Tim Binder’s professional debut & David Santos Daiber’s first senior goal cap off Magdeburg victory

A crowd of 75,000 watched Bayern beat Magdeburg 6-1 in the DFB Cup on Wednesday, but it was also a night for two of the club’s own youth players as Tim Binder and David Santos Daiber enjoyed moments that they have spent years working towards. For the former, it was a professional debut, while the latter got his first-ever senior goal to wrap up progress to the last 16.

Binder’s journey

When Binder stepped onto the Allianz Arena pitch after 75 minutes, it was the fulfilment of a long-standing dream. The forward has been on the books at Bayern since 2019 and got his first taste of first-team action in the pre-season friendly against Wehen Wiesbaden. His performance that day was enough to earn him a place in the team’s training camp at Tegernsee and on the Audi Summer Tour to Asia. Back in Munich, he featured against RB Leipzig in the Telekom Cup before finally making his competitive senior debut against Magdeburg.

Binder came on for Ismael Saibari and quickly found his feet, showcasing his speed and control to the 75,000 crowd. It was a moment made even more special by the fact he has struggled with injuries this year. But now he got his chance. "Yesterday was a very special day for me. I think I’ll need a few days to fully come to terms with it all. It was amazing to make my professional debut. I’ve worked for so many years towards this,” the 19-year-old told fcbayern.com.

A goal to crown it all

While Binder was savouring his first moments of real senior football, Santos had to wait until the 82nd minute for his third appearance with the first team. The midfielder had made his debut at Heidenheim in December 2026, followed by another cameo against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Injury curtailed his progress before he really got going again this season.

His big moment then came in added time, when previous academy graduate Josip Stanišić fed the 19-year-old the ball in a central position. He then took a few steps before picking out the right corner from outside the box for his first professional goal to make it 6-1. It was the icing on the cake of an already special occasion for the teenager. “Looking back on the day, it’s still surreal. It was an incredible moment. I didn’t sleep much that night because it was so special. I won’t forget it any time soon,” the midfielder told fcbayern.com, including that his friends and family had been at the Allianz Arena to see it all live.

A Campus moment at the Allianz

The fact the pair had their moment at the Allianz Arena together made it all the more special for the Campus products. They’d spoken beforehand about their hopes of getting some playing time, but it turned out to be much more than just getting a runaround. “It’s an amazing feeling to get to play alongside other Campus guys at the Allianz Arena. It was nice to see David score his first goal. I’m happy we got to share this moment together,” said Binder. His youth and now senior teammate Santos had similar thoughts: “It’s nice I got to experience this moment with other Campus players, including Tim. We spoke before and hoped we’d get on that night.”

It was also a reunion for the duo with Felipe Chávez, who is on loan at Magdeburg and started the game. Binder and Chávez had both joined the academy from Augsburg and played alongside Santos in the club’s youth teams. “It was also really cool to see Felipe again. We’ve known each other a long time. It’s funny for our paths to cross like this,” said Binder.

All in all, it was more than just a commanding cup win for Binder and Santos as they took their next big step together towards professional football on a night that neither will soon forget.