Vietnamese blood Supernova, Son Heung-min became a junior! Contract with Leverkusen by 2030

May 03, 2025

Vietnamese blood Supernova, Son Heung-min became a junior! Contract with Leverkusen by 2030
Source=Buyer Leverkusen SNS Capture



A prospect born to an Algerian father and a Vietnamese mother has joined Bayer Leverkusen, Son Heung-min (Tottenham)'s former team.

Leverkusen announced on its official channel on the 1st (local time) that it had recruited Ibrahim Maza (20), an attacking midfielder and winger who played for Hertha Berlin. The contract period is five years until 2030. According to local media, the estimated transfer fee is 12 million euros (about 19 billion won).

"Maza is one of the most high-profile young strikers in Europe," said Simon Rolfes, director of Leverkusen Sports. He fits our football style perfectly. It has excellent technology and is strong and active even in one-on-one situations. In addition, based on their excellent vision, they give great play to their colleagues."




Maja, a former Hertha Youth, joined the first team in the 2022-2023 season and played in 30 games in the 2. Bundesliga (second division) in the 2024-2025 season, scoring five goals and five assists, exploding her potential. Locally, he is considered a replacement for Florian Birz, who is likely to move to Bayern Munich or other big clubs this summer.

Vietnamese blood Supernova, Son Heung-min became a junior! Contract with Leverkusen by 2030
Source=Buyer Leverkusen SNS Capture
Vietnamese blood Supernova, Son Heung-min became a junior! Contract with Leverkusen by 2030
Source=Buyer Leverkusen SNS Capture
Maja was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, with a German education. He went on the 'elite course' going through Germany's U-18, U-19 and U-20 teams. He seemed likely to join Germany 'National University', but he joined his father's national team, Algeria, in October last year and made his A-match debut through the match against Togo.

Comments on the Southeast Asian sports media 'Siagol' that reported Maja's joining in Leverkusen are followed by comments regretting Maja's joining the Algerian national team and comments pointing to the reality of Indonesian and other Vietnamese soccer. One fan wrote 'If you want to be naturalized in Vietnam, you have to play in the Vietnamese league and change your name to ' Nguyen Maza'






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.