Greifswalder FC has announced the signing of 18-year-old striker Gibson Adu from Bayern Munich’s reserve team on a two-year deal with an option for a third season.Born in Mainz, Adu began his football journey at SC Lerchenberg before moving through the youth ranks at Mainz 05 and SpVgg Unterhaching, where he made his 3. Liga debut just three days after turning 16.During his time at Unterhaching, Adu became the club’s youngest-ever goalscorer at 16 years, one month, and 30 days old, netting again
Greifswalder FC has announced the signing of 18-year-old striker Gibson Adu from Bayern Munichs reserve team on a two-year deal with an option for a third season.Born in Mainz, Adu began his football journey at SC Lerchenberg before moving through the youth ranks at Mainz 05 and SpVgg Unterhaching, where he made his 3. Liga debut just three days after turning 16.During his time at Unterhaching, Adu became the clubs youngest-ever goalscorer at 16 years, one month, and 30 days old, netting against VfB Lubeck after being substituted in ten times over 14 matchdays. He later joined Bayern Munich, with loan spells back at Unterhaching and a stint at SCR Altach in Austria adding to his early professional experience.Sporting director Matthias Rahn described the signing as exceptional for a Regionalliga club, stating, We don't need to discuss his footballing quality at length. He possesses exceptional potential and has already demonstrated at a very young age the level at which he can perform. Rahn emphasized that Greifswald offers Adu the right environment to refocus on football with trust, clear expectations, and a path forward.Adu expressed his enthusiasm, saying, Joining GFC is the best possible decision for me. The team is young, fresh, and hungry. I want to play as much as possible and help the team with goals and assists.
