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​Jann-Fiete Arp is a 21-year-old forward for FC Bayern München. Arp was born on January 6, 2000 in Bad Segeberg, and spent his youth career playing for SV Wahlstedt from 2004 to 2010, and Hamburger SV from 2010 to 2018. His senior career continued at Hamburg, where he made his professional debut in a Nordderby against Werder Bremen, coming on in the 89th minute as a substitute for Bobby Wood, making Arp the first Bundesliga player born in the 2000s. On February 7, 2019, it was announced that Arp would join his current club at the beginning of the 2019/20 season. After not making an appearance that season, he was made a permanent member of the club’s secondary team to receive more playing practice. Arp has also made 28 appearances for Germany’s U16, U17, and U19 squads since 2015.

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Lennart Grill is a 21-year-old goalkeeper for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Grill was born on January 25, 1999 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for SC Idar-Oberstein, SpVgg Nahbollenbach, Mainz 05, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. His senior career continued at Kaiserslautern, where he played for both 1. FC Kaiserslautern I and II between 2016 and 2020, making 66 appearances. On March 8, 2019, it was announced that Grill would sign for Leverkusen on a 4-year deal, effective with the 2020-2021 season. Grill has also appeared 20 times for Germany’s U16, U17, U18, U19, and U21 squads since 2014.

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​Jordan Beyer is a 20-year-old defender/right back for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Beyer was born on May 19, 2000 in Kempen, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for DJK-SV Thomasstadt Kempen until 2012, Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2012 to 2015, and Borussia Mönchengladbach from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, Beyer was promoted to Gladbach’s first team under coach Dieter Hecking, where he made his professional debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. He signed his first professional contract in September 2018, and in his first season made 9 appearances in the Bundesliga and 4 appearances for the second team in the Regionalliga West. Beyer has also made 17 appearances for Germany’s U16, U17, U18, U19, and U21 squads since 2015.

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​Noah Katterbach is a 19-year-old left back for 1. FC Köln. Katterbach was born on April 13, 2001 in Simmerath, Germany, and spent his youth career playing for TuS DJK Dreiborn from 2004 to 2008, and 1. FC Köln from 2008 to 2019. His senior career began at Köln in 2019, where he has already made 29 appearances for both 1. FC Köln II and 1. FC Köln. Katterbach has also played for Germany’s U16, U17, U18, U19, and U20 squads since 2017, scoring 2 goals in 23 appearances, and has won the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold in 2 consecutive years: 2019 and 2020. The medal honors the best German player in their respective age group.