Unrivaled since 1965: Bundesliga treasure achieves historic landmark

This summer, many were surprised when RB Leipzig acquired the then 18-year-old Yan Diomande for 20 million euros.

At the time of his transfer, the offensive player was valued at just over one million euros according to ‘Transfermarkt.de'. Now, with December here, it's clear that the Saxons had a remarkable instinct.

Under Ole Werner, the Ivorian is excelling significantly. In fact, he had a historic performance against Eintracht Frankfurt last night.

In the decisive 6-0 victory over the Hessians, Diomande achieved a historic hat-trick. No Bundesliga player younger than him (19 years and 22 days) has scored three goals in a game since 1965.

Previously, only one player had done this: Walter Bechtold was 18 years and 118 days old when he scored his hat-trick in November 1965. Diomande will likely just about come to terms with not being the youngest hat-trick scorer in Bundesliga history.

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