Marco Reus
German footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marco Reus (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkoː ˈʁɔʏs]; born 31 May 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Reus[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 34)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Dortmund, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1996 | Post SV Dortmund | ||
1996–2006 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Rot Weiss Ahlen II | 6 | (3) |
2007–2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 43 | (5) |
2009–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 97 | (36) |
2012– | Borussia Dortmund | 294 | (120) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2021 | Germany | 48 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 11 November 2021 (UTC) |
Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2009, and had his most successful season in 2012, scoring 18 goals and providing 12 assists in the Bundesliga to help Borussia Mönchengladbach secure a place in the following season's UEFA Champions League. Reus returned to his hometown club Borussia Dortmund at the end of that season, helping the club reach the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final in his first season. With Dortmund, Reus won three DFL-Supercups (in 2013, 2014 and 2019), the DFB-Pokal in 2017 and 2021, and served as club captain from 2018 until 2023. He has scored over 150 goals for the club, and is one of only three players to have reached 100 Bundesliga goals and assists each. He has been voted German Footballer of the Year twice, as well as Bundesliga Player of the Season on three occasions.
Reus has 48 caps with the Germany national team. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup which Germany won, UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but played in UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.