Bambi 2.0: Brajan Gruda’s impressive dribbling stats in Germany debut
· Yahoo Sports
Brajan Gruda produced a number of dazzling displays for RB Leipzig in the opening games of the 2026/27 campaign. Four Bundesliga assists in seven appearances as well as goals in the Champions League and DFB-Pokal were enough to earn the tricky winger a call up to German National Team. Jurgen Klopp even decided to reward Gruda with his debut appearance for Die Mannschaft. He didn’t disappoint.
The 22-year-old enjoyed a dream start to his national-team career, scoring a goal in the 50th minute. And it wasn’t just Gruda’s goal-scoring exploits that stood out, it was also his knack for dribbling.
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According to OptaFranz (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Gruda nearly matched a record set by fellow dribble master Jamal Musiala.
Brajan Gruda completed 9 of his 14 dribbles on his Germany debut. Over the past 10 years, only one German player has completed more successful dribbles in a single game: Jamal Musiala, with 13 against Costa Rica at the 2022 World Cup
Gruda’s emergence comes at a perfect time. Germany have sorely missed a winger who is competent on the ball and willing to take their man on. Too often the flanks have been timid, leaving the creative and goal-scoring pressure to the central players. The Leipzig attacker’s threat out wide spread the pitch and allowed additional room for Florian Wirtz to operate, a key to Germany’s success.
Granted, it was only Serbia. But Gruda’s performance isn’t any less impressive. Besides, the attacker will have a chance to prove his chops against a much more capable defence in Germany’s high-stakes clash against the Netherlands on Monday.
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