By Rich

Mitchell Weiser is a 24-year-old right back for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.  Weiser was born on April 21, 1994 in Troisdorf, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for TV Eintracht Veltenhof from 2001 to 2005, and 1. FC Köln from 2005 to 2011.  His senior career continued with Köln’s reserve and senior squads during the 2011-2012 season, after which he played for FC Bayern München from 2012 to 2015, 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan in 2013, Hertha BSC from 2015 to 2018, and his current club since last year.  Weiser has also played for Germany’s U16, U17, U18, U20, and U21 squads, scoring 5 goals in 43 appearances between 2010 and 2015.

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​Danny da Costa is a 25-year-old right back for Eintracht Frankfurt.  Da Costa was born on July 13th, 1993 in Neuss, Germany, and spent his youth career playing football for Winfriedia Mülheim from 1999 to 2001 and Bayer Leverkusen from 2001 to 2010.  His senior career continued at Leverkusen until 2012, FC Ingolstadt 04 from 2012 to 2016, Bayer Leverkusen from 2016 to 2017, and Eintracht since 2017.  His first senior goal was also the only goal in a 1:0 Eintracht victory over Hannover on March 3rd, 2017.  Da Costa also scored 2 of the goals in a 4:1 Eintracht win over Lazio in the Europa League, and also played for Germany’s U17, U18, U19, U20, and U21 squads between 2009 and 2014, scoring 2 goals in 34 appearances.

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Benjamin Goller is a 20-year-old midfielder for FC Schalke 04.  Goller was born on January 1, 1999 in Reutlingen, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for TSV Holzelfingen until 2011, VfL Pullingen from 2011-2014, Stuttgarter Kickers from 2014-2016, and FC Schalke 04 from 2016.  For the 2018-19 season, Goller was promoted to Schalke’s reserve team in the Oberliga Westfalen, making his professional debut on September 1, 2018 against 1. FC Gievenbeck.  His first appearance for Schalke’s senior squad came on December 11, 2018 against Lokomotiv Moscow in the UEFA Champions League.  Goller has also made 10 appearances for Germany’s U18, U19, and U20 squads, scoring 1 goal in a friendly match against England.