Eintracht Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib: 'Matchday 1 hat-trick a childhood dream'

Frankfurt native Ebnoutalib had not scored in the league for his hometown club since his full debut at Borussia Dortmund in January 2026. Just four days later, the 22-year-old suffered a knee ligament injury which would restrict him to just three more cameo appearances before the end of the 2025/26 campaign.

With a full pre-season now under his belt, the former Elversberg striker is eager to make up for lost time, as he told the Bundesliga this week…

Bundesliga: Younes, despite scoring three goals against Union Berlin, their stoppage-time equaliser must have put a dampener on things. How do you reflect on that opening-day draw?

Younes Ebnoutalib: “It’s definitely a great feeling to score three goals for your hometown club. As a striker, when you hit the ground running like that, it’s really nice and also good for me mentally. In the end, though, it was a bit of a shame that we didn’t get the three points.”

Watch: Ebnoutalib’s Matchday 1 hat-trick