IRNA - A 17-year-old Iranian teenager is to become
one of the youngest German Bundesliga players ever after being called up into the line-up of first division team Hertha Berlin for its
crucial home match against FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
A member of Hertha Berlin`s amateur division, Ashkan Dejagah, has received a special permit by the German Football League (DFL) to
play as a striker for Hertha`s professional squad, Ashkan`s mother confirmed to IRNA on Friday.
"Ashkan has begun to train with the pro-team and will be in the line-up for Saturday`s match against Kaiserslautern," Ashkan`s Iranian
mother told IRNA.
"He is looking forward to the game and does not appear too nervous about it," she added.
Ashkan who has also been invited to Germany`s under-19 national football team, is to sign a two-year professional contract with
Berlin this summer.
The Iranian teenage star player comes from a "football family" as his father played for Iranian first division club Esteghlal (formerly
known as Taj) before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
