In a Bild Zeitung feature headlined, “The Secrets of Dortmund Wonderkid Mathis Albert,” the 17-year-old South Carolina native with three passports provided an update on his national team future. Mathis played for the USA at the 2025 U-17 World Cup but has also been contacted by the French federation.
Albert, who became the youngest American Bundesliga debutant last April at age 16, has played in all four Borussia Dortmund preseason friendlies, starting twice, and scoring once.
Bild reported that the winger spent three weeks in Los Angeles this summer training “privately,” gained seven pounds of muscle, and met with U.S. Soccer officials and Mauricio Pochettino.
Regarding his national-team future, Albert told SportBild:
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