FC St. Pauli: Wanted young goalkeeper! Burchert returns in a new role!

FC St. Pauli: Wanted young goalkeeper! Burchert returns in a new role!

St Pauli, Deutschland - FC St. Pauli faces an exciting turn in his goalkeeper situation. After the end of last season, the Kiezkickers said goodbye to three goalkeepers: Sören Ahlers, Eric Oelschlägel and Sascha Burchert. This means that Nikola Vasilj and Ben are full of the only remaining keepers in the squad, which makes the search for a new goalkeeper in the third position all the more urgent. According to the Mopo , this challenge is already described as a challenge for those responsible, but the association has already planned a plan for closing this internal gap.

An interesting aspect in this development is Sascha Burchert, who could possibly remain in another function at FC St. Pauli. Sports director Andreas Bornemann has expressed his interest in offering a role in talent promotion. The ideas for the integration of the former keeper are to be finalized promptly in order to increase the chances of a successor to Svend Brodersen, the last grown that could establish itself in the professional squad.

The promotion of young talent in the focus

The development of young talents has always played a central role for FC St. Pauli, and the association continues to focus on strong training philosophy. From April 3 to April 6, 2025, the Interest Days took place for coaches, in which insights into the youth performance center (NLZ) were given. During this time, talented players can present themselves digitally, which is a great opportunity to be perceived by the club. FC St. Pauli cooperates with Daryse, an app that enables player profiles and uploading videos and photos.

The football class (born 5) at the Ida Ehr School is now full, but there is still the opportunity to register for a success list for the 5th grade in 2026 or 2027, as on the Website of the FC St. Pauli can be read.

a challenging environment

The topic of promoting young talent is also highlighted by various experts. In an article of the SPIEGEL It becomes clear how important it is that children can live their own dream in this area and do not have to meet the expectations of others. FC St. Pauli not only anchored this principle in its training, but it is also reflected in its own philosophy to integrate talented players from their own ranks.

The goalkeeper hierarchy in the current squad is clear: Vasilj functions as a regular keeper, while full of him as a challenger is at his side. The association's efforts to find a young goalkeeper who can collect the regional league team will certainly be the focus in the future. With these steps, FC St. Pauli would like to promote the development of a new talent towards a possible successor to Brodersen and at the same time strengthen their own position in the youth area.