1. FC Union Berlin

“I really feel very comfortable at Union,” said Becker, who was the second fastest player in the entire Bundesliga last season. “We have achieved incredible things together in recent years, and together with the club and the team, I have also developed further. I look forward to continuing to work together.”

Following the departure of Fabian Plachel at the end of the season, 1. FC Union Berlin...

Viktoria Berlin: Kinzig (Schulz 60); Cvjetinovic, Kewald (Durmushan 60), Sucsuz (Michael 55); Tougio (Frimpong 60), Inler (Cvjetinovic 60), Günay, Maric; Thiesen (Mattmüller 55), Yilmaz (Skakun 55), Küc

Ticket information for both matches will follow in due course.

Theoson-Jordan, to go by his full first name, was born in Washington DC, the capital city of the United States. At a young age, he moved to France along with his family. After showing early promise, he was recruited to join the academy of Stade Reims, the club where he would eventually make his professional breakthrough. Averaging a goal every third game in Ligue 2, it wasn’t long before France’s strongest clubs became interested. After a promotion-winning season, Siebatcheu put pen-to-paper on a contract at Stade Rennes where he scored eight goals in 44 matches.

Urs Fischer’s team started pre-season fixtures with a 3-1 win over Viktoria Berlin on Wednesday. A first-half double from Sven Michel gave Union a dominant lead going into the break. Andreas Voglsammer hit one after half-time before Viktoria pulled one back through Umur Durmurshan. It was a good exercise for the Bundesliga side with three U19s appearing – Yannic Stein, Malick Sanogo and Aljosha Kemlein. New signings Danilo Doekhi, Milos Pantovic, Tim Skarke and Paul Seguin were given appearance time at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.

The first late Saturday kick-off time (18:30) for 1. FC Union Berlin is on MD3 against Rasenballsport Leipzig.

The away jersey comes in sand colour and is decorated with the classic three stripes of manufacturer Adidas. The collar and sleeves are white with elasticated cuffs, featuring the Union lettering. The main sponsor Wefox has its name across the chest, while Comedy Central will appear for Bundesliga matches on the sleeve and Aroundtown in the DFB Pokal and Europa League. The away shirt comes with white shorts and white socks.

1. FC Magdeburg: Reimann, Lawrence (Sechelmann 70), Ceka (Sliskovic 81), El Hankouri, Krempicki, Müller, Bell Bell, Atik (Halbouni 70), Bitroff (Stappmann 81), Conde (Rieckmann 70), Ito (Scienza 70)

Union used the opportunity to go head-to-head with an in-form, promoted side on Saturday. Urs Fischer’s team started brightly at Magdeburg with two goals in eight minutes. Levin Öztunali’s cross in the first minute was headed in by Andreas Voglsammer before Kevin Behrens ruthlessly punished Christian Titz’s team for some sloppy build-up play. Baris Atik missed a penalty kick before one of his dangerous crosses took a deflection off Paul Seguin, beating Frederik Rönnow. Keita Endo came off the bench to score a third in the second half, while Tim Skarke opened his Union account following his transfer from Darmstadt.