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Luc Ihorst is a 19-year-old forward for SV Werder Bremen. Ihorst was born on March 7, 2000 in Damme, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for Bremen. He made his debut for Werder Bremen II on July 27, 2019 in a Regionalliga Nord match against Lüneburger SK Hansa, and scored his first goal on August 31, 2019 against Schwarz-Weiß Rehden. On September 21, 2019, he was called up to Bremen’s first team and started on the bench against RB Leipzig, before being substituted in in the 80th minute, making his professional debut. Ihorst also made 3 appearances in 2017 for Germany’s U18 squad.

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​Oliver Baumann is a 29-year-old goalkeeper for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Baumann was born on June 2, 1990 in Breisach, West Germany and spent his youth career playing for FC Bad Krozingen and SC Freiburg. Baumann’s senior career continued at Freiburg, where he made 22 appearances for SC Freiburg II from 2009 to 2010, and 131 appearances for SC Freiburg from 2010 to 2014. On May 14, 2014, he joined Hoffenheim on a 4-year contract, where he has since made 168 appearances. Baumann also appeared for Germany’s U18, U19, U20, and U21 squads between 2008 and 2013. .

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Felix Götze is a 21-year-old centre-back for FC Augsburg. Götze was born on February 11, 1998 in Dortmund, Germany and spent his youth career playing for Borussia Dortmund until 2014, and FC Bayern München from 2014 until 2018. On May 24, 2017, Götze signed a professional contract with Bayern, where he began his senior career with Bayern München II in the 2017-18 season, ultimately making 19 appearances for the squad and scoring 3 goals. On July 1, 2018, Götze moved on a free transfer to FC Augsburg under a 4-year contract, and on September 25, 2018, scored a goal in the 87th minute in a 1:1 draw against his former club. Götze is the younger brother of Mario Götze, who plays for Borussia Dortmund, and Fabian Götze, who is a free agent. Felix Götze also made 1 appearance for Germany’s U19 club in 2017.

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​Lars Lukas Mai, whose nickname is “Lasse”, is a 19-year-old defender for FC Bayern München. Mai was born on March 31, 2000 in Dresden, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for Dynamo Dresden until July 2014, when he transferred to his current club. Mai made his professional debut on April 21, 2018, when he played the full 90 minutes against Hannover 96, becoming the first player born in the year 2000 to play for Bayern in the Bundesliga. He signed his first professional contract on April 27, 2018, and has made more than 40 appearances for Bayern’s senior and reserve squads. Mai has also played for Germany’s U15, U16, U17, and U18 squads, his older brother Sebastian plays as a center back for Hallescher FC, and his father Lars was a member of the supervisory board of Dynamo Dresden from November 2013 to November 2017.