BERLIN (Reuters) - RB Leipzig's Willi Orban will become a stem cell donor for a blood cancer patient with a procedure on Wednesday and is doubtful for Saturday's Bundesliga match against second-placed Union Berlin, the club said on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old German-born Hungary defender has been on the German national bone marrow donor registry for the past six years and was recently found as a match for a blood cancer patient.Orban, who has missed training since Sunday to prepare with special injections, will undergo the harvesting procedure on Wednesday."I without a doubt wanted to make the donation as soon as possible," Orban said."I have the chance to potentially save another person’s life with very little effort.
"I might of course miss the Union game but even with my sporting ambitions, football is of secondary importance," he added.Article type: free
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