Overview
- FC Metz awarded academy defender Tahirys Dos Santos his first professional deal running through June 2027.
- The 19-year-old returned to play with Metz B in France’s fifth tier earlier this month after months of treatment and rehab.
- He suffered severe burns when he ran back into a burning bar in Crans-Montana to rescue his girlfriend, a fire that killed 41 people.
- Doctors flew him by helicopter to a specialist clinic in Stuttgart before a transfer to Metz, where he had a skin graft and must avoid sun for at least a year.
- Metz praised his relentless work ethic as he waits for a senior debut, and he called the contract the fulfilment of a childhood dream after a long hospital stay.