 2022 – 16 years and 15 days
3. Tom Bishop (TSG Hoffenheim) on March 19, 2022 – 16 years, 8 months and 19 days
4. Sidney Raebiger (RB Leipzig) on January 8, 2022 – 16 years, 8 months and 22 days
5. Zidan Sertdemir (Bayer Leverkusen) on November 7, 2021 – 16 years, 9 months and 3 days
6. Samba Konate (RB Leipzig) on December 6, 2025 – 16 years, 9 months and 9 days
7. Iker Bravo (Bayer Leverkusen) on November 7, 2021 – 16 years, 9 months and 25 days
8. Faik Sakar (RB Leipzig) on December 7, 2024 – 16 years, 10 months and 23 days
9. Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund) on November 26, 2005 – 16 years, 11 months and 1 day
10. Wael Mohya (Borussia Mönchengladbach) on December 13, 2025 – 16 years, 11 months, 13 days