Reus returned to his hometown club and back-to-back Bundesliga winners Borussia Dortmund after the2011–12 season. With the club, Reus won theDFB-Pokal in2017 and2021, theDFL-Supercup in2013 and2019, and reached theChampions League final in2013 and2024, coming in both his first and last season as a member of the side. He also finished Bundesliga runner-up seven times during his twelve-year stint, and served as clubcaptain from 2018 until 2023. Reus scored 170 goals with 132 assists forBorussia Dortmund across all competitions, and he is one of only three players (afterAndreas Möller andThomas Müller) to reach the landmark of 100 Bundesliga goals and 100 assists each. He was votedGerman Footballer of the Year twice, as well asBundesliga Player of the Season on three occasions. With more than 200 goals scored throughout his career, Reus is considered one of the most efficient midfielders of this century,[4] and one of Borussia Dortmund's best ever players.[5][6][7]
After his contract at Dortmund expired at the end of the2023–24 season, Reus signed for Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy in August 2024 on a deal until the end of 2026, leaving Dortmund after twelve years, as well as Germany for the first time in his career. Four months after signing for the Galaxy, Reus lifted theMLS Cup, his first trophy with the club.
Reus was born inDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia.[8] He began to play football for his hometown club Post SV Dortmund in 1994 and joined the youth ranks ofBorussia Dortmund in 1996.[9] He played forBorussia Dortmund until he left for the U-19 team ofRot Weiss Ahlen in the summer of 2006. During his first year there, he played as an attacking midfielder and was featured in six 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 thenGerman third division, today's fourth tierRegionalliga Nord. He would wear the number 47 that season. Reus featured in 16 games that season, two of which he started. His only goal came on the last matchday, where he played the full 90 minutes for the first time that season, and propelled the team to promotion into the2. Bundesliga.[10] In2008–09, as a 19-year-old, he had his definitive breakthrough as a professional football player, playing 27 games and scoring four goals, while playing in the shirt number 18.[11]
On 25 May 2009, Reus signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga clubBorussia Mönchengladbach, receiving the shirt number 11.[12] On 28 August, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game againstMainz 05 after a 50-metre solo run,[13] and since then became a prolific goalscorer for his club underLucien Favre.
On 20 August 2010, Reus scored his first Bundesliga brace in an eventual loss against Mainz 05.
At the start of the2011–12 season, Reus began the season in fine form, scoring 10 goals in his first 13 matches, including his first ever Bundesliga hat-trick in a 5–0 win againstWerder Bremen on 19 November. His contract with Gladbach was set to expire in 2015 and reportedly had a buy-out clause of €18 million. Reus mentioned that his role model wasTomáš Rosický, who played for Borussia Dortmund, Reus' city of birth and former club.[14]
On 4 January 2012, Reus signed with his former club Borussia Dortmund for a €17.1 million transfer fee on a five-year deal. He 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."[15] Reus officially re-joined Dortmund on 1 July, keeping his shirt number 11 from Gladbach days.[16]In his league debut with Dortmund on 24 August, he scored a goal as his new side completed a 2–1 win over Werder Bremen.[17] On 29 September, Reus scored two goals for Dortmund in a 5–0 rout of his former club Mönchengladbach, pushing the champions to the top of the Bundesliga table through six games.[18]
On 3 October, in Reus' second everChampions League appearance, he opened the scoring as Dortmund earned a 1–1 draw away toManchester City.[19] He then opened the scoring for the German champions in their 2–2 draw withReal Madrid at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium on 6 November, netting on a spectacularvolley againstIker Casillas, after a kick-down from teammateRobert Lewandowski.[20] In Dortmund's following Champions League match, on 21 November, Reus scored Dortmund's first goal in a 4–1 victory overAjax at theAmsterdam Arena, securing qualification for the Round of 16 as Group D winners.[21]
On 16 February 2013, Reus scored a hat-trick, netting all the goals in Dortmund's thumping ofHessian sideEintracht Frankfurt.[22][23] On 9 April 2013, Reus scored an injury time goal which was a vital one in the stunning injury time comeback againstMalaga in thequarter-final second leg of theUEFA Champions League.[24] Dortmund won the match by 3–2 and progressed on to the next round where they defeated Real Madrid 4–3 on aggregate to reach the final.[25] On 11 May, Reus scored a late brace againstVfL Wolfsburg to help Dortmund draw the match after being two goals down.[26] In thefinal againstBayern Munich, he managed to earn a penalty for Dortmund after he was fouled byDante, whichİlkay Gündoğan managed to score from the penalty, but Bayern went to win the trophy due to a late goal byArjen Robben.[27]
On 27 July 2013, in the2013 DFL-Supercup against Bayern Munich, Reus netted the game's opening goal and later rounded off the scoring, as Borussia Dortmund claimed a 4–2 victory to lift the trophy.[28] On 18 August, Reus converted apenalty kick which rounded off the scoring as Dortmund defeatedEintracht Braunschweig 2–1 at theSignal Iduna Park in the second game of Dortmund's2013–14 league campaign. He then scored a brace againstSC Freiburg, one from the penalty spot, and started the season hitting impressive form. Reus had confirmed he would be Dortmund's penalty taker for the season, though despite winning a penalty against1860 Munich in the DFB Pokal, he allowed teammatePierre-Emerick Aubameyang in taking the penalty which propelled the Borussia-based club into the next round of the competition.[29] On 1 November, Reus scored a goal for Dortmund in a 6–1 league win againstVfB Stuttgart.[30]
On 25 February 2014, Reus scored a goal in a 4–2 win for Dortmund againstZenit Saint Petersburg in the first leg of the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League.[31] On 29 March, he then scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 win for Dortmund against Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.[32] On 8 April, Reus scored twice in Dortmund's second leg 2–0 win against Real Madrid, though Dortmund were eventually knocked out of the competition after losing 3–2 on aggregate.[33] Reus finished the season with 23 goals and 18 assists in all competitions.[34]
At the beginning of the season, Reus was not part of the squad that won the2014 DFL-Supercup with 2–0 overBayern Munich, due to the lack of fitness after having returned from a partial tear of thesyndesmosis.[35]
In the second match of the2014–15 Bundesliga againstFC Augsburg, Reus scored one goal and helped set up another. Dortmund went to win the match by 3–2.[36] In September 2014, he was diagnosed with an ankle injury.[37] On 22 October, having returned from injury,[38] Reus contributed a goal and assist in their 4–0Champions League group stage away win againstGalatasaray.[39] On 1 November, he scored the only goal for Dortmund in their 2–1 away loss against their rivals Bayern Munich.[40]
Despite prior injury concerns, Reus started Dortmund's match away toSC Paderborn on 22 November and scored to put them 2–0 up. He was stretchered off in the second half, however, after which Paderborn equalised for a final score of 2–2.[41] The injury ruled him out until January 2015.[42] On 10 February, Reus signed a contract extension with Dortmund, keeping him at the club until 2019.[43] With Dortmund he would reach the DFB-Pokal final, after a victory on penalties against Bayern in the semis. Reus and his team would lose 3–1 against league runner-upWolfsburg atOlympiastadion, failing to win his third final with the club and thus his first major trophy.
On 5 August 2015, Reus scored a goal in Borussia Dortmund's 5–0 win againstWolfsberger AC to advance into the2015–16 Europa League play-off round.[44] On 15 August, he then opened the2015–16 league campaign with a goal and an assist in a 4–0 home win against his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[45] On 28 August, he scored a hat-trick in their 7–2 home win againstOdds BK to qualify for the2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[46] Reus and Dortmund would be knocked out of theEuropa League in April 2016 byLiverpool in the quarterfinals, in a late 4–3 loss (5–4 on aggregate) atAnfield, in which he scored in the 57th minute to make it 3–1 (4–2 on aggregate), after leading the second leg match twice by a two goal difference, failing to qualify for the semi-final of the competition.[47]
On 20 April 2016, Reus was one of three goalscorers as Borussia won 3–0 away atHertha BSC in the semi-final of theDFB-Pokal.[48] He finished the 2015–16 season with total of 23 goals and 8 assists in 43 appearances.[49] Around this time, Reus became part of a collaboration between theGerman Football Association andThe LEGO Group, who in May 2016 released a Europe-exclusivecollectible minifigure series, with Reus featured as the thirteenth of sixteenminifigures in the collection.[50]
After being sidelined due to injury, Reus made his return on 22 November 2016. He scored twice and assisted once in a historic 8–4 Champions league group stage win againstLegia Warsaw. Reus took the game ball for it was originally a hat-trick game by him, as he also assisted an own-goal deflected by Warsaw playerJakub Rzeźniczak, which was supposed to be a shot on the goal.[51] On 3 December, he assisted three goals in their 4–1 win against his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[52] Four days later, Reus scored the late equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Real Madrid; Dortmund subsequently advanced to the round 16 as the winners of Group F, ahead of Madrid.[53] On 19 April 2017, Reus scored in the second leg Champions League quarterfinals match in a 3–1 (6–3 on aggregate) loss againstAS Monaco, failing to qualify for the final four of the competition.[54]
During the2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Reus suffered a partial cruciate ligament tear and was substituted at halftime. Dortmund went on to win the match, giving Reus his first major trophy.[55] The initial prognosis suggested that he would miss "several" months.[56]
On 10 February 2018, Reus recovered from the ligament damage and made his return againstHamburg in the Bundesliga.[57] Reus scored his first goal since his return from injury and the only goal in the match against his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach in a 1–0 victory.[58] Reus scored Dortmund's only goal in two consecutive matches against Augsburg andRB Leipzig in which both the matches ended in a 1–1 draw.[59][60] On 9 March, Reus extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2023.[61] On 21 April, Reus scored twice in a 4–0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, where he also missed a penalty.[62] On 29 April, Reus scored a 19th-minute goal in Dortmund's 1–1 draw with Werder Bremen.[63] On 12 May, Reus scored the only goal for the team in Dortmund's 3–1 loss to Hoffenheim.[64] Reus finished the season with 7 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions.[65]
Prior to the start of the2018–19 season, Reus was made club captain by incoming coachLucien Favre, who also used to be his coach during his time atMönchengladbach.[66] On 21 August 2018, Reus scored the winning goal inextra time to help his side earn a 2–1 victory overSpVgg Greuther Fürth in theDFB-Pokal first round match.[67] Reus scored a 90th-minute goal which was his 100th Bundesliga goal as Dortmund defeated RB Leipzig with a 4–1 victory.[68] On 27 September, he scored two goals including his 100th goal for Borussia Dortmund across all competitions in a 7–0 victory over1. FC Nürnberg.[69]
On 10 November 2018, he scored back to back goals in the second half ofDer Klassiker against Bayern Munich as Dortmund came from behind to win the match 3–2.[70] The game kept Dortmund on top of theBundesliga table, 7 points ahead of Bayern Munich.[71] Reus ended the season with 21 goals and 14 assists in all competitions,[72] and was voted the 2019Germany Footballer of the year.[73]
By February 2020, Reus had 26 appearances in all competitions, in which he scored 12 goals. However, a muscle injury kept him out for the rest of the season.[74]
On 6 April 2021, Reus scored in a 1–2 loss toManchester City in the2020–21 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, to become Dortmund's all-time Champions League top scorer with 18 goals.[75] He would go on to win theDFB-Pokal for a second time in his career by the end of that season, after a one-sided 4–1 victory overRB Leipzig, in which he provided two assists toErling Haaland andJadon Sancho.[76]
On 13 February 2022, Reus scored his 150th goal for Borussia Dortmund in all competitions in a 3–0 win atUnion Berlin.[77]
On 3 March 2023, Reus scored in a 2–1 victory overRB Leipzig, to become the joint second all-time goalscorer for Borussia Dortmund along withMichael Zorc with 159 goals.[78] On 18 March, he scored a brace in a 6–1 win over1. FC Köln, to reach his 150th Bundesliga goal,[79] and to become the lone second top scorer for his club with 161 goals, only behindAlfred Preissler with 177 goals.[80] On 27 April, Reus signed a one-year contract extension until 2024.[81] Reus and his team would end upBundesliga runner-up, after merely drawing 2–2 at the last matchday against1. FSV Mainz 05.[82] This season would mark the closest Reus has ever been to winning a league title with Borussia Dortmund, as bothBayern and Dortmund ended their season with 71 points, while the latter team came short in terms of goal-difference.Jamal Musiala would score the 2–1 winner in the 89th minute for Bayern against BVB-friends1. FC Köln, costing Reus his first ever league title.[83]
On 6 July 2023, Reus announced that he would step down as club captain for the2023–24 season.[84] On 1 November, Reus scored the winner in a 1–0 home victory overTSG Hoffenheim in theDFB-Pokal, helping his team advance to the next round.[85] Three days later, Reus played in his 400th match for Borussia Dortmund in all competitions inDer Klassiker against Bayern Munich, to be the sixth player to achieve this milestone, only behind Michael Zorc,Mats Hummels,Roman Weidenfeller,Stefan Reuter andLars Ricken. The game ended in a 4–0 loss to Dortmund, although Reus was praised for his performance.[86] Three weeks later, Reus scored his firstChampions League goal of the season in a 3–1 away victory overAC Milan in the group stage. He and his team would top Group F consisting ofParis,Milan andNewcastle in December 2024, after a 1–1 home draw over Paris. On 24 March 2024, Reus scored his second goal of that season's Champions League campaign, a second leg round of 16 match againstPSV Eindhoven, which ended in a 2–0 home victory (3–1 on aggregate) for Dortmund. This would mark his 24th and last ever goal of the competition.[87] A week later Reus would be part of a 2–0 away victory atAllianz Arena againstBayern Munich, making a crucial step towards securing Champions League spots for thefollowing season. On 1 May 2024, Reus was part of a 1–0 home victory over Paris Saint Germain in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League.[88] Two days later he announced his departure from Dortmund at the end of the season, after a mutual decision not to renew his contract, signaling an end of his 12-year stay at the club.[89] On the same weekend after announcing his departure, Reus would be involved in three goals, of which he scored a chip shot, in a 5–1 home victory overFC Augsburg.[90] Three days later, he and his team won the second leg match in Paris, once again with 1–0, advancing to the final for the first time since 2013.[91] On the final matchday of the2023–24 season, he scored afree-kick goal and provided an assist in a 4–0 win overDarmstadt at the Signal Iduna Park, his last ever match on homesoil.[92] On 1 June, in theChampions League final, he played his last match for the club againstReal Madrid, who had beatenBayern Munich prior, which ended in a 2–0 defeat for Dortmund, once again atWembley Stadium.[93] He would end his final season at the club with nine goals scored and seven assists provided across all three competitions.
On 15 August 2024,Major League Soccer clubLA Galaxy confirmed the signing of Reus on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[94] As desired,he would be given the shirt number 18, an homage to his2008–09 professional debut season, in which he wore the number forRot Weiss Ahlen in the2. Bundesliga.[95]
On 7 December 2024, Reus and his squad won theMLS Cup with 2–1 againstEastern Conference championsNew York Red Bulls for the first time in ten years, also marking his first ever league title of his professional career.[98] He ended his first season in the United States with 11 matches played, a goal scored and three assists provided.[99]
On 11 August 2009, Reus made hisGermany under-21 debut in a friendly match againstTurkey.[100] On 6 May 2010, he earned his first call-up to thesenior team[101] for a friendly match againstMalta on 14 May.[102] Three days before the match, he withdrew from the squad due to a leg injury picked up in the last game of the season againstBayer Leverkusen, which forced him to miss the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[103]Joachim Löw would call him up again immediately after theWorld Cup in August, but Reus had to pass once more due to illness.[104]
On 7 October 2011, he made his senior team debut againstTurkey, receiving the shirt number 21.[105] He scored his first goal for the team on 26 May 2012 in a 5–3 defeat toSwitzerland.[106] On 22 June, he scored in a 4–2 victory in theUEFA Euro 2012 quarter-final againstGreece, his first start for Germany in a major tournament.[107] In the semi-final, his side was defeated with 2–1 by Italy. Even though there was no match to determine the third place, Reus and his team, as well asPortugal, would be awarded abronze medal each, for reaching thefinal four of the competition.[108]
Reus established himself as a regular member of Joachim Löw's side in the2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, scoring five goals and registering three assists in six matches.[109] He was named in Germany's squad for theWorld Cup finals, but was ultimately forced to withdraw after suffering an ankle injury in the team's last 6–1 warm-up win againstArmenia on 6 June.[110]Shkodran Mustafi would fill his empty spot in the squad and Reus would miss his team winning the trophy for the fourth time in their history. Reus made his international comeback in Germany's first post-World Cup friendly againstArgentina on 3 September 2014, whom they had beaten in the final two months prior.[111] From then on, Reus would wear the shirt number 11, previously worn byMiroslav Klose, who retired from the national team after the World Cup.
On 2 June 2018, Reus made his return to international duty after two years in a friendly match againstAustria, which ended in a 2–1 loss for Germany.[114] Reus was included in Joachim Löw's 23-man final squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup on 4 June.[115] On 17 June, Reus made hisWorld Cup debut during their opening match againstMexico as a substitute by replacingSami Khedira in the 60th minute, but the match ended in a 1–0 loss for Germany.[116] On 23 June, Reus started and scored an equalizing goal and his first World Cup goal in the second half as Germany defeatedSweden with 2–1 in their second group stage match to resurrect their World Cup hopes.[117] He also provided an assist toToni Kroos' late winning goal in that match and was namedMan of the Match.[118][119] However, his side were knocked out of the tournament after losing 2–0 toSouth Korea in their last group stage match on 27 June.[120]
In May 2021, Reus and Löw agreed on his decision to not participate in the postponedUEFA Euro 2020, due to post-season fatigue.[121]
In November 2022, Reus was exempt fromHansi Flick's2022 FIFA World Cup squad reportedly as a result of an ankle injury he suffered in a match againstSchalke, which he failed to recover from in time.[122]
In October 2023, Reus showed interest to become part of the squad to represent Germany at theUEFA Euro 2024 on homesoil, and did not rule out a participation at the tournament should there be no physical complications.[123] Despite him being fit, Reus would not become part ofJulian Nagelsmann's final squad in May 2024.
His last match for the national team remained the 9–0 home victory againstLiechtenstein on 11 November 2021, aqualifier match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup inQatar, in which he scored once and assisted twice.[124]
Reus is renowned for his versatility, speed, agility, technical skills, intelligence, and shooting ability;[125][126][127] however he is also known for his proneness to injury.[128][129][130][131][132][133][134] In 2012,Franz Beckenbauer spoke about Reus, along withMario Götze, saying, "...as a classic duo there is nobody better than the prolific Reus and Götze."[135] Reus was voted theFootballer of the Year (Germany) in 2012 and was named in theUEFA Team of the Year in 2013. In 2013, he was ranked as the fourth best footballer in Europe byBloomberg.[136] Although he is highly regarded for his attacking movement, powerful finishing with either foot in open play, timing, and eye for goal, as well as his accuracy fromset pieces, Reus is also a hard-working player and a precise passer, who possesses good vision, which enables him to create chances and provide assists to teammates, in addition to scoring goals himself.[127][134][137][138][139][140][141][142] As such, Reus is a versatile forward, who is capable of playing in several offensive positions, and has been deployed as asecond striker,[143] in acentral role as an out-and-outstriker (although this is not his favoured position),[142][144] as awinger on either flank (although he favours the left side, as it allows him to cut inside onto his stronger right foot),[126][143][144][145] and also in a centralattacking midfield role as a number 10.[137][138] Beyond his qualities as a player, Reus is also known for his leadership, having served as captain of Borussia Dortmund.[69][146]
Reus is named after theNetherlands 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 againstSoviet Union in thefinal ofEuro 1988 they decided to name him Marco.[147]
Reus started dating German model Scarlett Gartmann in December 2015.[148] Together they had their first daughter in March 2019[149] and got married later the same year.[150] They welcomed their second child in January 2024.
Reus has said that, if he was not a professional football player, he would be a pilot.[151]
Reus was the cover athlete ofFIFA 17, after being voted in by a fans' poll organized byElectronic Arts.[152]
In March 2020, Reus and his wife, Scarlett, donated €500,000 to people and smaller businesses in need in his hometown ofDortmund during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[153]
In December 2014, Reus was fined €540,000 for driving without a valid licence.[154] The fine was based on his then monthly salary of €180,000.[155] He had been driving for years with a fake Dutch licence,[156] a felony in its own right,[157] and had been issued 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.[158] When convicted, Reus said, "The reasons I did it are something I cannot really understand."[159] Prior to his conviction, he had appeared in commercials for cars and petrol.[159] In August 2016, Reus stated that he now had a valid driver's licence.[160]
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