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BVB Player Ratings 2016-17: Defenders

By Aidan Reagh

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 27: Marc Bartra of Dortmund celebrates after winning the DFB Cup final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on May 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 27: Marc Bartra of Dortmund celebrates after winning the DFB Cup final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on May 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY – APRIL 22: Raphael Guerreiro of Dortmund and Nico Elvedi of Moenchengladbach battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund at Borussia-Park on April 22, 2017 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY – APRIL 22: Raphael Guerreiro of Dortmund and Nico Elvedi of Moenchengladbach battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund at Borussia-Park on April 22, 2017 in Moenchengladbach, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

Raphael Guerreiro

The day is June 16th, 2016. A Portuguese left back from FC Lorient signs for Borussia Dortmund for a reported €12 million. Move forward to today. A season has passed, and Raphael Guerreiro has achieved considerable success for his new club.

Guerreiro, much like Durm, spent time split between both the fullback position and the midfield position, but unlike Durm, he did very well. When played in the midfield, Guerreiro did very well dropping back and supporting the defense. When played as a fullback, Guerreiro did very well going forward and helping the offense.

In his 24 Bundesliga appearances, the versatile youngster found his name on the score-sheet nine times (6 goals, three assists) and maintained a 7.2 match rating. Thomas Tuchel made the most of the under the radar transfer and the world can only sit back and watch Raphael Guerreiro’s exciting career blossom.

Player Grade: B

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