American Midfielder Reyna, 17, Gets His 1st Bundesliga Goal

Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna, left, and Monchengladbach's Ramy Bensebaini fight for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany, Saturday Sept. 19, 2020. (Bernd Thissen/Pool via AP)

Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna, left, and Monchengladbach's Ramy Bensebaini fight for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach at Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany, Saturday Sept. 19, 2020. (Bernd Thissen/Pool via AP)

American midfielder Gio Reyna scored his first Bundesliga goal on Saturday to give Borussia Dortmund a 10 halftime lead against Borussia Mnchengladbach in their league opener.

DORTMUND, Germany: American midfielder Gio Reyna scored his first Bundesliga goal on Saturday to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 halftime lead against Borussia Mnchengladbach in their league opener.

The 17-year-old Reyna played a one-two with Jude Bellingham, also 17, and fired past Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer in the 35th minute.

It is Reynas first goal in his 16th league appearance for Dortmund. He made his debut as a substitute against Augsburg on Jan. 18, when he became the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga, aged 17 years, 2 months, 5 days.

Reyna is the son of former U.S. internationals Claudio Reyna and Danielle Egan Reyna.

Dortmund signed the attacking midfielder from New York City FC in July 2019 and he went on to score four goals in 11 league games for Dortmunds under-19 team.

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