Who is Dortmund’s new English star Gittens?

First location was Jadon Sancho, past location was Jude Bellingham. Is Jamie Gittens astir to go Borussia Dortmund's adjacent English star?

The 20-year-old England younker world abruptly finds himself successful nan shape of his life.

On Wednesday, his Dortmund broadside were struggling astatine location to Club Brugge successful their Champions League opener - that was until they brought him connected successful nan 68th minute.

Gittens scored Dortmund's first 2 - his opener whitethorn person been a fortunate deflection, but his 2nd was a superb effort aft performing a multitude of step-overs earlier cutting connected to his right.

Inspired by his capacity Dortmund ended up comfortable 3-0 winners, while Gittens was named subordinate of nan match.

He whitethorn person moreover person had a hat-trick had Serhou Guirassy not been picked to return a precocious punishment up of him.

"Electric, nan velocity he has, nan activity of nan hips, arsenic a defender it is your worst nightmare," erstwhile Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock told BBC Champions League Match of nan Day.

"You can't get anyplace adjacent him, specified is nan velocity of feet."

The winger's instant and sizeable effect disconnected nan chair is not caller to Dortmund fans - he besides scored 2 precocious goals successful a 2-0 triumph complete Frankfurt successful August.

But his capacity successful nan Champions League has world supporters taking note.

You whitethorn cognize nan guardant by his longer surname Bynoe-Gittens.

At nan commencement of this play Gittens took nan first portion of his surname disconnected his jersey, telling nan Dortmund website some names are his father's who suggested nan move.

The move has sparked a renaissance.

Born successful London successful August, 2004 he was primitively connected nan books astatine Reading.

He moved to Manchester City's academy successful 2018 but, for illustration Sancho, chose not to motion connected pinch nan nine 2 years later and moved to Dortmund successful 2022.

He made his first squad debut successful April, 2022 and his Champions League front against Chelsea 10 months later. He scored his first extremity successful Europe's premier title against AC Milan past campaign.

And, arsenic he has developed up nan Dortmund ranks, he has been progressing done England's younker levels.

In 2022, Gittens helped nan Young Lions triumph nan European Under-19 Championship, starting nan final.

Having been a bit-part subordinate for overmuch of his Dortmund career, Gittens mightiness beryllium connected nan cusp of a superstar impact.

Last play he managed conscionable 2 goals successful nan convention and 1 successful Europe. In conscionable 5 matches this word he has eclipsed that total.

In nan Bundesliga this play he has already made 88 "intense sprints", hardly a astonishment for a winger who likes to utilise his gait and speedy feet.

After nan lucifer pinch Brugge he said: "It is really important to person made this start.

"I was asked to create much chances for my team, which I did."

If he tin support it up, Dortmund, and England, person immoderate subordinate connected their hands.

Watch highlights of each Champions League crippled from 22:00 connected Wednesday connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

There will besides beryllium a Champions League Match of nan Day connected BBC One connected Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00.