Despite major injury problems, Leon Jessen completed 20 competitive games for Borussia Dortmund II in the 3rd division in 2024/25. The full-back could not prevent the descent of BVB II, since he even made it into the Bundesliga squad, Jessen should personally see the season as a success. Now the 21-year-old continues his career away from Dortmund at MSV Duisburg.
Leon Jessen turned back to BVB and joined the MSV Duisburg in the Regionalliga West. With the zebras, Jessen will start in the coming season in the 3rd league. The league from which he has recently relegated with BVB II.
“The MSV Duisburg has a huge charisma, the game philosophy of the club and the trainer are suitable for me and the training conditions in Meiderich are great. I am looking forward to the time together with the team and fans!”, Jessen comments on “MSV-Duisburg.de”.
In 2024/25, the Duisburgers clearly won the west relay of the regional league and thus secured the return to League Three. However, the ambitions of the long -standing Bundesliga club are even higher.
New addition from BVB is supposed to heat competition at MSV Duisburg
Duisburg’s sporting director Chris Schmoldt speaks of “very uncomplicated and relaxed conversations with” Jessen and adds: “He is still a young player, but has already gained some valuable experience. Especially in the past third division season, he has shown himself as a dynamic and aggressive right-back, who always finds no doubt that he has no doubt in his next step, Career at a traditional club how we want to go.
MSV coach Dietmar Hirsch hopes that he will “heat the competition on the right side”.