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Dustin Scholz
Brajan Gruda apparently doesn't have to worry about missing his first appearances for the German national team just yet. The RB Leipzig forward was injured on Sunday during the Bundesliga away game at Bayer Leverkusen and was unable to finish the match. However, it is not yet certain that he will miss the upcoming international matches as a result.
Gruda Substituted After 25 Minutes
After about 25 minutes, the match was over for the 22-year-old. Gruda went down without any prior contact and appeared to be experiencing discomfort in his abdominal and hip muscles. The medical staff attended to the Leipzig player, and it soon became clear that the former Mainz player would not be able to continue.
Gruda left the field on his own, and Tidiam Gomis took his place. After the game, Leipzig coach Martin Demichelis expressed cautious optimism about his player’s condition.
“Brajan took a blow to the pelvis. We’ll just have to wait,” said the Argentine. “I don’t think it’s a serious injury.”
Timing Is Unfortunate Despite Injury
For Gruda, however, the injury comes at an inopportune time. Just last Thursday, national team coach Jürgen Klopp announced his first roster for the upcoming international matches. The Leipzig player is part of the squad and is thus poised to make his potential debut in the DFB jersey.
However, the current situation could buy Gruda a little more time. Klopp had deliberately split up his large squad for the Nations League and nominated two different groups. As a result, Gruda won’t be in action for the first two matches.
The 22-year-old is part of the second squad, which will take the field only for the matches against Serbia in Munich and against Greece in Thessaloniki. The matches are scheduled for October 1 and 4.
The German team’s first two games, on the other hand, will take place on September 24 in Amsterdam against the Netherlands and on September 27 in Augsburg against Greece.
For Gruda, this means there is still time for a full recovery. If the injury turns out to be minor, the forward could still travel to the DFB training camp and hope for his first appearance with the senior national team.
The former Mainz player, who was a runner-up at the 2025 European U-21 Championship with Germany, must now wait and see how his condition develops.
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