Marco Reus
Marco Reus is a German footballer playing midfield for LA Galaxy and a Borussia Dortmund ambassador, sharing his life in football with fans on Instagram.
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MLS
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- Born
- May 31, 1989 · Dortmund, Germany
- Role
- Midfielder · LA Galaxy
- Breakout
- 18 Bundesliga goals for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2011/12
- Dortmund years
- 2012–2024 · First-team captain for five years
Mini bio
How it started.
Reus grew up in Dortmund and joined local club Post SV as a four-year-old. After time in Dortmund’s youth system, he moved to Rot Weiss Ahlen to keep developing. Borussia Mönchengladbach signed him in 2009; his 18 league goals in 2011/12 helped the club finish fourth.
Coming home.
He returned to Borussia Dortmund in summer 2012 and became a familiar presence for fans over 12 first-team seasons. Reus helped BVB reach the 2013 and 2024 Champions League finals, won the German Cup in 2017 and 2021, and spent five years as captain. He also represented Germany at Euro 2012 and the 2018 World Cup.
A new chapter.
Reus joined LA Galaxy in August 2024 and won MLS Cup that December. He has since extended his contract through December 2027. His ties to Dortmund continue through an ambassador role announced in December 2025.
Creditschronological, newest first
Football
- 2024–presentLA GalaxyMidfielder
- 2012–2024Borussia DortmundAttacking midfielder; captain for five years
- 2011–2021Germany national teamSenior international
- 2009–2012Borussia MönchengladbachFirst-team player
- 2007–2009Rot Weiss AhlenSenior player
Games and club representation
- 2025–presentBorussia Dortmund ambassadorClub representative
- 2016FIFA 17Global cover athlete
Awards
Quotes
I’m honored to join a very distinguished group of footballers to appear on the cover of FIFA.Marco Reus, EA SPORTS FIFA 17 announcement
Reus spoke after fans voted him the game’s global cover athlete in July 2016.
Trivia
- As a child, he used tangerines and apples as footballs at home.
- He once wanted to become a pilot and has spoken about his childhood fascination with flying.
- Mario Götze carried a shirt bearing Reus’s name during Germany’s 2014 World Cup celebrations after injury kept Reus out of the tournament.
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