However, despite having been an integral member of the Bayer Leverkusen squad for some 11 seasons, the now Borussia Dortmund midfielder hasn't made a single appearance for Germany's
senior side since 2007.
Chelsea are desperate for the 20 - year - old to become the first player to come through their academy and make an impact on
the senior side since captain John Terry in the late 1990s.
Not exact matches
Having impressed
since breaking into the
senior side, Bernardeschi has a bright future ahead of him.
The full - back has risen to prominence
since making the step - up to the Gunners first - team back in 2014, and has even earned a call - up to the Spanish
senior side, a rare occurrence for players situated outside of La Liga.
The Spaniard has
since found himself to be struggling to hit the heights he was during his opening two campaigns in the
senior side, and even lost his place to Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain last term.
The 29 - year - old has been with the Catalan giants
since 2005, coming through the youth ranks before going on to make 466 appearances for the
senior side.
Wilshere has
since returned to fitness and featured for our
senior side, and must now concentrate on trying to get back to his best, in strength and ability.
The
senior sides haven't faced each other
since Rob Green's howler let the American's grab a 1 - 1 draw in the 2010 World Cup.
Szczesny was promoted to the Gunners»
senior side in 2009 and has stayed with them
since, with the exception of the loan out to Roma last year and another to fellow English club Brentford in 2009.
Playing for Huddersfield Town
since last August, Swiss 23 - year old right - back Florent Hadergjonaj, recent
senior national team debutant, has officially been bought back by Premier League
side, from Ingolstadt 04.
His ambition of becoming a regular for Germany's
senior side have never really materialised, however, making just nine appearances
since his debut vs. Norway in 2009.
Last season, FC Salzburg were the surprise winners, and the fact that their coach, Marco Rose, has
since been promoted to the
senior side shows that coaches, too, are benefiting from the Youth League experience.
3) Payet has been playing internationally for France
since the Under - 21 level, and to date has made 15 appearances for the
senior side.
Laporte has been regarded as one of La Liga's finest young defenders
since making his Spanish top - flight debut in 2012 but is yet to play for France's
senior side.
Since joining Heerenveen last January on an 18 - month loan deal in order to play regular
senior football, Odegaard has appeared 17 times for the Eredivisie
side, getting his only goal in their unsuccessful end - of - season Europa League playoff semifinal against Utrecht.
Gibbs, 27, has made 221 appearances for the Gunners
since breaking into the
senior side in 2007, but the left - back has struggled for regular football in recent seasons.
His development seems to have come far
since then, earning himself a
senior debut a year ago, becoming a constant fixture in the
side since then.
McNair made his
senior United debut against West Ham United early last season and has featured intermittently for Van Gaal's
side since.
However, Feruz has been training with the Chelsea first - team
since returning to the club and, with Tammy Abraham possibly going out on loan, he could have a chance of making the breakthrough in the
senior side this campaign.
Jesse Lingard's goal was his first for the England
senior side, on what was his ninth appearance
since debuting in October 2016 (v Malta).
Boufal made it to the
senior squad at Lille in the 2014 - 15 season after coming through the ranks at fellow French
side Angers and has
since gone on to make 43 Ligue 1 appearances for the club, with a decent return of 14 goals and 10 assists to show for his efforts (stats via whoscored).
That line has
since been repeated with glee by
senior Tories and is likely to be a thorn in his
side for the next few weeks.
And
since the projects that get new students are led by
senior students or postdocs, says Springer, «the other
side is that the
senior people get experience leading a team.»
Now, a year
since completing HGSE, many of those same students — high school
seniors — stood by his
side and knocked on doors as he ran for office.
I guess I always wondered — at high school and
since I've been at uni — why students choose the maths subjects they do in
senior and also how they go once they've left school and come to university; I've been on both
sides of that transition fence, and that led me into the research topic for my PhD.