Marco Reus

At 34 years old, Marco Reus has this physical status:

Marco Reus (born 31 May 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Germany national team and Borussia Dortmund, where he is currently serving as the team's captain.

Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen.

He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2009, where he had his most successful season in 2012 when, scoring 18 goals and having 8 assists in the Bundesliga, he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach secure a place in the following season's UEFA Champions League.

Reus joined his home club Borussia Dortmund at the end of that season, helping the club reaching the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final in his first season.

With Dortmund, Reus won the DFL-Supercup three times in 2013, 2014, 2019 and the DFB-Pokal in 2017, and has scored over 100 goals for the club.

With the Germany national team, Reus has only 44 caps, due to his recurring injuries in recent years.

He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which Germany won, but played in UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

Reus is named after the Netherlands legend, Marco van Basten. According to Reus, his parents were originally going to name him 'Dennis' but thanks to Van Basten's famous volley goal against Soviet Union in the final of Euro 1988 they decided to name him Marco.

Reus dated Carolin Bohs in 2009. They broke up in 2013 but remain close friends. Reus started dating German model Scarlett Gartmann in December 2015. Together they had their first child in March 2019 and got married later the same year.

Reus has said that, if he was not a professional football player, he would be a pilot.

Reus was the cover athlete of FIFA 17, after being voted in by a fans' poll organized by Electronic Arts.

In March 2020, Reus and his wife, Scarlett, donated €500,000 to people and smaller businesses in need in his hometown of Dortmund during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2014, Reus was fined €540,000 for driving without a valid licence, which constitutes a felony in Germany. The fine was based on his then monthly salary of €180,000. He had been driving for years with a fake Dutch licence, a felony in its own right, and has been issued with speeding tickets on at least five occasions since 2011 without authorities knowing that he was not legally licensed. The felony charges for using a counterfeit licence were later dropped causing some controversy and raising questions from politicians whether his celebrity status had been a reason for a milder sentence. When convicted, Reus said, "The reasons I did it are something I cannot really understand." Prior to his conviction, he had appeared in commercials for cars and petrol. In August 2016, Reus confirmed that he now has a driver's licence.

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Club career

Reus was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1994, he started playing football for his hometown team, Post SV Dortmund, and in 1996, he joined Borussia Dortmund's youth team. He played for Borussia Dortmund until he transferred to Rot Weiss Ahlen's U-19 squad in the summer of 2006. He played for the club's second team in six games, the Westphalia league at the time, during his first year. In each of his first two games, he scored a goal. He was able to join Ahlen's first team, which competed in the German third division at the time, in the following year. He appeared in 16 games this season, two of which he started. His only goal came on the last matchday, where he played full 90 minutes for the first time this season and led the team to promotion to the second division. Bundesliga is a football league. He had his definitive breakthrough as a professional footballer in 2008-09, playing 27 games and scoring four goals.

Reus signed a four-year deal with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on May 25, 2009. After a 50-meter solo run in a game against Mainz 05 on August 28, he scored his first Bundesliga goal and since then became a prolific goalscorer for his club under Lucien Favre.

In an eventual loss to Mainz 05 on August 20, 2010, Reus scored his first Bundesliga brace.

Reus returned to form in his first 13 matches, including his first-ever Bundesliga hat-trick against Werder Bremen on 19 November, who scored 10 goals, including his first in a 5-0 humiliation. Gladbach's deal was due to come to an end in 2015, and it was reportedly with a buy-out clause of €18 million. Tomá Rosick, Reus' role model, was mentioned.

Reus signed with Borussia Dortmund for a five-year contract on January 4, 2012. "I've made the decision to go forward in the coming season," he said of his transfer. I want to play for a team that will qualify for the league title and guarantee me Champions League football. I think Dortmund has a chance." On July 1, Reus officially rejoined Dortmund. Reus scored a goal on his first game with Dortmund on August 24th as his new team defeated Werder Bremen 2–1. Reus scored two goals for Dortmund in a 5–0 victory over his former club Mönchengladbach on Friday, advancing the champions to the top of the Bundesliga table in six games.

Dortmund earned a 1–1 draw away from Manchester City on October 3rd, Reus' second appearance in the Champions League. In a 2–2 draw with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 6 November, he opened the scoring for the German champions, netting on a spectacular volley following a kick-down by teammate Robert Lewandowski. Reus scored Dortmund's first goal in a 4–1 win over Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena on November 21 in Dortmund's next Champions League match, securing qualification for Group D winners.

Reus scored a hat-trick in Dortmund's thumping of Hessian side Eintracht Frankfurt on February 16, 2013, netting all the goals. Reus scored an injury time goal on 9 April 2013 in the quarter final leg 2 of UEFA Champions League's spectacular injury time comeback against Malaga. Dortmund won the match by 3-2 and advanced to the next round, where they defeated Real Madrid 4–3 on aggregate to advance to the final. Reus scored a late brace against VfL Wolfsburg on May 11 to help Dortmund keep the game alive after being two goals down.

Borussia Dortmund defeated Bayern Munich 4–2 on July 27, 2013, with Reus scoring the game's first goal and then rounding off the scoring. Dortmund beat Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 at the Signal Iduna Park in the second game of Dortmund's 2013–14 league campaign on August 18th, with Reus converted a penalty kick that brought up the scoring. He scored a brace against SC Freiburg, one from the penalty spot, and started the season off with a bang. Reus had announced that he would be Dortmund's penalty taker for the season, but despite winning a penalty against 1860 Munich in the DFB Pokal, he allowed teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to take the penalty, which led to the club's withdrawal from the tournament's next round. Reus scored a goal for Dortmund in a 6–1 league victory over VfB Stuttgart on November 1st.

Reus scored a goal against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League on February 25, 2014. In a 3–2 victory over Dortmund over Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Sunday, he then scored a hat-trick. Reus scored twice in Dortmund's second leg 2–0 victory over Real Madrid on April 8, but Dortmund was eventually disqualified from the competition after losing 3–2 on aggregate. In all competitions, Reus had 23 goals and 18 assists on the season.

Reus scored one goal and assisted in another in the second match of the 2014–15 Bundesliga against FC Augsburg. Dortmund defeated the match by 3–2. He was diagnosed with an ankle injury in September 2014. Reus scored and assisted in their 4–0 Champions League group stage away victory over Galatasaray on October 22nd, having recovered from injury. He scored Dortmund's only goal in their 2–1 away loss to their neighbors, Bayern Munich, on November 1st.

Reus started Dortmund's match against SC Paderborn on November 22nd, which was 2–0 up, despite prior injury concerns. He was stretchered off in the second half, but Paderborn equalized for a final score of 2–2. He was out of service before January 2015 due to the injury. Reus signed a contract extension with Dortmund on February ten years ago, extending his stay at the club until 2019.

Reus scored a goal in Borussia Dortmund's 5–0 victory over Wolfsberger AC on August 5th, 2015, Europa League play-off round qualifier. With a goal and an assist in a 4–0 home win over his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach on August 15, he began his 2015-16 league debut in a new franchise kick off the 2015-16 season. He scored a hat-trick in their 7–2 home victory over Odds BK on August 28 to qualify for the 2015–16 Europa League.

Reus was one of three goalcorers as Borussia beat Hertha BSC 3–0 in the DFB-Pokal semi-final on April 20, 2016. In 43 appearances, he had a total of 23 goals and 8 assists in the 2015–16 season.

Reus made his return on November 22, 2016 after being sidelined due to injury. In a landmark 8–4 Champions league group stage victory over Legia Warsaw, he scored twice and assisted once. Reus played the game ball because it was originally a hat-trick game. In their 4–1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on December 3, he scored three goals. Reus scored in a 2–2 draw against Real Madrid four days later; Dortmund later advanced to Group F's quarters, as the winners of Group F's group F's winners, ahead of Madrid. Reus regained control of his goalscoring with a late equalizer in Dortmund's 1-1 draw with 1. FC Köln is a football team.

Reus sustained a partial cruciate ligament tear while playing for the 2017 DFB-Pokal Final, and was forced to leave halftime. Dortmund won the match, giving Reus his first major trophy. According to the initial report, he would be out for "several" months.

Reus recovered from the ligament damage and played against Hamburg in the Bundesliga on February 10th. In a 1–0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach, Reus scored his first goal since returning from injury and the only goal in the match against his former team Borussia Mönchengladbach. In two separate games against Augsburg and RB Leipzig, Reus scored Dortmund's only goal in two consecutive matches against Augsburg and RB Leipzig, in which both the matches ended in a 1-1 draw. Reus' contract with the club was extended until June 20, 2023, on March 9th. Reus scored twice in a 4–0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on April 21, where he also missed a penalty. Reus scored 19th-minute goals in Dortmund's 1–1 draw with Werder Bremen on April 29. In Dortmund's 3–1 loss to Hoffenheim on May 12, Reus scored the team's only goal. Reus had 7 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions last season.

Reus was named team captain by incoming coach Lucien Favre prior to the 2018-19 season. In the DFB-Pokal first round match, Reus scored the winning goal in extra time on August 21 to lead his team to a 2–1 victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Dortmund defeated RB Leipzig 4–1, with Reus scoring a 90th minute, his 100th Bundesliga goal, defeating them. In a 7–0 victory over 1. he scored two goals, including his 100th goal for Borussia Dortmund in all competitions on September 27. FC Nürnberg is a club in Nürnberg, Germany.

Dortmund came from behind to win the match 3–2 on November 10, 2018, he scored back to back goals in the second half of Der Klassiker against Bayern Munich. Dortmund remained undefeated in the Bundesliga table, seven points ahead of Bayern Munich. Reus had 21 goals and 14 assists in all leagues this season, and was named 2019 Germany Footballer of the Year.

Reus had 26 appearances in all leagues by February 2020, in which he scored 12 goals. However, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a muscle injury.

Reus scored in a 1–2 loss to Manchester City in the 2020-2021 Champions League quarter-finals, rising to become Dortmund's all-time Champions League top scorer with 18 goals on April 6, 2021.

In a 3–0 victory at Union Berlin on 13 February 2022, Reus scored his 150th goal for Borussia Dortmund in all competitions.

International career

Reus made his Germany under-21 debut in a friendly match against Turkey on August 11, 2009. He received his first call up to the senior team for a friendly match against Malta on May 6th. In the last game of the season against Bayer Leverkusen, he withdrew from the squad due to a leg injury sustained. He made his Turkish debut against Turkey on October 7, 2011. In a 5–3 loss to Switzerland on May 26, 2012, he scored his first goal for the team. He scored in the UEFA Euro 2012 quarter-final against Greece on June 22, his first appearance for Germany in the tournament.

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Reus established himself as a regular participant of Joachim Löw's team, scoring five goals and registering three assists in six matches. He was selected in Germany's squad for the World Cup finals, but after suffering an ankle injury in the team's 6–1 victory over Armenia on June 6, he was forced to withdraw. Reus made his international debut in Germany's first post-World Cup friendly against Argentina on September 3, 2014. However, the world champions were defeated 4-2 by the team they had defeated in the World Cup final two months before.

Reus made four appearances in a 2–0 victory over Georgia in Tbilisi, but not selected for the tournament after suffering a groin injury.

Reus returned to international service after two years in a friendly match against Austria that resulted in a 2–1 loss for Germany. Reus was named in Joachim Löw's 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on June 4th. Reus made his first World Cup appearance as a substitute during their first match against Mexico in the 60th minute by replacing Sami Khedira, but the match ended in a 1–0 loss for Germany. Germany defeated Sweden 2-1 in their second group stage match on June 23-26, with Reus equalizing goal and his first World Cup goal in the second half. He also contributed to Toni Kroos' late winning goal in that match and was named Man of the Match. Nonetheless, his team was disqualified from the tournament after losing 2–0 to South Korea in their last group stage match on June 27.

Reus revealed in May 2021 that he did not participate in the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 due to post-season exhaustion.

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