American midfielder Reyna, 17, gets his 1st Bundesliga goal

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — American midfielder Gio Reyna scored his first Bundesliga goal on Saturday to help Borussia Dortmund beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 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 was Reyna’s 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 Dortmund’s under-19 team.

Erling Haaland scored Dortmund’s other goals in the second half — the first from a penalty won by Reyna.

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