Said El Mala – The Next Bundesliga Star In The Making

The start of the new Bundesliga season is getting closer and closer. One of the most interesting players of the new season and a player to watch is Said El Mala from 1.FC Köln. A short look at his career path so far and what Bundesliga fans can expect.

Said El Mala’s career started on youth level at Borussia M’gladbach, and it almost ended there as well. Said, as well as his older brother Malek were dropped back in 2021, and Said has been close to retiring from football. Fortunately, his brother convinced him to continue at a lower level. Both started to play for the youth team of TSV Meerbusch.

After two really good seasons there, they were scouted by Viktoria Köln. After a trial at the club, they finally moved to Cologne and started to impress in their youth teams. Said became one of the best players of their youth academy and had a strong impact on the team's performances as well as results.

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