Cole Campbell, a USYNT international, made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Campbell, an 18-year-old wide player, came on with two minutes of normal time remaining against Augsburg, replacing Donyell Malen.
He could not help turn things around for his side, however, who were already behind and fell to a 2-1 defeat at the WWK Arena.
Campbell is far from the first U.S.-born player to play for Dortmund with USMNT internationals Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna both starring for the German club in recent years.
Born in Houston, Campbell has been with the club since the summer of 2022 and signed his first professional contract earlier this year after scoring 18 goals and adding 19 assists across 52 games at under-17s and under-19s level.
BVB extends Cole Campbell’s contract! 🇺🇸
The U19 midfielder with 18 goals & 19 assists in 52 games stays with Dortmund until 2028! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/O5OO4TAddI
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) July 9, 2024
He has made several appearances for Borussia Dortmund II in the 3. Liga but Saturday’s substitute outing was his first for the senior Dortmund side.
The son of former Iceland women’s team forward Rakel Karvelsson, Campbell was also eligible to represent the Scandinavian nation but opted to switch to the U.S. and was called up by the under-19s for the first time in March.
He went on to mark his international debut with two goals in a 3-2 win over England in Morocco.
Following Saturday’s defeat Dortmund sit seventh in the Bundesliga table after four wins from their opening eight games of the season.
They are next in action away at Wolfsburg in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday.
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