El-Mala brothers play in the same game-in a row with soul and Rummenigge

Only 17 brothers succeeded

Two brothers who make it together in the professional area are rare. Luca and Tim Philipp from TSG Hoffenheim were recently the 100th pair of brothers of the Bundesliga history. The fact that both brothers run together for an association and score a goal in the same game is a rarity in the German professional area, which has only been five times since 2000. Said and Malek El Mala succeeded in the 3rd league on the 24th matchday for Viktoria Köln. Said scored the 1-1 against Alemannia Aachen before Malek scored 3-1 and thus made an entry in the history books.

Malek and Said switched to the 1st FC Köln last summer for a total of 400,000 euros and signed a contract until 2029. Due to the transfer lock, both talents remained on loan at Viktoria for another year. Effzeh coach Gerhard Struber is said to be very impressed by the development of Said, and with his 13 scorers so far, he could represent an alternative for 1. FC Köln next season. At Malek, according to the “Bild” information, there is considerations to extend the loan by 2026.

Maximilian and Johannes Eggestein were the last players in front of the El Malas to whom this feat in the German professional area succeeded. In 2018, both met SV Werder Bremen in the 1st round of the DFB Cup against Wormatia Worms (1: 6). In the 3rd league, Patrick and Christoph Göbel last in 2017 for FSV Zwickau to score a goal in one game. Raffael and Ronny 2011 for Hertha BSC in the 2nd Bundesliga and Dennis and Niclas Weiland 2004 for 1st FSV Mainz 05 in the DFB Cup, the brothers’ pairs successful in the same game complete this year.

The HSV professionals Uwe and Dieter Seeler were the first brothers who managed in the newly founded Bundesliga to enter the goal scorer list together on the 6th matchday 5-1 against Hertha BSC. They followed 16 brothers pairs in the first three professionals and the DFB Cup.

Thomas and Klaus Allofs met in a game in the 1970s and 1980s. Michael and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for FC Bayern Munich also succeeded twice during this time. The Allofs brothers scored in ten games for Fortuna Düsseldorf and once for 1. FC Köln. This also makes them the only brothers, to whom this extraordinary achievement for two clubs.

In the 1987/88 season, fans in the Bundesliga last saw goals from two brothers in one game. Friedhelm and Wolfgang Funkel scored the goals for their team on the 19th matchday of the 1987/88 season for Bayer 05 Uerdingen against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 2: 4 loss.