Four Hoffenheim academy graduates debut in the same Bundesliga game
Natnael Abraha, Yasin Zor, Jykese Fields and Valentin Lässig made their league debuts in Bremen, a first for the Bundesliga.
Hoffenheim lost at Werder Bremen, but the match leaves a first in Bundesliga history: according to the club's official website, four players trained in its academy made their debuts in the same game. Natnael Abraha started, while Yasin Zor, Jykese Fields and Valentin Lässig came on from the bench. Abraha, Fields and Lässig came through the academy and then played for the U23 side; Zor joined this summer from FC Astoria Walldorf.
Frank Kramer, the club's director of academy and U23, praised the quality of the training but admitted that the thin first-team squad sped up some of the debuts. The academy now counts 96 players who have played in the Bundesliga or a comparable European league.
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