Tim Binder reflects on his pre-season with the first team! 💪🌟 | Campus Stories | S5 E1
Bayern academy prospects Tim Binder and others reflect on pre-season, first-team steps and senior debuts
This video follows Bayern academy prospects Tim Binder, Maycon Cardozo and Erblin Osmani as they look back on pre-season, first-team training and their senior debuts. The players discuss their strengths, contracts and mentality, while others assess their talent and character, painting a picture of young prospects trying to prove themselves despite limited opportunities.
- All three prospects are very talented, with good football understanding and individual quality — The guest gives this as an overall assessment of their game intelligence and individual ability.
- Playing against Leipzig at the Allianz Arena was the pre-season highlight, and those four or five weeks were amazing and unexpected — He points to the experience of playing at the Allianz Arena and the surprise of the whole pre-season run.
- He and Maycon Cardozo get on very well; they are similar players, both technical and fond of dribbling, and they also stay in touch off the pitch — He cites their similar playing style, good relationship and frequent communication.
- Cardozo's progress is no coincidence; there is a special character behind it, and such players are destined to make it — The guest points to the character and person behind him and his drive to push for it.
- Making a professional debut at a huge club like Bayern is every child's dream, and playing for Kosovo was especially special — He says he always wanted to represent Kosovo, where his parents are from, and he is incredibly proud of his Bayern debut.
- Signing the biggest contract of his career was special, especially at Bayern and in a room with the Champions League and Bundesliga trophies, but it has not changed him or added pressure — He says he does not feel any different or more pressure because of the contract.
- His strength is being brave in one-v-ones and never hiding; whether against Fürth or against Davies and Brown, he tries to beat his man — He describes himself as brave and eager to show what he can do on the pitch.
- At a top club like Bayern, young players do not get many opportunities; regular match minutes matter because matches and training are very different, and training without games is not good for a player — He argues that training with the first team and then delivering at the weekend is a good step in a player's development.
- He does not want anyone to think he is coming from the first team and does not want to play here; his role is clear and he wants to play his own game here too — He says he wants to play here just as he would up with the first team.
- Tim is important for the team with and without the ball; he is always moving and very dangerous in one-v-ones and dribbling, and the team is happy he is fit again — The guest bases this on his observed playing qualities and his return to fitness.
Between preseason training, their first steps with the pros, and an eventful start to the season: In the first episode of Season 5 of FC Bayern Campus Stories, the three FC Bayern prospects look back on their personal experiences during the early stages of the 2026/27 season. Tim Binder talks about his preseason training with the first team at Lake Tegernsee and on the Audi Summer Tour in Asia, as well as his first professional contract. Maycon Cardozo looks back on his Bundesliga debut, and Erblin Osmani reveals what it feels like to play for the Kosovar national team. ► Wanna see more of Musiala, Olise, Kane & Co.? Subscribe now and hit the bell 🔔: https://fc.bayern/YouTubeAbo ► ¿Quieres ver más de Musiala, Luis Diaz, Kane y cía? Suscríbete ahora y activa la campana 🔔: https://fc.bayern/YouTubeAbo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fcbayern TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fcbayern Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FCBayern Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcbayern Snapchat: https://fc.bayern/FCBayernSnaps FC Bayern.tv PLUS: https://fc.bayern/PLUS Website: https://fcbayern.com FC Bayern.tv: https://fcbayern.com/fcbayerntv FC Bayern Newsletter: https://fc.bayern/newsletteryoutube
Transcript
I’d say all three are very talented. They have a good understanding of football, individual quality. No matter where I play, but when I play here, I’m simply expected to perform. When I was in the World Squad, I think every child dreams of making their professional debut at such a huge club. And I’m just so incredibly proud. Campus Stories. Let's go! Wow, this Tim Binder is good. A professional debut for Erblin Osmani. Maycon Cardozo. Have a good game. Come on, let’s go. Thankfully I’m fine now. It was a little setback after pre-season. A minor muscle tear. But I’m fine. I feel really good. I’m fit again and ready to play as much as I can. It’s all happened very fast for me. It was all in the space of a month. It started with the game in Wiesbaden. Tim Binder against Janitzek. Nice! That has to be a pen. Things went well for me there. I was able to draw attention to myself with the penalty I won. Things then kept going with the trips to Tegernsee and Asia. I think the game against Leipzig was kind of the highlight, getting to play at the Allianz Arena. That was really amazing. It was an amazing four or five weeks. I never expected it. Rounding off the Audi Summer Tour, FC Bayern face Aston Villa in Hong Kong. Boey comes forward. Binder up to his right. Good cross. And Cardozo… We get on very well. On the pitch, I think we’re similar types of players. We’re both good technically and like to dribble. We want to play. I think you end up building a bit of a connection. It’s cool with him. We get on well off the pitch as well. We message each other a lot, talk a lot. Maycon Cardozo with a great shot. Taking a Maycon, for example, I want to praise the person behind him. There’s a reason why he’s been able to take this path. It’s no coincidence. There’s a special character behind that. And it’s fun to work alongside guys like him. And it’s better to have to slow a guy down than always push him on. And I think it’s those guys who are destined for it. They’re the ones pushing for it. A senior competitive debut for 17-year-old Maycon Cardozo, who used to play in our FC Bayern World Squad and is now making his professional debut. The boys now have the possibility to compete in various competitions. Let’s take the youngest like Erblin Osmani. He’s just made his senior debut for Kosovo. On the other hand, he’s played for our U19s a few weeks ago. A few games for the reserves, in the Youth League, already for the first team. A lot has happened in a pretty short space of time. A good touch. Goal! Erblin Osmani! Things have gone really quickly, especially at the start of the year. There were my first training sessions with the first team, when I was still playing for the U17s. I did well there and was quickly rewarded with my first appearance for the first team. A professional debut for Erblin Osmani, 16 years old. He’s coming on now. I think every child dreams of making their professional debut at such a huge club. And I’m just so incredibly proud things have worked out and have gone so quickly. And now I’ve also made my debut for Kosovo. That was really special, especially because I’ve always wanted to play for Kosovo since I was little. My parents come from there. It was just amazing there. I know the guys and know the guys work hard every day so they can make their debut like me or train with the first team. I really hope they do it. I know what they do for that. It’s amazing what’s happened in recent weeks, also with the contract. I was really excited that day, because it’s the biggest contract I’ve ever got to sign in my career. And at a club like this. When I went into that room with the Champions League trophy, the Bundesliga trophy, it was really special for me. The days before and after the signing have really stayed with me. But it also hasn’t really changed anything for me. I don’t really feel any different. I feel great, but I wouldn’t say I now feel more pressure or anything because I’ve signed this contract. Good from Tim Binder. He’s so technically good. Tim Binder goes it alone. Tim Binder! Bayern lead 2-0! What a move by Tim Binder. Welcome back! That’s how I am as a player. I like to go one-v-one. I’d even say that’s my strength. I never want to hide away. At the end of the day, we’re playing football and I try to show what I can do, whether that’s 'only' against Fürth or now against Davies or Nene Brown. I just always try to go one-v-one and get past. As a player, I’d say I’m brave and try to get the most out of it. You can learn a lot during the week, just be brave and prove and show yourself in training. And at the weekend, obviously at a top club like Bayern, it’s normal you don’t get too many opportunities as a young player, especially right now. I think regularity is important. First, to get minutes. And second to be able to implement in matches what you’ve practised in training. Matches and training are two very different things. It’s a different feeling to do that in a match and is important. Only training and not having any match practice isn’t good for a player. So, I think it’s a really good step to get an introduction to the first team through training and then have to deliver at the weekend in conditions where you expect we’re ready to deliver. No matter where I play, but when I play here, I’m simply expected to perform. Binder. Past one. Past two. Binder. He’s good. Wow, this Tim Binder is good. I’m really up for it. I don’t want anyone to get the impression that I’m coming from the first team and don’t want to play here. My role is clear. I come here and want to play my game just like I’d do up there. With Tim, you can see he’s important for us with and without the ball. He’s a player who’s always on the move and is very dangerous when he’s got the ball, going into one-v-ones, dribbling. It’s great to have players like him. We’re really happy he’s fit again. It’s just fun working with these guys. I’m in a good situation. I feel great. I’ve just signed a new contract. I feel great about things. I’m fit. My body’s doing everything. I just want to get the most out of everything in the near future. I want to push hard wherever I train, wherever I play. I’m ready for everything. Obviously there’s that dream in the back of my mind, but I’ll just work hard. When the time comes, it comes. If not, I’ll keep working hard. It’s always a really great feeling, especially playing in a derby against 1860, just because the atmosphere is different. The hard nature in those games, in the derbies, is really special. A derby has its own character. You give your all. It’ll be a heated match, especially because it’s the 1860 first team and the stadium will be full. It’ll definitely be a really good atmosphere.