If you are one of his millions of followers, the chances are you already know a lot about now Hoffenheim U23 winger Nader El-Jindaoui, but bundesliga.com is here to profile the big name on the internet who returns to German football from the States..

Data correct as of 28 June 2025.

Nader El-Jindaoui

Age: 28 (born 16 November 1996)
Club: TSG Hoffenheim II
Position: Winger
Country: Germany 

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Let's start with the football. Having developed as a youth player at Energie Cottbus and Chemnitz, El-Jindaoui has played German regional league football since 2016 - at Babelsberg and Berliner AK along with the reserve teams of Greuther Fürth, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Hertha.

There can be no doubt El-Jindaoui made his way to the Hertha ranks on merit rather than fame - with his attacking output exploding in 2021/22 with 14 goals and ten assists as Berliner AK finished ahead of Hertha's reserves in the Northeast Regional League. 

Watch: Nader El-Jindaoui living his dream at Hertha Berlin

Six goals in his first season for Hertha Berlin II in 2022/23 and two more in his first 13 appearances of 2023/24 were enough to earn El-Jindaoui inclusion in Hertha's first-team squad for the first time in December 2023 - as he remained an unused substitute in a 5-1 win over Elversberg. A few days later, he made his debut in astonishing style. After coming on for Florian Niederlechner in the 80th minute with Hertha 1-2 down to Hamburg in a DFB Cup tie, El-Jindaoui helped Hertha level and then secure a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time. El-Jindaoui then stepped up in the shootout to score and help the Berlin side progress to the quarter-finals.

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Just 10 days later, El-Jindaoui made his Bundesliga 2 debut in a 0-0 draw at home against Osnabrück. This ultimately proved to be his only appearance in the competition, as, shortly after, he returned to exclusively playing for the reserve team for the remainder of the 2023/24 season. With his contract expiring in the summer of 2024, El-Jindaoui moved with his family to the States, eventually landing trials with LA Galaxy, now home to Bundesliga legend Marco Reus.

Those trials helped him land a contract with Ventura County FC, the Galaxy's reserve team in the States. El-Jindaoui made 11 appearances in the MLS Next Pro League during the 2024/25 season, before deciding to return to Germany with his family.

El-Jindaoui, who was born in Berlin to Palestinian parents, boasts online numbers that far exceed his goals and assists. He has gained an astonishing four million followers on Tiktok alone for his popular posts. Together with his wife Louisa, he operates a channel - which has 2.13 million followers at the latest count - showcasing their life with their young daughter and son.

Watch: El-Jindaoui talks about his own footballing development on his YouTube channel

Plays a bit like: Leroy Sané

El-Jindaoui is the same age as the Bayern Munich and Germany attacker, and while he has not yet scaled quite the same heights in the game, the two share staggering pace, an eye for a direct run, clinical shot and the ability to play on either wing or in the middle. 

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It hasn't always been easy to separate the footballing talent of El-Jindaoui from the adoration of the masses of online fans who value his fortitude. A friendly match between Hertha's reserves and Tasmania Berlin in August 2022 had to be canceled as too many fans were invading the pitch to make photo and autograph requests from the new star signing.

What they're saying

"Nader is a reflective and motivated player with clear goals. He is technically strong, dynamic in one-on-one situations, and has an exceptional mental willingness to develop further. He enriches our team." - Stefan Kleineheismann, Hoffenheim U23 head coach

"If you google me, it says I'm a footballer. That's how I feel too. I'm a Berlin boy. To be able to make my debut in the city I grew up in is a perfect story. I hope it can give courage to people to never give up on their dreams." - El-Jindaoui after making his Hertha Berlin debut against Hamburg in the DFB Cup in December 2023

"When I first heard about it [his social media activity] I wondered what it was all about. I've watched him though and he gives everything every day. He gives his life for training. He's certainly got balls. He just smashed the ball in [for his penalty]. That was great - he deserves respect for that."- former Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai after the DFB Cup tie against Hamburg

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