Only a few footballers in the world spend more than a decade with a football team. Even players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Junior, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have not been a part of the team for 10 or more years. On the other hand, players like Lionel Messi, Luka Modric, Karim Benzema, and a handful of players have been a part of the club for more than a decade. Similarly, the Germain footballer, Marco Reus has spent most of his football career with Borussia Dortmund and is still a part of the club.
Marco Reus journey with Dortmund
The Germain footballer, Marco Reus, was just seven years old when he joined the Borussia Dortmund youth football team in 1996. Since then, he was a part of the club until 2006, when he left their youth team to join the Rot Weiss Ahlen team to make his professional career debut.
Well, after a few seasons, his love for Dortmund brought him back, and he joined their senior club in 2012. Since then, he has been a part of the club and has been with them in every success and downfall.
As we all know, Dortmund is one of the best clubs in the world. They have produced some of the best players around the world. Sadly, all of these players have left the club and joined other big clubs around the world. But when it comes to Reus, he has been one of the most loyal players and has never left them.
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Stats and Glory
Reus has been a part of the club for more than 12 seasons and is still a part of them. As of November 2024, he has made more than 400 appearances for the club, scoring more than 165 goals and 123 assists. No other player in Dortmund’s history has had such legendary stats.
He plays in the attacking midfield and winger positions for them and has played a crucial role in several successful campaigns.
So far, Reus has won two DFB-Pokal titles (2016–17 and 2020–21), three DFL-Supercups (2013, 2014, and 2019), and ended up runner-up in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. When it comes to individual achievements, he has made multiple Bundesliga Team of the Season appearances and UEFA Team of the Year appearances. Truly, he is a legend for Borussia Dortmund.
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Players who were a part of Dortmund with Reus but left
- Mario Gotze
- Robert Lewandowski
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan
- Ilkay Gundogan
- Mats Hummels
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Ousmane Dembele
- Christian Pulisic
- Jadon Sancho
- Erling Haaland
- Jude Bellingham
There are several greater players who were a part of Dortmund but were transferred to other clubs around the world. Just looking at the list, we can identify how magical Dortmund has been in producing talents.
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