Paul-Philipp Besong
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93229.jpg) Besong in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Fröndenberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SSV Ulm | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | SV Bausenhagen | ||
| 2009–2019 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | FC Nürnberg II | 19 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Borussia Dortmund II | 26 | (7) |
| 2025– | SSV Ulm | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Paul-Philipp Besong (born 6 October 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club SSV Ulm.
Career
[edit]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.[1] 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,[2] and a meniscus injury in the summer of 2021.[3] He was loaned to Erzgebirge Aue in the 3. Liga for the 2022–23 season.[4] After his loan, he was then sold to Borussia Dortmund II on 16 June 2023 on a two-year contract.[5]
On 26 July 2025, Besong joined 3. Liga club SSV Ulm on a two-year deal.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Besong was born to a Cameroonian father and German mother.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dortmunds U-19-Meister Besong stürmt ab sofort für den Club". kicker.
- ^ "Nürnberger Besong erleidet Kreuzbandriss". kicker.
- ^ "Besong muss erneut unters Messer". kicker.
- ^ "Auch Besong wählt den Weg von Nürnberg nach Aue". kicker.
- ^ "Sachsen: Aues Paul-Philipp Besong geht zurück zum BVB". tagesschau.de.
- ^ "Paul Besong verstärkt die Spatzen" [Paul Besong joins the Sparrows]. www.ssvulm1846-fussball.de (in German). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Richter, Ramona (29 February 2020). "Rassismus: Fröndenberger Fußball-Profi Besong setzt Zeichen". www.wp.de.
External links
[edit]- Paul-Philipp Besong at Soccerway
- Paul-Philipp Besong at DFB (also available in German)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Fröndenberg
- German people of Cameroonian descent
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- 1. FC Nürnberg II players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- SSV Ulm 1846 players