Jamie Bynoe-Gittens Scouting Report At Borussia Dortmund 2023/2024

Who Is Jamie Bynoe-Gittens?

In recent seasons, German side Borussia Dortmund have had an affiliation with young English talent.

Jadon Sancho burst onto the scene in the 2017-18 season and went on to score 50 goals in 137 appearances for the Schwarzgelben.

More recently, Jude Bellingham, who initially signed for a reported €30 million fee from EFL Championship side Birmingham City, impressed to seal an alleged €103 million move to Real Madrid.

The latest English hot prospect hoping to follow in such footsteps is 19-year-old Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.

Bynoe-Gittens introduction to football started at the Reading academy before opting for a move to the Manchester City academy from the under-14 level onwards.

In 2020, with his path to the City first team restricted, he made the bold move to leave English football behind and join Dortmund.

Injury restricted his playing time in the early stages of his Dortmund career, but since the 2021-22 Bundesliga campaign, Bynoe-Gittens has seen an upward trajectory of league appearances.

His form at club level has also recently been rewarded with a debut call-up to the England Under-21 fold.

In this tactical analysis, we will analyse why Dortmund is the perfect club for Bynoe-Gittens to develop his game.

We will also provide an analysis of Gittens displays from last season, highlighting his impressive performances from the substitutes bench.

Furthermore, we will examine Dortmunds tactics to determine how the young Englishman will benefit the team, thereby showing why we might expect to see more from the teenager in this campaign.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens Minutes Played

Although the summer transfer window closed for business on September 1st, there has already been media speculation that Premier League sides Arsenal and Chelsea are showing interest in Bynoe-Gittens.

However, the young English winger may be wise to stay in Germany, given the ‘young player project’ at Dortmund.

The graph shows that Dortmund have given many more league minutes to players under the age of 20 compared to the average Premier League side in each of the last five seasons.

This suggests there is more opportunity for younger players to get much-needed game time on the continent.

This, in turn, is li