Berlin Thunder (ELF)

The Berlin Thunder are an American football team in Berlin, Germany. They play in the European League of Football (ELF).

This article is about the new American football team playing in the European League of Football. For the old NFL Europe team, see Berlin Thunder.
Berlin Thunder
Established2021 (2021)
Based in Berlin, Germany
Home stadiumFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Head coachJohnny Schmuck
LeagueEuropean League of Football (ELF)
DivisionNorth Division
Current uniform

History

On 22 March 2021, the Berlin Thunder were announced as one of the eight teams to play in the inaugural season of the European League of Football.[1][2]

Their first game was against the Leipzig Kings on 20 June 2021.[3][4]

Stadium

In their first season, the Thunder played the first two home games at Amateurstadion Olympiapark, and the other three at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.

Roster
2021 Berlin Thunder roster
Quarterbacks
  •  6 Calvin Stitt
  •  13 Ashley Bailey

Running backs

  •  1 Joc Crawford
  •  9 Pascal Schaar
  •  40 Jeremy Sommerwerk
  •  47 Yannic Landfried

Wide receivers

  •  5 Andre Dickmeis
  •  7 Seantavius Jones
  •  11 Bryan Zerbe
  •  17 Emil Drossard
  •  21 Daniel Weiswange
  •  80 Tino Ndongo
  •  85 Nicolai Schumann

Tight ends

  •   Yannis Binner
 Offensive linemen
  •  50 Hamsa El-Zein
  •  55 Deon Mutsvanemoto
  •  57 Matan Lockitch
  •  69 Jannik Werblow
  •  71 Gideon Grabert
  •  73 Marcel Camenz
  •  76 Florian Gerlach
  •  77 Otávio Amorim
  •  78 Lane Acheompong
  •  79 Conrad Schmid

Defensive linemen

  •  4 Aaron Boadu
  •  45 Kolin Hill
  •  48 Falco Paris
  •  68 Pollys Junio Sacramento
  •  90 Cedric Ouattara
  •  93 Gabriel Wiek
  •  95 Nick Rudloff
  •  96 Marcel Behm
  •  99 Pascal Labus
  •   Max Baehr
  •   Adedayo Odeleye
Linebackers
  •  2 Benedikt Assis
  •  22 Louis Achaintre
  •  44 Marcel Steffen
  •  52 Wael Nasri

Defensive backs

  •  2 Jamaal White
  •  3 Arne Gehrt
  •  8 Paul Seifert
  •  10 Simon Mayerhoff
  •  14 Luis Muller Atzerodt
  •  15 Moritz Thiele
  •  16 Louis Rieger
  •  18 Leo Leeser
  •  19 Phillip Ruffin
  •  21 Najim Hennig CB
  •  23 Jason Eid CB
  •  24 Maxime De Falcis
  •  28 Alexander Karim Rushdy Stadahl CB
  •  31 Iiro Pekkarinen CB
  •  32 Dominique Pfeffer
  •  42 Paul Fischer CB

Special teams

  •  14 Kevin Hummel P
  •  26 Jonas Schenderlein K
 Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 18 June 2021

References
  1. "Shake-up to inaugural ELF line-up announced; 3 new franchises enter, 2 exit". American Football International. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  2. "ELF European League of Football". www.europeanleague.football. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. "European League of Football: Auftaktspiel mit Berlin Thunder". berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. "ELF European League of Football". www.europeanleague.football. Retrieved 2021-05-20.


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