Finn Gilbert Dahmen (born 27 March 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Dahmen began his youth career at FC Bierstadt and Eintracht Frankfurt, before joining the academy of Mainz 05 in 2008. In 2017, he was promoted to Mainz's second team, and made his debut in the Regionalliga Südwest on 30 July 2017 against FSV Frankfurt, which finished as a 3âÂÂ0 home win. On 26 March 2018, Dahmen signed a long-term contract with the club until 2020. On 11 April 2018, he scored for Mainz II in the second minute of second-half stoppage time against VfB Stuttgart II to secure a 1âÂÂ1 draw, having scored with a backheel after coming forward for a Mainz free kick. On 10 May 2019, he signed a long-term contract with the club until 30 June 2023. He made his professional debut for Mainz's first team on 3 January 2021, starting in the away match against Bayern Munich. Having led 2âÂÂ0 at half-time, the match finished as a 5âÂÂ2 loss for Mainz. Head coach Bo Svensson selected Dahman for the last two matches of the 2021âÂÂ2022 season. In February 2023, he announced to leave Mainz at the end of the season to play regular first-team football.
On 1 June 2023, Dahmen signed a contract with FC Augsburg. On 2 March 2025, he broke FC Augsburg's club record, after going 433 minutes without conceding a goal, breaking Marwin Hitz's record of 399 minutes. On 2 May 2025, after making his 50th league appearance for the club, Dahmen's contract was extended until 30 June 2027 due to a clause in his contract.
Dahmen has played for the Germany under-15 and under-17 to under-21 national teams. He was included in the under-17 national team squad for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. However, he did not appear in the tournament.
In August 2025, Dahmen received his first call-up to the German senior team, after being named in coach Julian NagelsmannâÂÂs squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Dahmen was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, to an English mother and a German father.
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