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Youngest Bundesliga Goal Scorers 2026/27 and Teen Minutes

Second-placed Dortmund play teenagers by choice, while bottom side Gladbach turned to 17-year-old Wael Mohya out of need, and he produced the goal and assist behind their first points of the season.

  • No. 1: Borussia Dortmund
  • 9 places

01Final list

The leading AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.

Order: from most to least AI agreement.

A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.

  1. 1

    Borussia Dortmund

    Trust by choice: level on points at the top, unbeaten after six, while starting 19-year-old Gadou and 18-year-old Karetsas. No teenage goals yet, one assist (FBref).

    Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: Nemotron.

    In their lists: Claude: 1 · ChatGPT: 10 · Meta: 3 · Gemini: 1 · DeepSeek: 1 · Wenxin: 2 · Kimi: 3 · Qwen: 1

    What each AI noted 8
    • Claudeplace 1

      Level on points at the top (14 after 6) with an 18-year-old, Karetsas, playing 74 minutes on his debut.

      Source ↗
    • ChatGPTplace 10

      Luca Reggiani’s previous-season record is evidence of teenage scoring across the league, not proof that any one 2026/27 club leads on minutes or points returned.

      Source ↗
    • Metaplace 3

      19th teenage scorer record – Reggiani 513 minutes + Mathis Albert youngest American debut at 16y 11m

      Source ↗
    • Geminiplace 1

      Channels over 14% of senior outfield minutes to teenagers by design, producing record Italian scorer Luca Reggiani while anchoring a Champions League qualification spot.

      Source ↗
    • DeepSeekplace 1

      No club has given more 2026/27 league minutes to players aged 19 or under — and they are doing it from first place, not desperation.

      Source ↗
    • Wenxinplace 2

      Even the runner-up trusts its academy: Dortmund's 17-year-old is already a starter

    • Kimiplace 3

      The club of Moukoko turned teenage trust into a league record: 19 different teenage scorers in 2025/26, capped by 17-year-old Luca Reggiani's landmark goal.

      Source ↗
    • Qwenplace 1

      Choosing youth from a position of strength, fielding up to seven teenagers in a single match while remaining stable.

      Source ↗
    8 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  2. 2

    Borussia Mönchengladbach

    Trust out of need: bottom of the table with about 10 players missing, Gladbach leaned on 17-year-old Mohya, who has 2 league goals and 1 assist and earned their only 3 points. Sources disagree on his minutes (155–208).

    Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: Nemotron.

    In their lists: Claude: 2 · ChatGPT: 1 · Meta: 1 · Gemini: 3 · DeepSeek: 7 · Wenxin: 3 · Kimi: 2 · Qwen: 5

    What each AI noted 8
    • Claudeplace 2

      Last in the table with six defeats before a 17-year-old turned a match: need and belief together.

      Source ↗
    • ChatGPTplace 1

      Crisis thrust 17-year-old Wael Mohya into the defining role: he scored the go-ahead goal in a 3–2 win that stopped six opening defeats.

      Source ↗
    • Metaplace 1

      17-year-old Wael Mohya 208 minutes, 1 goal + 1 assist to end club's worst start – forced youth by 10 absences turned choice

      Source ↗
    • Geminiplace 3

      Forced into emergency trust by an 0-6 freefall, reaping 3 points when 17-year-old Wael Mohya provided an assist and the 86th-minute winner at Stuttgart.

      Source ↗
    • DeepSeekplace 7

      Wael Mohya is the face of the 2026/27 teenage story — 155 U19 minutes and the goal that saved Gladbach from a record.

      Source ↗
    • Wenxinplace 3

      Six losses in a row forced Gladbach to hand minutes to a 19-year-old match-winner

      Source ↗
    • Kimiplace 2

      A 17-year-old has produced 2 goals and 1 assist in seven games and scored the goal that ended his club's record losing start — the most decisive U19 output in the league right now.

      Source ↗
    • Qwenplace 5

      Forced into crisis youth, relying on 17-year-old Wael Mohya to break a historic six-match losing streak.

    8 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  3. 3

    RB Leipzig

    Their trust was proven last season more than this one: Diomandé played 2,473 teenage minutes and was sold to Real Madrid for €125m. 17-year-old Konaté has appeared, but this season's teenage minutes are modest.

    Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: Nemotron, DeepSeek, Wenxin.

    In their lists: Claude: 7 · ChatGPT: 4 · Meta: 4 · Gemini: 2 · Kimi: 5 · Qwen: 2

    What each AI noted 6
    • Claudeplace 7

      Yan Diomandé played 2,473 minutes as a teenager last season, the most in the league, scoring 10 in 25 games.

    • ChatGPTplace 4

      Samba Konaté appears in the season’s youngest-appearance data at 17; that establishes a chance given, not sustained league trust.

    • Metaplace 4

      Yan Diomande 10 goals at 19 – 18 goal contributions most by U19 – plus Tidiam Gomis 35.75 km/h

      Source ↗
    • Geminiplace 2

      Maintains an 11.8% teenage minutes quota across a top-four campaign, turning teenage starts into an undefeated 2.40 points-per-game dividend.

      Source ↗
    • Kimiplace 5

      Leipzig trusted an 18-year-old with 2,473 league minutes and 20 goal contributions last season — then sold him to Real Madrid for up to €140m, the ultimate proof the pipeline works.

      Source ↗
    • Qwenplace 2

      The league's youngest squad by design, boasting an average age of just 24.0 years.

    6 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  4. 4

    Mainz 05

    A regular starter by choice: 18-year-old Potulski started three of four recorded games, which brought 7 points. The 301 teenage minutes are an FBref estimate from one source.

    Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, Nemotron, Wenxin.

    In their lists: ChatGPT: 7 · Meta: 10 · Gemini: 9 · DeepSeek: 2 · Kimi: 7 · Qwen: 4

    What each AI noted 6
    • ChatGPTplace 7

      Kacper Potulski, 18, appears in the season’s youngest-player list; the retrieved sources do not show whether this was choice or injury cover.

    • Metaplace 10

      Kacper Potulski 1 goal – Mainz among 12 clubs with teenage scorer in first 10 games record

      Source ↗
    • Geminiplace 9

      Pushed 6.8% of defensive minutes onto teenagers due to early-season cruciate and hamstring injuries, scraping 0.80 points per start.

      Source ↗
    • DeepSeekplace 2

      Mainz have quietly given more U19 league minutes than every club except Dortmund and Hamburg — and they are sixth, so it is not a crisis call.

      Source ↗
    • Kimiplace 7

      Mainz started a 17-year-old in nine league games during a relegation season — one of only four U18 players in the division to pass 1,000 minutes.

    • Qwenplace 4

      A youth-driven rebuild in progress, ranking as the third-youngest team in the division at 24.8 years.

    6 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  5. 5

    1. FC Köln

    Low-pressure trust from 12th place: Spurs loanee Mikey Moore (19) and Reigan Heskey (18) have both played. 224 teenage minutes (estimate) and no teenage goals yet.

    Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Gemini, Nemotron, Wenxin, Kimi.

    In their lists: Claude: 6 · ChatGPT: 6 · Meta: 7 · DeepSeek: 4 · Qwen: 8

    What each AI noted 5
    • Claudeplace 6

      Saïd El Mala scored 9 in 26 league games as a teenager last season, the base of Köln's trust.

      Source ↗
    • ChatGPTplace 6

      Two teenagers, Reigan Heskey and Mikey Moore, appear in the retrieved youngest-appearance list; their club’s teenage-minute share remains unverified.

    • Metaplace 7

      Saïd El Mala 9 goals in 2025/26 – Cologne's teenage talisman in stable mid-table

      Source ↗
    • DeepSeekplace 4

      Köln are giving meaningful minutes to 19- and 18-year-olds while sitting mid-table — a quieter version of 'chosen youth'.

      Source ↗
    • Qwenplace 8

      Securing high-potential loan deals like Spurs' Mikey Moore to guarantee teenage minutes in the midfield.

      Source ↗
    5 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  6. 6

    Werder Bremen

    Minutes spread thin: Schmetgens, Erevbenagie and Čović share 163 recorded minutes (estimate). 7 points from four games, but no teenage goals or assists yet.

    Included it: ChatGPT, Meta, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Kimi. Did not include: Claude, Gemini, Nemotron, Qwen.

    In their lists: ChatGPT: 8 · Meta: 6 · DeepSeek: 6 · Wenxin: 10 · Kimi: 6

    What each AI noted 5
    • ChatGPTplace 8

      Mick Schmetgens, 18, has a listed Bundesliga appearance, but a debut does not establish a club-wide commitment to teenagers.

    • Metaplace 6

      Karim Coulibaly 18y 99d youngest scorer in club history – Bremen's 2,000th home Bundesliga goal

      Source ↗
    • DeepSeekplace 6

      Werder's U19 minutes are spread across three teenagers, led by 19-year-old Schmetgens — useful, but not yet a youth-first identity.

      Source ↗
    • Wenxinplace 10

      Just promoted and already Bremen's best hope is an 18-year-old winger

    • Kimiplace 6

      Werder gave a 17-year-old league minutes and an 18-year-old 350+ minutes last season while fighting relegation — trust out of need, but trust all the same.

    5 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  7. 7

    Hamburger SV

    Trust out of need: 16th in the table yet playing 16-year-old Lemke, the youngest player to appear this season. At least 411 teenage minutes, an estimate taken from FBref's all-competitions page, and 3 points.

    Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Kimi. Did not include: Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Wenxin, Qwen.

    In their lists: Claude: 8 · ChatGPT: 3 · DeepSeek: 3 · Kimi: 10

    What each AI noted 4
    • Claudeplace 8

      Luka Vušković is in the top group of teenage minutes last season.

    • ChatGPTplace 3

      Louis Lemke, born in 2009, appears among the season’s youngest Bundesliga debutants; the source reports his debut appearance, not a minutes share.

    • DeepSeekplace 3

      Hamburg have the second-most U19 minutes in the league, but they are 16th — this is need, not a youth project.

      Source ↗
    • Kimiplace 10

      Hamburg gave a 15-year-old his Bundesliga bow — tied as the youngest player in the league last season — in a deliberate show of faith in the academy.

    4 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  8. 8

    FC Augsburg

    Sources clash. One AI credits teenage goals to Ibrahimović and Kade in the 3-0 v Schalke; FBref shows 0 goals by players aged 19 or under. Banks started twice and Augsburg took 6 points.

    Included it: DeepSeek, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron.

    In their lists: DeepSeek: 5 · Wenxin: 5 · Kimi: 8 · Qwen: 10

    What each AI noted 4
    • DeepSeekplace 5

      Noahkai Banks (19) started two of Augsburg's first four games and the club took six points — a small sample but a real return.

      Source ↗
    • Wenxinplace 5

      Augsburg hand minutes to 18-year-olds because the alternative is worse

    • Kimiplace 8

      Augsburg ran an 18-year-old American out for 20 league starts last season — 1,725 minutes, more than any other U19 player in the division.

    • Qwenplace 10

      Routinely giving debuts to academy graduates, contributing to the record 19 teenage scorers seen across the league recently.

      Source ↗
    4 AIs put it here
    Source ↗
  9. 9

    Union Berlin

    Symbolic trust out of need: 17th on 5 points, Union again used 16-year-old Linus Güther, the second-youngest Bundesliga debutant ever, in a 0-0 with Dortmund.

    Included it: Claude, Wenxin, Kimi. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Qwen.

    In their lists: Claude: 3 · Wenxin: 8 · Kimi: 4

    What each AI noted 3
    • Claudeplace 3

      Gave a 16-year-old (Linus Güther) a Bundesliga debut three days after his 16th birthday, then played him again at 5 points from 6.

      Source ↗
    • Wenxinplace 8

      Union's injuries mean two 19-year-olds are starting every week — no choice

    • Kimiplace 4

      Union handed a 16-year-old his debut in a relegation fight — the second-youngest player in Bundesliga history, two days older than Moukoko.

      Source ↗
    3 AIs put it here
    Source ↗

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02More about the top three

The ranking is above. Here is more about the three places at the top: what they are, why they are here, and what is worth knowing.

Leipzig's figure is from last season, the other two are from this season so far, and sources disagree on Mohya's minutes (155–208).

1Borussia Dortmund

No. 1 — Borussia Dortmund. On the lists of 8 of 9 AIs; median place there: 1.5. The AIs rate Dortmund top because it plays teenagers by choice, from the top of the table, and stays unbeaten.

Did you know

  • Dortmund's stadium holds the European record for average crowd: in 2011–12 almost 1.37 million fans came over 17 league games, an average of 80,588 per match.

    Source ↗
What it is
A title-chasing club that starts teenagers like Gadou and Karetsas.
Its edge
Its teenage trust is a choice made from strength, not need.
Who should know
Useful to know for fans who wonder if young players can thrive in a top team.
  • Teen minutes and returnsNo teen goals, 1 assist
  • HeadquartersDortmund, Arnsberg Government Region

Wikipedia · Wikidata

Why it is here

  • Dortmund had 14 points after 6 league games, with 4 wins, 2 draws and no losses. That gave its teenagers a strong team record to build on. — (voice only)

    Source ↗

  • Teenager Konstantinos Karetsas played 74 minutes in his first Bundesliga game for Dortmund, showing the club gave him a real chance early in the season. — (voice only)

    Source ↗
Did you know

  • The 'Yellow Wall' is the South Stand. Its capacity is given as 24,454, which makes it Europe's largest open-plan football terrace.

    Source ↗
History

  • In 2005, Dortmund came close to insolvency after costly team and stadium spending. The club narrowly avoided collapse and began rebuilding its finances. — (voice only)

    Source ↗
Keep in mind

  • Coach Niko Kovač says of Karetsas: "Kosta still needs time. He played 45 minutes today; that's part of training management." The teenager is not yet at full match fitness.

    Source ↗

  • Bundesliga.com writes that it is "still far too early" to compare Karetsas and Gadou with Dortmund's most famous young stars. Karetsas also had a health scare.

    Source ↗
Where to go further

  • Open Bundesliga.com's piece on Dortmund's next young stars. It names Karetsas and Gadou, both debuting against Hamburg. Read it first to see who they are and what role they play.

    Source ↗

Video: FULL REACTION: Barcelona show DOMINANCE in 4-0 win vs. Borussia Dortmund 😤 | ESPN FC · ESPN FC

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2Borussia Mönchengladbach

No. 2 — Borussia Mönchengladbach. On the lists of 8 of 9 AIs; median place there: 2.5. The AIs place Gladbach second because injuries forced it to trust 17-year-old Mohya, and his goal and assist won its first points.

Did you know

  • Gladbach's nickname 'Foals' came from the quick, young-looking team that won promotion in 1965. The 1970s side was called the 'Fohlenelf', the Eleven Foals, for its youth.

    Source ↗
What it is
A bottom-placed club hit by absences and leaning on a 17-year-old.
Its edge
Its teenager made the biggest difference to a result, ending the losing run.
Who should know
Useful to know for anyone curious how a crisis can launch a young player.
  • Teen minutes and returns2 goals, 1 assist
  • HeadquartersGermany

Wikidata

Why it is here

  • Gladbach had just 3 points after 7 league games: 1 win and 6 losses. That is a much tougher team record than Dortmund’s after 6 games. — (voice only)

    Source ↗
History

  • In 1971, Gladbach beat Inter 7–1, but the match was annulled after Inter’s Roberto Boninsegna was hit by a can from the stands. The replay ended 0–0, knocking Gladbach out. — (voice only)

    Source ↗
Keep in mind

  • Mohya, 17, left a friendly early with a bruised thigh muscle. Three other Gladbach players were also out for several weeks, so the team is thin and leans on a teenager.

    Source ↗
What people say

  • Früher hätte man das wahrscheinlich herausgelaufen, heute geht man vorsichtshalber raus — Eugen Polanski

    Source ↗
Where to go further

  • Read Bundesliga.com's profile of Wael Mohya, the 17-year-old who became Gladbach's youngest-ever scorer. Start with the record-breaking goal against Bayern, then compare his season numbers with other sources.

    Source ↗
ChatGPT, Meta put it first. What they saw in it

  • ChatGPT: Crisis thrust 17-year-old Wael Mohya into the defining role: he scored the go-ahead goal in a 3–2 win that stopped six opening defeats.

  • Meta: 17-year-old Wael Mohya 208 minutes, 1 goal + 1 assist to end club's worst start – forced youth by 10 absences turned choice

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3RB Leipzig

No. 3 — RB Leipzig. On the lists of 6 of 9 AIs; median place there: 4. The AIs put Leipzig third because its teenage trust was proven last season, while this season's teenage minutes are small.

Did you know

  • Leipzig plays inside the old Zentralstadion's outer wall. The 1956 stadium held 100,000 people and closed in 1994 because of its condition. It was renamed Red Bull Arena on 24 July 2010.

    Source ↗
What it is
A club whose teenage star Diomandé was sold to Real Madrid.
Its edge
Its past teenage minutes, 2,473 from Diomandé, are the biggest of the three.
Who should know
Useful to know for readers who want to see how a club turns teenagers into big sales.
  • Teen minutes and returns2,473 teen minutes last season
  • HeadquartersLeipzig, Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig

Wikipedia · Wikidata

Why it is here

  • This season, 17-year-old Samba Konaté had 125 minutes for Leipzig in 2 Bundesliga appearances, showing that teen involvement so far has been limited. — (voice only)

    Source ↗ ✓ confirmed by several AIs
History

  • In 2009, RB Leipzig began in the fifth tier after taking over SSV Markranstädt’s playing rights. Seven seasons later, it reached the Bundesliga. — (voice only)

    Source ↗
Keep in mind

  • Leipzig's teenage success left with Diomandé: a fixed fee of 125 million euros, possibly 140 million with bonuses, according to the report. That shows a talent can be sold quickly.

    Source ↗
What people say

  • Ich gehe davon aus, dass ich gehe. Ich habe einen Agenten. Er wird sich um den Rest kümmern. — Yan Diomandé

    Source ↗
Where to go further

  • Open ESPN's report on Yan Diomandé leaving Leipzig for Real Madrid. Read how the transfer was reported and why Leipzig's teenage success is remembered as a past story.

    Source ↗

Video: 50+1 rule in the Bundesliga: Why everyone hates RB Leipzig! · DW Kick off!

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The top three side by side

Borussia DortmundBorussia MönchengladbachRB Leipzig
In the AIs' lists8 / 98 / 96 / 9
Teen minutes and returnsNo teen goals, 1 assist2 goals, 1 assist2,473 teen minutes last season
HeadquartersDortmund, Arnsberg Government RegionGermanyLeipzig, Kreishauptmannschaft Leipzig
Put first byClaude, Gemini, DeepSeek, QwenChatGPT, Meta—

Places with the same number of AIs are ordered by their average place in the AIs' own lists.

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03Worth knowing

What the AIs noticed while building the list.

2025/26 set two teenage records: 19 different teenage scorers (previous best 18) and 55 teenage goals (previous best 52). Dortmund's Luca Reggiani was the 19th scorer.

Noticed by:
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen. Did not include: Nemotron, Wenxin.
Source ↗

Tables differ on age bands. The CIES/Transfermarkt table counts players up to 21, so Leipzig lead it (20.6%), while Dortmund lead the stricter count of players aged 19 or under.

Noticed by:
Included it: DeepSeek. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen.
Source ↗

Bayern fielded 10 teenagers in 2025/26, more than any club in Bundesliga history.

Noticed by:
Included it: Meta. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen.
Source ↗

Teenage minutes can turn into transfer money: Leipzig sold Diomandé to Real Madrid for €125m (up to €140m) after giving him 2,473 league minutes as a teenager.

Noticed by:
Included it: Claude, Kimi. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Qwen.
Source ↗

From 2026/27 the DFL runs a U21 competition, so young players left out of matchday squads still get games.

Noticed by:
Included it: Claude, DeepSeek. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen.
Source ↗

04How we counted

In plain words, no formulas.

1The question

Top 10 Bundesliga Clubs That Trust Teenagers Most: Minutes Given vs. Goals and Points Returned

2Why this topic

Youth minutes, results and each club's situation sit side by side, so readers see which clubs back teenagers by choice and which turn to them only when results go bad.

3Where it applies

German Bundesliga, 2026/27 season

4What we looked at

  • Share of league minutes played by players aged 19 or under
  • Goals and assists by teenagers
  • Points the club earned in matches a teenager started
  • Whether the club played teenagers by choice (stable table position) or out of need (crisis, injuries)
  • FBref squad pages 2026/27 — Minutes, starts, goals and assists by players aged 19 or under. Pages were not all updated to the same matchday, so these are lower bounds
  • Statbunker youngest appearances 2026/27 — Youngest players to appear this season and their age at that appearance; not minutes played
  • StatMuse youngest players — League minutes and goal contributions by the youngest players in 2025/26
  • Bundesliga.com teenage-scorer record — 19 teenage scorers and 55 teenage goals in 2025/26, both league records

5Who ranked

The leading AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Kimi, Qwen.

6How the places were set

The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.

05Each AI's own list

🇺🇸 Claude10 places · 3 notes

The same question, answered by Claude alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

  1. 1
    Borussia Dortmund

    Level on points at the top (14 after 6) with an 18-year-old, Karetsas, playing 74 minutes on his debut.

    Source ↗
  2. 2
    Borussia Mönchengladbach

    Last in the table with six defeats before a 17-year-old turned a match: need and belief together.

    Source ↗
  3. 3
    Union Berlin

    Gave a 16-year-old (Linus Güther) a Bundesliga debut three days after his 16th birthday, then played him again at 5 points from 6.

    Source ↗
  4. 4
    Bayer Leverkusen

    Signed 17-year-old Kennet Eichhorn after 19 games for Hertha, and sit fourth on 13 points.

    Source ↗
  5. 5
    SV Elversberg

    The league's smallest ground (10,000) and a September Rookie of the Month winner, Maurice Krattenmacher.

    Source ↗
  6. 6
    1. FC Köln

    Saïd El Mala scored 9 in 26 league games as a teenager last season, the base of Köln's trust.

    Source ↗
  7. 7
    RB Leipzig

    Yan Diomandé played 2,473 minutes as a teenager last season, the most in the league, scoring 10 in 25 games.

  8. 8
    Hamburger SV

    Luka Vušković is in the top group of teenage minutes last season.

  9. 9
    TSG Hoffenheim

    Bazoumana Touré is in the same top-seven teenage-minutes list.

  10. 10
    Bayern Munich

    Leaders on goal difference, but its 17-year-old Wisdom Mike had just 36 minutes across five senior appearances last season.

    Source ↗

What Claude noticed

2025/26 set two teenage records: 19 teenage scorers (previous 18 in 2021/22) and 55 teenage goals (previous 52 in 2018/19), marked by Dortmund's Luca Reggiani, then 18.

Source ↗

Wael Mohya is third on the all-time list of youngest scorers (17 years 65 days), behind Moukoko and Wirtz, and Gladbach's youngest ever.

Source ↗

The DFL added a U21 competition from 2026/27 so young players who are not in the matchday squad still get minutes.

Source ↗
🇺🇸 ChatGPT10 places · 2 notes

The same question, answered by ChatGPT alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

  1. 1
    Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany, 2026/27)

    Crisis thrust 17-year-old Wael Mohya into the defining role: he scored the go-ahead goal in a 3–2 win that stopped six opening defeats.

    Source ↗
  2. 2
    Borussia Dortmund (Germany, 2026/27)

    Three Dortmund teenagers feature in the retrieved youngest-appearance list, but appearances alone cannot show how much league time the club has entrusted to them.

  3. 3
    Hamburger SV (Germany, 2026/27)

    Louis Lemke, born in 2009, appears among the season’s youngest Bundesliga debutants; the source reports his debut appearance, not a minutes share.

  4. 4
    RB Leipzig (Germany, 2026/27)

    Samba Konaté appears in the season’s youngest-appearance data at 17; that establishes a chance given, not sustained league trust.

  5. 5
    FC Bayern München (Germany, 2026/27)

    Lennart Karl is in the youngest-appearance table at 18, but no retrieved measure ties his starts to points returned.

  6. 6
    1. FC Köln (Germany, 2026/27)

    Two teenagers, Reigan Heskey and Mikey Moore, appear in the retrieved youngest-appearance list; their club’s teenage-minute share remains unverified.

  7. 7
    1. FSV Mainz 05 (Germany, 2026/27)

    Kacper Potulski, 18, appears in the season’s youngest-player list; the retrieved sources do not show whether this was choice or injury cover.

  8. 8
    Werder Bremen (Germany, 2026/27)

    Mick Schmetgens, 18, has a listed Bundesliga appearance, but a debut does not establish a club-wide commitment to teenagers.

  9. 9
    VfB Stuttgart (Germany, 2026/27)

    Yanik Spalt’s listed appearance lasted one minute, a reminder that an appearance count can exaggerate actual youth involvement.

  10. 10
    Borussia Dortmund (Germany, 2026/27)

    Luca Reggiani’s previous-season record is evidence of teenage scoring across the league, not proof that any one 2026/27 club leads on minutes or points returned.

    Source ↗

What ChatGPT noticed

The 2025/26 season had a record 19 teenage goalscorers, according to Bundesliga.com; that is a league-wide count and does not indicate which clubs relied on them most.

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Mohya’s official profile and the Stuttgart match report document a teenager scoring in Gladbach’s first win after six losses, a clear example of youth minutes arriving under pressure.

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🇺🇸 Meta10 places · 3 notes

The same question, answered by Meta alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach 2026/27

    17-year-old Wael Mohya 208 minutes, 1 goal + 1 assist to end club's worst start – forced youth by 10 absences turned choice

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    Bayern Munich 2026/27

    10 teenagers fielded – all-time Bundesliga record – Lennart Karl 24 games, 5 goals 4 assists before 18

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    Borussia Dortmund 2026/27

    19th teenage scorer record – Reggiani 513 minutes + Mathis Albert youngest American debut at 16y 11m

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    RB Leipzig 2026/27

    Yan Diomande 10 goals at 19 – 18 goal contributions most by U19 – plus Tidiam Gomis 35.75 km/h

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    Eintracht Frankfurt 2026/27

    Can Uzun first teenager to score in first five matchdays – 6 goals before turning 20

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    Werder Bremen 2026/27

    Karim Coulibaly 18y 99d youngest scorer in club history – Bremen's 2,000th home Bundesliga goal

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    1. FC Köln 2026/27

    Saïd El Mala 9 goals in 2025/26 – Cologne's teenage talisman in stable mid-table

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    Bayer Leverkusen 2026/27

    Christian Kofane 5 goals + Ibrahim Maza 2 – Leverkusen trusts teens while top-four

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    TSG Hoffenheim 2026/27

    Bazoumana Touré 2 goals and Max Moerstedt 2 – double teenage return from choice, not injury crisis

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    FSV Mainz 05 2026/27

    Kacper Potulski 1 goal – Mainz among 12 clubs with teenage scorer in first 10 games record

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What Meta noticed

2025/26 set new Bundesliga record: 19 different teenagers scored, 55 total teenage goals – previous records 18 scorers 2021/22 and 52 goals since 2018/19

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24 of 289 goals in first 10 matchdays 2025/26 were by teenagers – highest tally ever at that stage of a campaign

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Bayern Munich fielded 10 teenagers in 2025/26 – all-time Bundesliga record, more than any club, with Lennart Karl playing 20 games before 18

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🇺🇸 Gemini10 places · 2 notes

The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

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    Borussia Dortmund

    Channels over 14% of senior outfield minutes to teenagers by design, producing record Italian scorer Luca Reggiani while anchoring a Champions League qualification spot.

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    RB Leipzig

    Maintains an 11.8% teenage minutes quota across a top-four campaign, turning teenage starts into an undefeated 2.40 points-per-game dividend.

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach

    Forced into emergency trust by an 0-6 freefall, reaping 3 points when 17-year-old Wael Mohya provided an assist and the 86th-minute winner at Stuttgart.

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    VfB Stuttgart

    Integrates teenagers for 8.6% of league minutes under Sebastian Hoeneß, balancing Champions League midweek demands with high domestic youth exposure.

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    Eintracht Frankfurt

    Gives 8.1% of league minutes to young international recruits, turning teenage starts into 7 points from 4 matches in European contention.

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    FC Bayern Munich

    Limits teenager minutes to 5.2% but extracts a perfect 2.67 points per match and 3 goal contributions in lopsided league victories.

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    SC Freiburg

    Commits 7.5% of game time to academy teenagers with no drop in tactical cohesion, collecting 1.60 points per game when youth starts.

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    Bayer 04 Leverkusen

    Caps teenage involvement at 4.9% but leverages youthful legs for tactical pressing late in fixtures to seal 2.25 points per appearance.

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    1. FSV Mainz 05

    Pushed 6.8% of defensive minutes onto teenagers due to early-season cruciate and hamstring injuries, scraping 0.80 points per start.

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    FC St. Pauli

    Relies on teenage loan reinforcements for 5.7% of playing time in a fierce survival campaign, converting youth starts into 1.00 points per game.

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What Gemini noticed

The 2025/26 Bundesliga season set an all-time record with 19 distinct teenage goalscorers across the league, capped by Borussia Dortmund's Luca Reggiani becoming the youngest Italian scorer in Bundesliga history at 18 years and 64 days.

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Youssoufa Moukoko remains the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history (16 years, 28 days for Dortmund vs Union Berlin in December 2020), establishing an era of top clubs lowering the debut threshold for prodigies.

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🇨🇳 DeepSeek10 places · 4 notes

The same question, answered by DeepSeek alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

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    Borussia Dortmund

    No club has given more 2026/27 league minutes to players aged 19 or under — and they are doing it from first place, not desperation.

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    1. FSV Mainz 05

    Mainz have quietly given more U19 league minutes than every club except Dortmund and Hamburg — and they are sixth, so it is not a crisis call.

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    Hamburger SV

    Hamburg have the second-most U19 minutes in the league, but they are 16th — this is need, not a youth project.

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    1. FC Köln

    Köln are giving meaningful minutes to 19- and 18-year-olds while sitting mid-table — a quieter version of 'chosen youth'.

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    FC Augsburg

    Noahkai Banks (19) started two of Augsburg's first four games and the club took six points — a small sample but a real return.

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    SV Werder Bremen

    Werder's U19 minutes are spread across three teenagers, led by 19-year-old Schmetgens — useful, but not yet a youth-first identity.

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach

    Wael Mohya is the face of the 2026/27 teenage story — 155 U19 minutes and the goal that saved Gladbach from a record.

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    FC Bayern Munich

    Bayern have the luxury of using Lennart Karl (18) selectively — 127 U19 minutes and one goal while sitting second.

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    VfB Stuttgart

    Stuttgart have used 19-year-old Yanik Spalt for 57 league minutes — a small but deliberate first-team pathway.

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    Eintracht Frankfurt

    Frankfurt's U19 minutes are tiny but unusually young: 15-year-old Niko Iličević and 17-year-old Malik Pimpong have already featured.

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What DeepSeek noticed

Dortmund's U19 minutes are not a charity project: they are top of the table and still giving 19-year-old Kouakou Gadou every league start, which is the clearest 'chosen youth' case in the division.

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The Bundesliga-wide U21 minute share is only 12.9% at Dortmund and lower at most clubs; the league talks about youth but the actual minutes are concentrated in a handful of clubs.

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Gladbach's teenage hero is also a forced-youth story: Wael Mohya started because of injuries and a crisis, not because the club had the luxury of easing him in.

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In 2025/26 the Bundesliga set a record with 19 different teenage goalscorers and 55 teenage goals; that surge is the backdrop for the 2026/27 minutes debate.

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🇨🇳 Wenxin10 places · 3 notes

The same question, answered by Wenxin alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

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    Bayer Leverkusen 2026/27 — teenage trust by choice

    Champions by choice: Leverkusen give the youngest minutes share in the top four

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    Borussia Dortmund 2026/27 — youth factory with purpose

    Even the runner-up trusts its academy: Dortmund's 17-year-old is already a starter

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach 2026/27 — forced into youth by crisis

    Six losses in a row forced Gladbach to hand minutes to a 19-year-old match-winner

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    VfB Stuttgart 2026/27 — academy-driven, mid-table stable

    Stuttgart's under-19s share 7% of minutes — and the club is happy about it

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    FC Augsburg 2026/27 — youth from necessity in relegation scrap

    Augsburg hand minutes to 18-year-olds because the alternative is worse

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    SC Freiburg 2026/27 — tradition of trust, even when it costs

    Freiburg keep trusting 17-year-olds even in a patchy start — tradition over table

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    VfL Wolfsburg 2026/27 — new manager's youth experiment

    Wolfsburg's new coach is betting on 18-year-olds — and so far it's paying off

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    FC Union Berlin 2026/27 — crisis youth: 19-year-olds hold the line

    Union's injuries mean two 19-year-olds are starting every week — no choice

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    TSG Hoffenheim 2026/27 — academy output finally gets minutes

    Hoffenheim's youth academy produces three teenage starters — a club first

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    Werder Bremen 2026/27 — promoted but already relying on 18s

    Just promoted and already Bremen's best hope is an 18-year-old winger

What Wenxin noticed

The 2026/27 season has seen a record 19 teenage goal-scorers in the Bundesliga as of Matchday 9, surpassing the previous record of 17 set in 2025/26 — Luca Reggiani's goal in 2025/26 is the individual benchmark.

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Gladbach's teenage minutes share (~12%) is the third-highest in the league but nearly all of it is 'forced' youth — they earn just 3 points from matches a teenager started, the worst ratio among the top-10 in this list.

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Leverkusen and Dortmund — the two clubs closest to the top of the 2026/27 table — are also the two most willing to give teenagers meaningful minutes, suggesting a positive correlation between table security and youth trust in this season.

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🇨🇳 Kimi10 places · 4 notes

The same question, answered by Kimi alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

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    FC Bayern Munich — Lennart Karl (18) and the 16-year-old pipeline

    A 17-year-old played 1,280 league minutes — with 5 goals and 5 assists — for the reigning champions, and Bayern still found time to blood 15- and 16-year-olds in the same season.

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach — Wael Mohya (17), the teenager carrying a crisis

    A 17-year-old has produced 2 goals and 1 assist in seven games and scored the goal that ended his club's record losing start — the most decisive U19 output in the league right now.

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    Borussia Dortmund — Reggiani (18), Inácio (18), Albert (16)

    The club of Moukoko turned teenage trust into a league record: 19 different teenage scorers in 2025/26, capped by 17-year-old Luca Reggiani's landmark goal.

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    1. FC Union Berlin — Linus Güther (16)

    Union handed a 16-year-old his debut in a relegation fight — the second-youngest player in Bundesliga history, two days older than Moukoko.

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    RB Leipzig — the teen-trust model that just banked €125m (Konaté, 17)

    Leipzig trusted an 18-year-old with 2,473 league minutes and 20 goal contributions last season — then sold him to Real Madrid for up to €140m, the ultimate proof the pipeline works.

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    SV Werder Bremen — Patrice Čović (19) and Mick Schmetgens (17)

    Werder gave a 17-year-old league minutes and an 18-year-old 350+ minutes last season while fighting relegation — trust out of need, but trust all the same.

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    1. FSV Mainz 05 — Kacper Potulski (18)

    Mainz started a 17-year-old in nine league games during a relegation season — one of only four U18 players in the division to pass 1,000 minutes.

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    FC Augsburg — Noahkai Banks (19), Arijon Ibrahimović (19), Anton Kade (19)

    Augsburg ran an 18-year-old American out for 20 league starts last season — 1,725 minutes, more than any other U19 player in the division.

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    Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Montrell Culbreath (17) and the Wirtz lineage

    Leverkusen started a 17-year-old nine times last season — the same club that gave Wirtz, Sertdemir and Iker Bravo their debuts keeps betting on teens.

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    Hamburger SV — Louis Lemke (15/16)

    Hamburg gave a 15-year-old his Bundesliga bow — tied as the youngest player in the league last season — in a deliberate show of faith in the academy.

What Kimi noticed

Teen trust literally has a market price: RB Leipzig turned 2,473 league minutes given to an 18-year-old into a €125m (up to €140m) transfer to Real Madrid in August 2026 — Diomandé was 2025/26 Rookie of the Year after 12 goals and 8 assists.

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The 2025/26 season set the league's teenage-scoring record — 19 different U19 goalscorers — and 17-year-old Luca Reggiani's strike was the one that marked it; Dortmund alone had three teenagers with senior minutes.

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Trust splits two ways: Bayern gave a 17-year-old 1,280 minutes for a champion (chosen trust), while Gladbach's 17-year-old Mohya is producing under relegation pressure (need trust) — 2 goals and 1 assist already, the most decisive teen output of 2026/27.

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The age frontier keeps moving: Union's Güther (16y 3d) is the second-youngest player in league history, Hamburg played a 15-year-old, and Gladbach's Mohya became the club's youngest-ever scorer against Bayern at 16.

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🇨🇳 Qwen10 places · 2 notes

The same question, answered by Qwen alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.

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    Borussia Dortmund

    Choosing youth from a position of strength, fielding up to seven teenagers in a single match while remaining stable.

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    RB Leipzig

    The league's youngest squad by design, boasting an average age of just 24.0 years.

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    FC Schalke 04

    Rebuilding through necessity, fielding the second-youngest roster at 24.1 years amid financial constraints.

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    FSV Mainz 05

    A youth-driven rebuild in progress, ranking as the third-youngest team in the division at 24.8 years.

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    Borussia Mönchengladbach

    Forced into crisis youth, relying on 17-year-old Wael Mohya to break a historic six-match losing streak.

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    Bayer Leverkusen

    Integrating breakout stars like Kennet Eichhorn, the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga 2 history.

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    FC Bayern Munich

    Handing minutes to 15-year-old prodigies like Louis Lemke and Lennart Karl to maintain their talent pipeline.

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    1. FC Köln

    Securing high-potential loan deals like Spurs' Mikey Moore to guarantee teenage minutes in the midfield.

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    VfB Stuttgart

    Continuing their youth-focused resurgence by trusting 19-year-old defenders like Finn Jeltsch in high-stakes matches.

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    FC Augsburg

    Routinely giving debuts to academy graduates, contributing to the record 19 teenage scorers seen across the league recently.

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What Qwen noticed

The 2025/26 season set a record with 19 different teenage goalscorers, a high-water mark for youth integration in the league.

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Borussia Dortmund recently started a match with seven teenagers on the pitch, highlighting a radical shift toward academy reliance.

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