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Köln’s Felipe Chávez Suffers Nosebleed in Training Days After Bundesliga Debut

The 18-year-old midfielder is on loan from Bayern Munich to build first-team minutes.

Overview

  • Club medical staff treated a training-ground nosebleed after a ball struck Chávez in the face, and initial checks reported no serious injury.
  • Chávez made his first appearance for Köln on February 8, entering around the 90th minute to replace Jan Thielmann.
  • Köln fell 2-1 to RB Leipzig in that match, with Christoph Baumgartner scoring twice after Thielmann had leveled early in the second half.
  • The German–Peruvian prospect is at Köln through the end of the season on a loan from Bayern Munich aimed at increasing his top-flight minutes.
  • Köln publicly congratulated him on his debut via social media, and the team visits Stuttgart on Saturday.