Paul Milde (born 25 January 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a

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for Energie Cottbus.

Career

Milde began his career as a youth with SC Borea Dresden, where his father

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was working as a coach, before joining Dynamo Dresden in 2010. He was promoted to the first team three years later, and made his debut in November 2013, as a substitute for

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in a 3–0 defeat to

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in the

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Personal life

Milde's father,

, and uncle,

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, were both footballers. Both were also forwards, and Rocco had three spells with Dynamo Dresden.

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* 1995 births People from Pirna Footballers from Saxony 21st-century German people Living people German footballers Men's association football forwards Dynamo Dresden players Dynamo Dresden II players FSV Union Fürstenwalde players FSV Budissa Bautzen players Chemnitzer FC players TSV Steinbach Haiger players FC Energie Cottbus players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub