The most valuable Vietnamese overseas star in history continues to shine in Germany

Vietnamese overseas midfielder Ibrahim Maza once again made a strong impression by netting the sole goal that secured Leverkusen's victory over Dortmund.

Visiting Dortmund in the round of 16 of the German Cup, Vietnamese overseas midfielder Ibrahim Maza was trusted to start for Bayer Leverkusen. The 2005-born prodigy became the standout star of the match with the only goal scored in the 34th minute.

Thanks to Maza's goal, Bayer Leverkusen eliminated Dortmund and advanced to the quarterfinals of the German Cup. Individually, midfielder Ibrahim Maza has been consistently shining recently, especially in big matches. He contributed an assist in the Champions League win over Man City not long ago.

Afterwards, Ibrahim Maza provided an assist against Dortmund in the 12th round of the Bundesliga. In his last three appearances for Bayer Leverkusen, the Vietnamese overseas midfielder has contributed 2 assists and 1 goal, playing the full 90 minutes each time. This highlights Maza’s increasingly vital role at Bayer Leverkusen.

Ibrahim Maza is making significant progress in his career. The promising European midfielder with Vietnamese heritage has been receiving continuous recognition lately. Previously, the Bayer Leverkusen talent was voted as the best player of the match (MOTM) in the German Cup, Bundesliga, and Champions League and recently received a prestigious award.

Specifically Ibrahim Maza won the "Best Young Player of Algeria 2025" award selected by the Algerian Football Federation at the Algeria Gala Fennec d’Or 2025. The midfielder beat two other promising young players, Badredine Bouanani (Stuttgart) and Amin Chiakha (Copenhagen), to claim this honor.

Born in 2005, Ibrahim Maza has an Algerian father and a Vietnamese mother. Having spent most of his life in Germany, he is eligible to play for all three national teams. Although he played for Germany's youth squads, Ibrahim Maza chose to represent Algeria at the senior international level. He recently helped Algeria qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals.

Ibrahim Maza is the highest-valued Vietnamese overseas player in history, with a market price of 12 million euros, and he recently joined Germany’s top club Bayer Leverkusen for 14 million euros last summer. Playing as an attacking midfielder, he is expected to fill the gap left by superstar Florian Wirtz, who recently transferred from Leverkusen to Liverpool.

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