Paul-Philipp Besong
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul-Philipp Besong
| image = 2022-11-11 Borussia Dortund II gegen FC Erzgebirge Aue (3. Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–229.jpg
| caption = Besong in 2022
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Fröndenberg, Germany
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Borussia Dortmund II
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = SV Bausenhagen
| youthyears2 = 2009–2019 | youthclubs2 = Borussia Dortmund
| years1 = 2019–2023 | clubs1 = FC Nürnberg II | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund II | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 4
| club-update = 7 October 2024
}}
Paul-Philipp Besong (born 6 October 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for the German club Borussia Dortmund II.
Career
Besong is a youth product of SV Bausenhagen, before moving to the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund in 2009 where he spent most of his development. On 26 June 2019, he transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg, where he was initially assigned to their reserves.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmunds-u-19-meister-besong-stuermt-ab-sofort-fuer-den-club-752085/artikel|title=Dortmunds U-19-Meister Besong stürmt ab sofort für den Club|website=kicker}} He was unable to play for Nürnberg's senior team as he was set back by a cruciate ligament tear in the summer of 2020,{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/nuernberger_besong_erleidet_kreuzbandriss-775231/artikel|title=Nürnberger Besong erleidet Kreuzbandriss|website=kicker}} and a meniscus injury in the summer of 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/besong-muss-erneut-unters-messer-865365/artikel|title=Besong muss erneut unters Messer|website=kicker}} He was loaned to Erzgebirge Aue in the 3. Liga for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/auch-besong-waehlt-den-weg-von-nuernberg-nach-aue-904963/artikel|title=Auch Besong wählt den Weg von Nürnberg nach Aue|website=kicker}} After his loan, he was then sold to Borussia Dortmund II on 16 June 2023 on a two-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/sachsen/mdr-aues-paul-philipp-besong-geht-zurueck-zum-bvb-102.html|title=Sachsen: Aues Paul-Philipp Besong geht zurück zum BVB|website=tagesschau.de}}
Personal life
Born in Germany, Besong was born to a Cameroonian father and German mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wp.de/sport/lokalsport/menden/rassismus-froendenberger-fussball-profi-besong-setzt-zeichen-id228577303.html|title=Rassismus: Fröndenberger Fußball-Profi Besong setzt Zeichen|first=Ramona|last=Richter|date=29 February 2020|website=www.wp.de}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|paul-philipp-besong/497036}}
- {{DFB|paul-philipp-besong}}
{{Borussia Dortmund II squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Besong, Paul-Philipp}}
Category:People from Fröndenberg
Category:German people of Cameroonian descent
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:1. FC Nürnberg II players