Paul Milde (born 25 January 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a

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for Dynamo Dresden II.

Career

Milde began his career as a youth with

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, where his father

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was working as a coach, before joining

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in 2010. He was promoted to the first team three years later, and made his debut in November 2013, as a substitute for

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in a 3–0 defeat to

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in the 2. Bundesliga.

Personal life

Milde's father,

, and uncle, Tino, were both footballers. Both were also forwards, and Rocco had three spells with

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* 1995 births Sportspeople from Pirna Footballers from Saxony Living people German men's footballers Men's association football forwards Dynamo Dresden players Dynamo Dresden II players FSV Union Fürstenwalde players FSV Budissa Bautzen players Chemnitzer FC players TSV Steinbach Haiger players FC Energie Cottbus players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub