21 Facts About Mahmoud Dahoud

Mahmoud Dahoud is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Mahmoud Dahoud was part of the U21 side which won the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Mahmoud Dahoud began his career playing at junior level for the Langenfeld football club Germania Reusrath and Fortuna Dusseldorf before signing for Gladbach at the age of 14 in 2010.

Mahmoud Dahoud then spent the next five seasons developing in Gladbach's academy before breaking into the first team in 2014.

Just a week prior to making his first appearance for Gladbach, Mahmoud Dahoud had signed his first professional contract, agreeing a deal to keep him at the club until June 2018.

Mahmoud Dahoud only made two more senior appearances over the course of the season, one in the Europa League against Apollon and the other at the end of the season against Borussia Dortmund to make his Bundesliga debut.

The week prior to Favre's departure, Mahmoud Dahoud made his Champions League debut against Sevilla from the bench before making his full debut against Manchester City under Schubert later in the month.

Mahmoud Dahoud ultimately played in 41 matches for the campaign, though he was jeered by Gladbach supporters in his latter appearances due to his impending departure, as the club ended the season in ninth position.

Mahmoud Dahoud has already proven that he can cut it at the highest level.

Mahmoud Dahoud was used sparingly by manager Lucien Favre during the first half of the season with new signings Thomas Delaney and Axel Witsel preferred in midfield.

Mahmoud Dahoud had a difficult season due to injury, lack of consistency and the competitive situation in the Dortmund midfield, in which he featured in 14 matches in all competitions.

On 13 May 2021, Mahmoud Dahoud started in the 2021 DFB-Pokal final against RB Leipzig.

Mahmoud Dahoud won his second trophy with Borussia Dortmund after winning the final, contributing with an assist to a Jadon Sancho goal in the 5th minute.

On 1 February 2024, Mahmoud Dahoud returned to Germany as he joined VfB Stuttgart on loan for the remainder of the season.

Mahmoud Dahoud is eligible to represent Syria, though he stated that he was not interested in doing so, and that he dreamed of playing for Germany.

Mahmoud Dahoud made his debut for the German senior team on 7 October 2020 against Turkey in a friendly.

In March 2024, Mahmoud Dahoud was called up to the Syria national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Myanmar.

Hours before their World Cup qualifier against Myanmar on 26 March 2024, Mahmoud Dahoud left the Syrian team camp due to his reported dissatisfaction with the conditions and unfulfilled promises of the Syrian FA, meanwhile the latter stated that he left because they were unable to fulfill his demands conveyed by his agent.

Mahmoud Dahoud was born in Amuda, a town in northeast Syria, and is of Kurdish descent.

Mahmoud Dahoud was taken to Germany by his parents in 1996, who fled from the Assad regime.

Mahmoud Dahoud has been able to speak German and Arabic since childhood.