Reda Khadra (born 4 July 2001) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from club

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. A youth product of

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

, Khadra moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2020 and made his Premier League debut in 2021. He was loaned to Championship side

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for the 2021–22 season and fellow Championship sides

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and Birmingham City for the 2022–23 season. Khadra has represented Germany internationally at youth level since 2018.

Early life

Originally from Tyre, Lebanon, Khadra's parents fled the country due to the ongoing

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and settled in

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, Germany. Khadra's two older sisters were born in Lebanon, while he and his brother were born in Berlin.

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

Khadra played youth football for

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and

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, before joining

's youth sector in 2016. In 2017–18 Khadra played 11 games for the under-17 team, helping them win the

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. In 2018–19 he was promoted to the under-19 team, playing 20 games in the

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, and helping his team win the league title. Khadra also participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, playing six games. On 9 June 2019, Khadra played for the senior team in a

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against

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, scoring the first goal in a 5–0 win. During the 2019–20 season, he contributed to nine goals in 25 games for the under-19 team, and made an appearance for the

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in the

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, in a 2–0 away defeat to

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on 7 March 2020. Khadra played six games in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. Between 2016 and 2020, Khadra played 69 youth team matches for Borussia Dortmund, scoring two goals and providing 11 assists. He was released in June 2020.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 1 October 2020, Khadra moved to

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side

, joining their Under-23 team. He made his debut for the U23s on 3 October 2020, scoring the match opener in a 3–2 away win against

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. On 13 January 2021, Khadra made his Premier League debut, coming on in the 86th minute in a 1–0 away defeat to Manchester City. He picked up an injury in early February, and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Khadra signed a new contract on 13 April, until June 2023.

Loan to Blackburn Rovers

On 31 August 2021, Khadra joined EFL Championship club

on a season-long loan deal. He made his debut on 14 September, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute for John Buckley in the 2–0 home victory over

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. Khadra scored his first senior goal of his career on 6 November, netting the equaliser in an eventual 3–1 home win over

. He scored his second goal for Rovers three weeks after his first, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away win over Stoke City. Khadra scored on his

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debut on 8 January 2022, putting his side 1–0 up in an eventual 3–2

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loss to local rivals

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. He had played 27 league games for Rovers, before being ruled out for the rest of a season due to a calf injury he picked up against

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on 19 March.

Loans to Sheffield United and Birmingham City

On 26 July 2022, Khadra joined fellow Championship club

on loan for the 2022–23 season. He scored his only goal for United on 13 September, helping his side win 1–0 against Swansea City. Khadra's loan to Sheffield United was cut short, and he was sent on a six-month loan to

on 10 January 2023, also in the Championship. In addition, he signed a contract extension with Brighton until June 2024. Khadra marked his debut with a goal away to Britsol City four days later, in a 4–2 defeat.

International career

Born in Germany, Khadra is also eligible to represent

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internationally through his parents, who are from Tyre. He stated his preference to play for the Germany national team. Khadra represented Germany internationally at under-18 level three times between 2018 and 2019, in a friendly against

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and two friendlies against

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. He was called-up to the under-21 squad for the first time in March 2022. However, due to an injury, Khadra withdrew from the camp. He eventually made his under-21 debut on 23 September 2022, in a 1–0 friendly defeat to

Style of play

Mainly a right winger, Khadra is a versatile player also capable of playing on the left or as an

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. His main characteristics are his pace,

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and finishing.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

: 2018–19 *

: 2017–18 * Under 17 Bundesliga West: 2017–18

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khadra, Reda 2001 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German footballers German people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Association football wingers Association football midfielders CFC Hertha 06 players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Regionalliga players Premier League players English Football League players Germany youth international footballers German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Germany under-21 international footballers