Full name Dženis Burnić Playing position Years Team Weight 70 kg | Number 32 Height 1.85 m Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 18) Similar Felix Passlack, Hendrik Bonmann, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Mikel Merino, Christian Pulisic Profiles | ||
Dženis Burnić (born 22 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
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Borussia Dortmund
Burnić is an academy graduate of Borussia Dortmund. In January 2015, aged 16, Burnic was invited by manager Jürgen Klopp to join the senior squad for their winter training camp in La Manga. Three months later, he extended his youth contract until 2018, with the deal becoming professional in nature upon his 18th birthday. He was handed his debut for the senior side by Thomas Tuchel on 18 October 2016, coming off the bench for Felix Passlack in stoppage time in a 2-1 Champions League win over Sporting CP. Burnić made his Bundesliga debut on 11 February 2017, starting at centre-back in a 2−1 loss against Darmstadt.