Almugera Kabar

Almugera Kabar
Personal information
Full name Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar
Date of birth (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006[1]
Place of birth Bremen, Germany[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
NEC
(on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
Number 66
Youth career
SV Hüsten 09
2016–2019 Hammer SpVg
2019–2024 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Borussia Dortmund II 33 (7)
2024– Borussia Dortmund 6 (0)
2026– → NEC (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U16 9 (3)
2022–2023 Germany U17 23 (3)
2024 Germany U18 2 (0)
2024– Germany U19 14 (1)
2025– Germany U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2023 Indonesia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2023 Hungary
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:25, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:45, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar (born 6 June 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Eredivisie club NEC, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

Kabar is a youth product of the academies of SV Hüsten 09,[3] and Hammer SpVg, before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2019. On 4 May 2023, he extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2026.[4] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[5] On 26 October 2024, he made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute in a 2–1 away defeat against FC Augsburg, where he was also sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card.[6]

Loan to NEC

On 14 August 2026, Kabar joined Eredivisie club NEC, on loan for the 2026–27 season.[7]

International career

Born in Germany, Kabar is of Libyan descent.[2] In May 2023, he was selected by Christian Wück for their winning campaign at the European Championship for the Germany under-17s. He worked their way up their youth categories, reaching the U19s in 2023.[8][9] He notably had a strong performance in the semifinal, with a goal and assist against the Poland U17s.[10]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Dortmund II 2024–25 3. Liga 140———140
2025–26 Regionalliga West 197——2[a]1218
Total 337——21358
Borussia Dortmund 2024–25 Bundesliga 5000000050
2025–26 Bundesliga 100000—10
Total 6000000060
NEC (loan) 2026–27 Eredivisie 10002[b]0—30
Career total 407002021448
Notes

Honours

Germany U17

References

  1. ↑ "Almugera Kabar". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry. "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". the Guardian.
  3. ↑ "U11 seit drei Jahren ungeschlagener Meister – SV Hüsten 09".
  4. ↑ Seitz, Anton (4 May 2023). "BVB verlängert Verträge der 6 Jugendspieler, darunter Toptalent Paris Brunner!". Tribuna.com.
  5. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund lose again as pressure grows on Nuri Sahin". ESPN. 26 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Almugera Kabar auf Leihbasis zur NEC Nijmegen" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 14 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Bytomski, Martin (29 August 2023). "RN+ BVB-Trainer Tullberg schwärmt vom Juwel Almugera Kabar: "Er hat wahnsinnig viel Potenzial"". Ruhr Nachrichten.
  9. ↑ "Medien: Barca peilt Spielertausch mit dem BVB an". sport.de.
  10. ↑ "Deutsche U 17 steht nach spektakulärem 5:3 gegen Polen im EM-Finale". kicker.
  11. ↑ Almugera Kabar at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.