Marco Reus

      Marco Reus
      FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs. Germany 2012-09-11 - Marco Reus 01.JPG
      Reus with Germany in 2012
      Personal information
      Full name Marco Reus
      Date of birth (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 24)
      Place of birth Dortmund, West Germany
      Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
      Playing position Attacking midfielder
      Club information
      Current club Borussia Dortmund
      Number 11
      Youth career
      1994–1996 Post SV Dortmund
      1996–2006 Borussia Dortmund
      Senior career*
      Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
      2006–2009 Rot Weiss Ahlen 44 (5)
      2009–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach 99 (37)
      2012– Borussia Dortmund 32 (14)
      National team‡
      2009 Germany U21 2 (0)
      2011– Germany 15 (7)
      * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 21 May 2013 (UTC).

      † Appearances (Goals).

      ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:34, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

      Marco Reus (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɐ̯koː ˈʁɔʏ̯s]; born 31 May 1989 in Dortmund) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the German national team. Reus is known for his versatility, speed and technique.[1]

      Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He has played for three clubs in his senior career, most notably, and with most influence, in Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga. Reus primary plays as a left attacker for Dortmund; however, he is capable of playing on the right also and through the middle, due to his ability to control the ball with both feet and brilliant close control. 2012 was his most successful season when, scoring 18 and assisting 8, he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach secure a place in the following season's UEFA Champions League. Reus agreed a move to his home club Borussia Dortmund at the end of that season. Reus wears number 11, previously worn by Mario Götze, who left the shirt for Reus when he joined. Franz Beckenbauer spoke about Reus, along with Mario Götze, saying, "...as a classic duo there is nobody better than the prolific Reus and Götze."[2]

      In 2013, Reus was ranked as the fourth best footballer in the world by Bloomberg.[3]

      Club career

      Early career

      Reus was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. He began to play football for his hometown club Post SV Dortmund in 1994 and joined the youth ranks of Borussia Dortmund in 1996.[4] He played for Borussia Dortmund until he left for the U-19 of Rot Weiss Ahlen in the summer of 2006. During his first year there the attacking midfielder was featured in five games for the club's second team which played in the Westphalia league at the time. He scored a goal in each of his first two games. The following year he was able to break into Ahlen's first team which played in the German third division at the time. He started twice and was featured in 14 matches, scoring two times. One of his goals came on the last day of the season and helped his team being promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[5]

      Reus playing for Mönchengladbach in 2009.

      In 2008–09, the then 19 year old had his definitive breakthrough as a professional football player. He played in 27 games and scored four times.[6] On 25 May 2009, he signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[7]

      On 28 August 2009, Reus scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game against Mainz 05 after a 50 metre solo run,[8] and since then became a prolific goalscorer for his club under Lucien Favre.

      At the start of the 2011–12 season, Reus began the season in fine form, scoring seven goals in twelve matches. Reus' contract with Gladbach was set to expire in 2015 and reportedly had a buy-out clause of €18 million.

      Borussia Dortmund

      On 4 January 2012, Reus signed with his former club Borussia Dortmund for a transfer fee of €17.1 million on a five-year deal that will keep him at the club until July 2017. Reus spoke about his transfer saying, "I've made the decision to take the next step forward in the coming season. I'd like to play for a club who can challenge for the league title and guarantee me Champions League football. I see this chance in Dortmund."[9] Reus officially re-joined Dortmund on 1 July 2012.[10]

      In Reus' Bundesliga debut with Dortmund on 24 August 2012, he scored a goal as his new side completed a 2–1 win over Werder Bremen.[11] On 29 September, Reus scored two goals for Dortmund in a 5–0 rout of his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach, pushing the champions to the top of the Bundesliga table through six games.[12] On 3 October, in Reus' first ever Champions League appearance, he opened the scoring as Dortmund earned a 1–1 draw away to Manchester City.[13] Reus then opened the scoring for the German champions in their 2–2 draw with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on 6 November, netting on a spectacular volley after a kick-down from teammate Robert Lewandowski.[14] In Dortmund's following Champions League match, on 21 November, Reus scored Dortmund's first goal in a 4–1 defeat of AFC Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena, securing qualification for the Round of 16 as Group D winners.[15]

      On 16 February 2013, Reus scored a hat-trick, netting all the goals in Dortmund's thumping of Hessian side Eintracht Frankfurt.[16][17] On 11 May, Reus scored a late brace against Wolfsburg to help Dortmund draw the match after being two goals down.[18]

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      International career

      Reus with Germany in 2012

      On 11 August 2009, Reus made his under-21 team debut in a friendly match against Turkey.[19] On 6 May 2010, he earned his first call-up to the senior team[20] for a friendly match against Malta on 14 May 2010.[21] On 11 May 2010, he withdrew from the squad due to a leg injury picked up in the last game of the season against Bayer Leverkusen.[22] On 7 October 2011, he made his debut against Turkey.[23] He scored his first goal for the team on 26 May 2012 in a 5–3 defeat to Switzerland.[24] On 22 June, he scored in the UEFA Euro 2012 quarter-final against Greece, his first start for Germany in the tournament.[25]

      Reus has established himself as a regular member of Joachim Löw's side in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign and is currently the team's top goalscorer with five goals from five matches.[26][better source needed]

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      Career statistics

      As of 26 May 2013.[27]
      Club Season League Cup Europe Total
      Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
      Rot Weiss Ahlen 2007–08 17 1 0 0 - 17 1
      2008–09 27 4 1 0 - 28 4
      Total 44 5 1 0 – 45 5
      Borussia Mönchengladbach 2009–10 33 8 2 0 - 35 8
      2010–11 34 11 3 1 - 37 12
      2011–12 32 18 5 3 - 37 21
      Total 99 37 10 4 – 109 41
      Borussia Dortmund 2012–13 32 14 3 1 12 4 47 19
      Total 32 14 3 1 12 4 47 19
      Career total 175 56 14 5 12 4 201 65
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      National team

      Germany national team
      Year Apps Goals
      2011 2 0
      2012 11 5
      2013 2 2
      Total 15 7

      International goals

      Scores and results table lists Germany's goal tally first:
      Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
      1. 26 May 2012 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland 3–4 3–5 Friendly
      2. 22 June 2012 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Greece 4–1 4–2 UEFA Euro 2012
      3. 11 September 2012 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
      4. 12 October 2012 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
      5. 2–0
      6. 26 March 2013 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Kazakhstan 1–0 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
      7. 4–1
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      Honours

      Club

      Borussia Dortmund

      Individual

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      References

      1. ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (23 August 2012). "Bundesliga Season Preview". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 August 2012. 
      2. ^ Salisbury., Rob (1 December 2012). "Beckenbauer: Gotze and Reus world's best midfield duo". goal.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      3. ^ "Messi and Ronaldo joined by Ribery in top three of new list of Europe's top 50 stars". Sky Sports. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013. 
      4. ^ "Arango? Einfach ein Chiller..." (in German). Spox.com. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      5. ^ "Reus, Marco" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      6. ^ "Marco Reus nominiert" (in German). torfabrik.de. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      7. ^ "Gladbach: Marco Reus soll Nachfolger von Marko Marin werden" (in German). bundesligamannschaften.de. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      8. ^ "Joker Reus krönt Solo aus der eigenen Hälfte" (in German). kicker.de. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      9. ^ "Michael Zorc – "Marco is our absolute first-choice attacking player"". Borussia Dortmund. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      10. ^ Whitney, Clark (4 January 2012). "OFFICIAL: Marco Reus will leave Borussia Monchengladbach for Borussia Dortmund this summer". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012. 
      11. ^ "Borussia Dortmund start with a win against Werder Bremen". The Guardian. 24 August 2012. [dead link]
      12. ^ Edwards, Daniel (29 September 2012). "Borussia Dortmund 5–0 Monchengladbach: Reus runs riot as champions get back to winning ways". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      13. ^ Hart, Simon (3 October 2012). "Hart and Balotelli save City against Dortmund". UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      14. ^ "Ozil completes fightback". ESPNFC. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      15. ^ Brookman, Derek (21 November 2012). "Dortmund power past Ajax to qualify in style". UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      16. ^ "Dortmund fly past Frankfurt". Bundesliga. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      17. ^ Koylu, Enis (16 February 2013). "Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt: Reus hits hat-trick as champions return to winning ways". goal.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      18. ^ "Dortmund leave it late in Wolfsburg". bundesliga.com. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
      19. ^ "Junioren-Europameister im Kader fürs Malta-Spiel" (in German). dfb.de. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011. [dead link]
      20. ^ "Marco Reus im Aufgebot für Länderspiel gegen Malta" (in German). Borussia Mönchengladbach. [dead link]
      21. ^ "Aogo und Badstuber dabei, Enttäuschung bei Hitzlsperger" (in German). kicker.de. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      22. ^ "Marco Reus sagt Löw ab" (in German). kicker.de. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011. 
      23. ^ "Germany's perfect nine leaves Turkey clinging to play-off spot". The Guardian. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 201. 
      24. ^ "Hat-trick by Eren Derdiyok sets up shock Switzerland win over Germany". The Guardian. 27 May 2012. [dead link]
      25. ^ Rostance, Tom (22 June 2012). "Germany 4–2 Greece". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
      26. ^ "Top Scorers". FIFA. Retrieved 11 June 2013. 
      27. ^ "Marco Reus". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
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      External links
      Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists
      Germany
      Borussia Dortmund – current squad
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