Official Stuttgart's Dennis Seimen to make Bundesliga debut against ex-club Paderborn

VfB Stuttgart head coach Sebastian Hoeneß has settled his side's goalkeeping question ahead of Saturday's Bundesliga trip to SC Paderborn. Dennis Seimen will make his long-awaited Bundesliga debut against the club he helped promote last season.

More significantly, Hoeneß confirmed on Thursday that the 20-year-old is returning as Stuttgart's clear No. 1 despite Fabian Bredlow's strong performances during his injury absence.

The announcement brings Stuttgart back tothe goalkeeping plan they originally formulated for this season. Stuttgart committed to Seimen this summer Seimen's most recent 2.

Bundesliga campaign cemented Stuttgart's decision to return long-term loanee Alexander Nübel back to Bayern Munich and hand Seimen the starting spot between the sticks. Seimen logged maximum league minutes and played a significant role in Paderborn's promotion.

When Get German Football News examined the newly-promoted side this summer, his return to Stuttgart ranked among the most significant losses from the promotion squad. Stuttgart publicly committed themselves to the youngster in July, with Hoeneß stressing that the decision to entrust Seimen with Bundesliga and Champions League duties was made out of "absolute conviction".

A serious thigh problem suffered during preseasonruled Seimen out through at least the end of September. Stuttgart briefly considered whether another goalkeeper might be required.

Fabian Bredlow made the question disappear. Bredlow leaves Seimen a very high bar There was never much doubt within Stuttgart's coaching and managerial circles that Bredlow could handle the assignment.

This time, however, Bredlow was being asked to begin a season as the temporary starter. Deniz Undav immediately backed his teammate after Seimen's injury.

Go for it, Undav wrote to Bredlow asthe club increasingly settled on an internal solution. Bredlow performed well during preseason and carried the form into competitive action.