Mathis Albert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathis Albert[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 21, 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carolina Elite Soccer Academy | |||
| San Diego Surf | |||
| –2024 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2024– | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Borussia Dortmund II | 10 | (1) |
| 2026– | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | United States U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024 | United States U16 | 1 | (2) |
| 2024– | United States U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2026– | United States U19 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 26May 16, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 28, 2026 | |||
Mathis Albert (born May 21, 2009) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Club career
[edit]Albert was born on May 21, 2009, in Greenville, South Carolina.[2] Albert was born to a French father and an American mother of German descent, giving him citizenship to both countries through right of blood.[3] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of American side LA Galaxy. Albert received interest from Dutch and French sides while playing for the club.[4] He started training with their reserve team ahead of the 2024 season.[5] In 2024, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Albert was a member of the Dortmund squad that competed in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming, at the age of 16 years and 27 days, the youngest player of the tournament, although he never came off the bench.[6][7] On April 26, 2026, at 16 years and 340 days old, he became the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga by coming onto the pitch in the final minutes of the 4–0 win against SC Freiburg.[8] This surpassed the previous American record held by Giovanni Reyna who was 17 years and 2 months old at debut.[8]
International career
[edit]Albert is a United States youth international. He has played for the United States national under-15 team, the United States national under-16 team, and the United States national under-17 team.
Albert was one of the 16 players who were called up for the March 2026 friendlies by United States under-19 team head coach Gonzalo Segares.[9] He made his debut with the United States under-19 team in a 4–0 victory over Wales under-19 team on March 28, 2026.[10]
Style of play
[edit]Albert is right-footed. He is known for his speed and for his dribbling ability.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played April 26, 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5[a] | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in Premier League International Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – Squad List: Borussia Dortmund (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. June 11, 2025. p. 6. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ↑ "Mathis Albert » Profile". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Mathis Albert macht erste Schritte beim BVB: So plant Dortmund mit dem US-Toptalent". ruhrnachrichten.de. August 23, 2024.
- ↑ Bogert, Tom. "The 12 most talked-about MLS youth prospects at the Generation Adidas Cup". The New York Times.
- ↑ "14-year-old sensation thriving at LA Galaxy". theviewfromavalon.com. February 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Mathis Albert: The American 16-year-old bringing 'swagger' to the Club World Cup". www.nytimes.com. June 18, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "The group stage in stats". www.fifa.com. June 27, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- 1 2 "16-year-old Mathis Albert becomes youngest American to play in Bundesliga". Associated Press. April 26, 2026. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Gonzalo Segares Names 20-Player U.S. U-19 Men's National Team Roster For March Training Camp in Spain". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- ↑ "WALES U19 VS. USA U19 0 - 4". footlive.com. March 28, 2026. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Dortmund gesichtet! Mega-Juwel vor Wechsel zur Borussia?". derwesten.de. May 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mathis Albert at Soccerway
- 2009 births
- Living people
- American people of French descent
- American people of German descent
- Men's association football wingers
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany