Serhou Guirassy Celebrates 100th Game for Borussia Dortmund
Serhou Guirassy walked off the pitch thinking only about the three points. Then came the number.
One hundred games for Borussia Dortmund.
"I'm very, very happy to have played 100 matches for Dortmund. I didn't even know that," said the 30-year-old striker, who arrived from VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2024. The milestone crept up on him. His impact has not.
A century of competitive appearances in just over two years tells one story – durability. The goals tell an even louder one.
In the 3-2 home win over Villarreal CF, Guirassy struck twice, taking his tally to 63 and 64 in a BVB shirt. Ruthless finishes, decisive again on a wild European night. Only one man has ever started faster in black and yellow: Erling Haaland, who plundered 86 goals in 89 competitive matches for Dortmund.
Guirassy now also sits alongside a club great in another column. Lothar Emmerich scored 64 times in his first 100 Bundesliga games for Borussia Dortmund. Guirassy has matched that landmark in his own explosive opening chapter.
Climbing the Champions League ladder
The Villarreal thriller did more than decorate his 100th appearance. It rewrote part of Dortmund’s Champions League history.
With his brace, Guirassy overtook Robert Lewandowski in the club’s all-time scoring list in Europe’s elite competition. Lewandowski hit 17 goals in 28 Champions League outings for BVB. Guirassy needed only 25 matches to move past him, reaching 18 and then 19 goals on the night.
"Of course, it's something very special to break Lewandowski's record, because he is a great striker," Guirassy told Prime. The respect in his voice matched the scale of the name he had just surpassed.
Only one player now stands between Guirassy and top spot: Marco Reus. The club legend leads the way with 24 Champions League goals from 72 appearances. The gap is shrinking, game by game.
A crazy night, a clear verdict
The numbers painted one picture. The match itself painted another.
"It was a strange match tonight," Guirassy admitted after the 3-2 win over Villarreal, "a crazy game. We could have done better, but we're happy with the win."
Dortmund wobbled, then responded. Guirassy, as so often, provided the edge in both penalty areas that turned tension into victory. The performance left room for criticism; the result left room for ambition.
One hundred games, 64 goals, records falling and more within reach. The question now is not whether Guirassy belongs among Dortmund’s modern greats.
It’s how far up those lists he can climb before this chapter is done.
