Karim Adeyemi snubbed in Germany’s latest squad

By Rhoda Etuk

Posted on May 16, 2024

Nigerian-born Karim-David Adeyemi has failed to make Germany’s preliminary squad released for Euro 2024 despite his recent performances for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

Born to a Nigerian father, Abbey Adeyemi, and Romanian mother, Adeyemi opted to represent Germany instead of Nigeria.

At 19, the left-winger made his debut for the German national team in 2021 under the management of Hansi Flick. He had previously featured in Germany’s U-16, U-17, and U-21 teams before the senior national team call-up thereby closing off his chances of representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Generally, it’s been a difficult season for the 22-year-old who struggled to find his mojo for most of the season and was on the sidelines for a long time.

The Nigerian-born forward didn’t help his chances of a return to the German senior national team when he decided to turn down a call-up to the Under-21 side – a decision that didn’t go down well with DFB bosses.

His recent brilliant performances for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League has not helped either as Julian Nagelsmann chose not to include his name alongside Mats Hummels, Leon Goretzka, Julian Brandt, Timo Werner, and Serge Gnabry in the Germany preliminary squad for Euro 2024.

Adeyemi joined Borussia Dortmund in 2022 from Red Bull Salzburg and has since enjoyed a tremendous spell with the club.

He has played 44 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga.