The official website of the Bundesliga revealed, this Monday, May 15, the six players likely to win the title of best "Rookie" of the season. In this list is the Parisian Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, winner of the same distinction for the months of October and November. The trophy is awarded to players under 23 years of age playing their first season in the German championship.
And your nominees for the @Sorare #BLRookie of the season are...@MDeLigt_04 - @FCBayernEN
Henning Matriciani and Tom Krauß - @S04_en 💙 @Karim_Adeyemi - @BVB09 🖤💛
Dina Ebimbe - @Eintracht_eng 🦅
Lee Buchanan — @WerderBremen_en 💚
🗳 Vote now 👉 https://t.co/CF0VCnWE8u pic.twitter.com/vGGpRYZNdL ❤️
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) May 15, 2023
Loaned with an option to buy by PSG, which he should leave permanently in the coming weeks, the 22-year-old midfielder has a very convincing first year in Germany. Appearing 26 times in all competitions (2 goals, 1 assist), the native of Stains could have played more without an ankle injury that kept him off the pitch for more than two months at the beginning of the year. He has just qualified for the German Cup final between Frankfurt and Leipzig on Saturday, June 3.
Other players nominated for the Rookie award are Tom Krauss (Schalke 04), Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund), Henning Matriciani (Schalke 04), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich) and Lee Buchanan (Werder Bremen). Voting has already started and will close at midnight on Thursday 18 May.