His career at Fortuna Düsseldorf is just crazy…
With his last-minute 2:2, Jona Niemiec caused one of the biggest moments of celebration in the arena in recent years, two days after his 23rd birthday. His first derby against 1. FC Köln will remain unforgettable for him – but this game is now in a long series.
The Fortuna madman strikes again!
When the extra time against the highly superior Cologne team was almost over, Düsseldorf and Niemiec still wanted to equalize – but he certainly didn’t want the ball to fly in like that. Captain Andre Hoffmann (31) made it clear straight away: “Please don’t explain anywhere that this was intentional!” Niemiec didn’t even try after his cross slipped into the far corner: “I’m not even saying that, I just wanted to get the ball to Vermeij or Kownacki somehow – the fact that it falls back like that is of course crazy.”
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21.09.2024
The fact that this is exactly what happened to Niemiec fits perfectly with his time in Düsseldorf. Three years ago, the offensive player came from TSG Sprockhövel from the association league to Fortuna’s U23 – even then he was one of the few players who had never been in the youth performance center. On February 8, 2023, Niemiec made his professional debut in the cup in Nuremberg, completely unexpectedly, because Düsseldorf had no more personnel. Daniel Thioune (50) brought him on in extra time, where he first got a red card and then wanted to become the hero in the penalty shootout – Niemiec missed, but won a lot of Fortuna love.
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And shortly afterwards, his first professional contract. The Cinderella story is complete – but it’s far from over. Last season, Niemiec caused Fortuna to ecstasy with his double substitute pack in the cup in Magdeburg, making the crazy journey to the semi-finals in this competition possible. In the race for promotion, however, the striker was once again a tragic hero: in the relegation second leg against Bochum, Niemiec had a huge chance to score the goal that would secure promotion shortly before the end of extra time, but the ball was cleared on the line.
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Previously, one of the fastest players in the second division had openly stated in the winter that his goal was to later play in the Champions League and for the national team (he could play for Germany and Poland). But because he didn’t score, everyday life in the second division continued. And Niemiec sweetened it with his next amazing moment in the derby. “These are pure emotions. The best moment for me in this stadium.”
If he continues like this, there will be more of these moments to come…
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