Nnamdi Collins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pharrell Nnamdi Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 2016–2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Borussia Dortmund II | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 1 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 4 | (2) |
| 2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:17, 22 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Pharrell Nnamdi Collins (born 10 January 2004) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for the Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Early life
[edit]Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, Collins spent time in the academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3]
Club career
[edit]Borussia Dortmund
[edit]Collins joined Borussia Dortmund in 2016, and rose quickly through the youth ranks, linking up with the U19 squad at the age of 16.[3] Following these good performances, he was reportedly subject of a £2 million bid from English club Chelsea.[4] However, he signed a new contract in May 2020, and was invited to train with the first team in March 2021.[5]
Having been called up to the first team for pre-season friendlies, Collins featured in a 3–1 loss to fellow Bundesliga side VfL Bochum, however he went off injured after suffering a dislocated kneecap.[6]
Eintracht Frankfurt
[edit]On 8 August 2023, Collins joined Eintracht Frankfurt by signing a five-year contract.[7] On 5 April 2024, he made his senior debut against Werder Bremen and played for 65 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[8]
International career
[edit]Collins has represented Germany at youth international level.[9] He is also eligible to represent Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland through family.[3][10]
Style of play
[edit]Collins is seen as one of the best young talents in Germany, due to his imposing height and pace.[11][12][13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Nnamdi Collins". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b Nnamdi Collins at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Tittmar, Jochen (30 May 2020). "Nnamdi Collins: Dortmund's rapid defender who turned down Chelsea". goal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Davies, Matt (22 April 2020). "Who is Nnamdi Collins? The lightning-quick German teenager linked with Chelsea". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Offiziell: BVB-Teenie Nnamdi Collins unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag bis 2023" [Official: BVB teen Nnamdi Collins signs professional contract until 2023]. sportbuzzer.de (in German). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Gebhardt, Cedric (5 May 2022). "Verheißungsvolle BVB-Zukunft wartet auf Nnamdi Collins – unter einer Voraussetzung" [Promising BVB future awaits Nnamdi Collins - on one condition]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Neuzugang Nnamdi Collins" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 8 August 2023.
- ^ Weitbrecht, Ralf (5 April 2024). "Wieder kein Schritt nach vorn für die Eintracht" [Again no step forward for Eintracht]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Nnamdi Collins at DFB (also available in German)
- ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (29 August 2019). "Germany Ahead Of Nigeria In Race For Borussia Dortmund Wonderkid Collins". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Bericht: BVB befördert nach Moukoko und Co. mit Collins das nächste Top-Talent" [Report: After Moukoko and Co. with Collins, BVB promotes the next top talent]. sportbuzzer.de (in German). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Lorini, Simone (29 July 2021). "Un talento al giorno, Nnamdi Collins: il prossimo gioiello del settore giovanile BvB" [Talent of the day, Nnamdi Collins: the next jewel of the BvB youth sector]. tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Nolte, Oscar (18 July 2021). "Die Zukunft beim BVB: 4 Ausnahme-Talente im Profil" [The future of BVB: 4 exceptional talents in profile]. 90min.de (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Nnamdi Collins at DFB (also available in German)
- Nnamdi Collins – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Düsseldorf
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Eintracht Frankfurt II players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers