What happened. Felix Nmecha and summer signing Joey Veerman started together in the Bundesliga for the first time in a 1-0 win at VfB Stuttgart. Dortmund have won all four of their opening 2026/27 fixtures, their best start since 2015/16.

Nmecha came off the bench to score twice in a 3-0 win over Paderborn.
Veerman arrived from PSV Eindhoven and began the season on the bench.
Coach Kovač said Nmecha 'needs some time' after a World Cup summer.

“Felix is certainly not where he can be yet.”
— Kovač

Dortmund will look to extend their perfect start and build on the Nmecha-Veerman partnership in the coming weeks.

In this story

F. Nmecha

J. Veerman

Borussia Dortmund

Read the full story at Bundesliga →

More to read

Sky Sports

Papers: Man Utd monitoring Dortmund star Nmecha

Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund sign midfielder Joey Veerman

Bundesliga

Joey Veerman on playing for Borussia Dortmund, Serhou Guirassy and closing the gap on Bayern Munich

Bundesliga

I saw it in my mind: Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha on his outrageous overhead kick against Paderborn

Bundesliga

Felix Nmecha stunner adds gloss to Borussia Dortmund win

Bundesliga

Felix Nmecha: Borussia Dortmund's midfield lynchpin ready to lead