A status of young prodigy which is often hard to assume. Revealed in Borussia Dortmund since its 12 years, Youssoufa Moukoko quickly acquired the status of the future phenomenon. Crushing everything in his path in the categories of young people of Borussia Dortmund, he has since encountered the professional world with full whip. Launched as a professional at his sixteen years in the 2020/2021 season, he showed interesting things by sequence with 3 goals in 15 appearances. Brought the following season to play more, it was not necessarily better with 21 matches to his credit for 2 goals and 2 assists. We had to wait for the 2022/2023 exercise to spend a CAP (7 goals and 6 assists in 35 games) for a player who was then summoned to the German selection for the 2022 World Cup.
If since we had to expect a rise in power, it did not take place. Relegated to the workforce of Edin Terzic and then absent from the plans of Nuri Sahin, he was loaned last summer to the OGC Nice to arise. A French experience that turned to disaster with 2 goals and 3 offerings in 22 games but above all a total disappearance of the workforce of Franck Haise from February. A crossing of the desert which made him miss the last Euro U21 where Germany reached the final. Far from this status that was given to him at his beginnings, Youssoufa Moukoko has just left Dortmund to relaunch his career. Now in Denmark, on the side of FC Copenhagen, where he arrived against 5 million euros, he will be keen to relaunch his adventure with football.
Youssoufa Moukoko remains confident
He also made his debut on Tuesday in a friendly match against Fredericia where he played 32 minutes. The opportunity for him to come back to recent years galley at the microphone of TV2 : «I felt what it was to be at the top. I also felt what it was to be below. It was really hard. There were nights when I ruminated, I must be honest. But it taught me to be humble, to keep my feet on the ground and not to be arrogant. I think there was a reason for that I live this experience.“Regularly criticized, he admitted not to understand the reasons:”We criticized my journey a lot. In Nice, we wrote that I was not in good shape. But I trained harder than ever. I trained three times a day, alone, and I discovered a new motivation.»
Now riveted on his new challenge, Youssoufa Moukoko will try to get up in the Danish championship. In a league renowned for giving playing time to young people, the attacker will have the opportunity to illustrate with the double reigning national champion and he appreciated his first contacts with the coach Jacob Neestrup: “I don't care what people say or write about me. Anyway, I laugh. I have confidence in myself and in my body. I really want to replay. During our discussions, the coach gave me a feeling of security. It was exactly what I needed after this difficult period.»The hardest part will arrive for Youssoufa Moukoko which nevertheless remains very confident in its qualities:«Once I have found my rhythm, it will be really, really fun.»Passed from a fallen talented prodigy, Youssoufa Moukoko will now try to go up the slope.
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