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| Full name | Paris Josua Brunner[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2006-02-15)15 February 2006 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SG Lütgendortmund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | TSC Eintracht Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | VfL Bochum | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Monaco | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | →Cercle Brugge (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U16 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 25 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paris Josua Brunner (born 15 February 2006) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLigue 1 clubMonaco.
Brunner played for the academies ofRot-Weiss Essen andVfL Bochum, before joiningBorussia Dortmund in 2020.[2][3]
He rose to prominence in the footballing world after scoring sixteen goals in only fiveUnder 17 Bundesliga appearances.[4][5][6] He was promoted to the under-19 side at the age of sixteen, scoring on his debut againstBonner SC in theUnder 19 Bundesliga.[5] These goal-scoring feats earned him comparisons to teammateYoussoufa Moukoko, who was similarly prolific at youth level.[5][7]
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaperThe Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[8] A week later, Borussia Dortmund indefinitely suspended Brunner for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.[9]
On 16 August 2024, Brunner signed forLigue 1 clubMonaco, then immediately went on loan toBelgian Pro League clubCercle Brugge.[10]
Brunner scored his first senior goal for Cercle Brugge on 19 December, matchday 6 of theUEFA Conference League, in a 1–1 draw againstBaşakşehir. The late equaliser helped his team qualify directly for the round of 16 by finishing eighth in the league phase.[11]
Brunner has represented Germany at youth international level.[12] He is also eligible to represent theDemocratic Republic of the Congo, through his mother.[1]
During the2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, he scored the equalizer for 10-manGermany team againstSwitzerland in the quarter-final match which ended in a 3–2 win on penalties, securing a place in theFIFA U-17 World Cup.[13] He later managed to win the competition with his country after beatingFrance in the final 4–3 on penalties. He was also voted player of the tournament, in addition to being the joint top scorer with four goals.[14]
At the end of the same year, Brunner took part at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, representing Germany. Scoring five goals throughout the competition and becoming joint winner of thesilver boot, Brunner and his team would win the final in which he scored, again against France and once again on penalties. He also would win thegolden ball and become part of the team of the tournament.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Monaco | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 2 | 27 | 5 |
| Career total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5 | ||
Germany U17
Individual
