Why does Jamie Gittens no longer have the nickname Double-Barrel? ‘Next Jadon Sancho’ changes Dortmund shirt
Borussia Dortmund’s next English breakout star is making a name for himself in Europe despite changing the surname on his shirt.
Jamie Gittens, who has Dubbed ‘the next Jadon Sancho’Now the flag is flying in full BVB following Jude BellinghamExit of.
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The 20-year-old is in the form of his life GermanyFollowed Sancho’s path in joining Manchester CityAcademy of.
The London-born winger has scored five goals and registered one assist in seven appearances in all competitions this season.
It also included a double edge borussia dortmund Beat club bruges 3-0 in the Champions League opener last month.
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The new stage in his life coincides with him using a shorter version of his surname on the back of his shirts for the 2024/25 season.
Why isn’t he called Jamie Bynoe-Gittens anymore?
The England youth international removed the first part of his double-barreled surname from his shirts on the advice of his father.
Both parts of his original surname come from his Barbados-born father, Michael ‘Mike’ Bynoe-Gittens.
Dortmund’s number 43 explained club media team This summer: “Both are my dad’s names, but he said he thought it would be better if I was just called Gittens because it’s shorter.
“Most people know him as Gittens, so I will only play with Gittens in the future.”
“The smaller the better,” he also told German outlet Bild.
Gittens is currently in his fourth season at the Westfalenstadion, but is ultimately on the move under new boss Nuri Sahin.
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Attacker was originally on the books Reading Like Michael OliseBut was dropped by the Man City academy in 2018.
At the age of 16 he swapped the Etihad for the Bundesliga side, like Sancho before him, but injuries wreaked havoc in his first two years at the club.
He made 25 appearances in 34 matches last season and scored his first Champions League goal, but that was from only two attempts.
Gittens’ numbers have more than doubled this term and he is on the verge of becoming a household name.
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