Stuttgart's Seimen to make Bundesliga debut at old club Paderborn

📰 Stuttgart are handing 20-year-old goalkeeper Dennis Seimen his Bundesliga debut. 📌 Key points 🧤 Sebastian Hoeneß has confirmed Seimen will make his Bundesliga debut. 🏟️ It comes against Paderborn, where he spent last season on loan. 🩹 A pre-season thigh injury kept Seimen out through September. 🗣️ Hoeneß: "Dennis Seimen is the No. 1." 🔄 Fabian Bredlow will get chances in rotation games. 📝 What happened 🗣️ According to Get German Football News, Hoeneß told his press conference on 8 October: "Dennis Seimen is the No. 1 and went into the season as such." Seimen will make his first Bundesliga appearance away at Paderborn on 10 October. 🔙 Seimen spent last season on loan at Paderborn, playing a key role in their promotion from 2. Bundesliga. Stuttgart sent Alexander Nübel back to Bayern and committed to Seimen as their long-term number one. 🩹 A pre-season thigh injury kept him out through September, and back-up Fabian Bredlow impressed in the opening games. 🤝 Hoeneß praised Bredlow: "Fabi knows that he is the No. 2 … we have a sensational goalkeeping team." With Champions League football to juggle, Stuttgart plan to manage Seimen's workload and use Bredlow in rotation games. 📊 By the numbers • Seimen's age: 20 • Injury absence: pre-season to September • Last season: on loan at Paderborn, promoted from 2. Bundesliga 🔭 Why it matters Stuttgart are trusting a young goalkeeper in a season split between the Bundesliga and the Champions League. A debut against his old club is the first test of the Seimen era. The game is away at Paderborn on 10 October.