Marco Reus

Marco Reus

Personal information
Full name	Marco Reus
Date of birth	31 May 1989 (1989-05-31)
Place of birth	Dortmund, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number	11
Youth career
1994–1996	Post SV Dortmund
1996–2006	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Rot Weiss Ahlen II	6	(3)
2007–2009	Rot Weiss Ahlen	43	(5)
2009–	Borussia Mönchengladbach	86	(31)
National team‡
2009–2011	Germany U21	2	(0)
2011–	Germany	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:47, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Marco Reus (born 31 May 1989 in Dortmund) is a German footballer who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Career

Reus started to play football for his hometown club Post SV Dortmund in 1995 and joined the youth ranks of Borussia Dortmund in 2003. 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.

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. On 25 May 2009, he signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

On 28 August 2009 Reus scored his first Bundesliga goal in a game against FSV Mainz after a 50m solo run, 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 is set to expire in 2015, but his deal reportedly has a buy-out clause of €18 million, which will take effect in the summer of 2012.

On 4 January 2012, Reus signed with his former club Borussia Dortmund, for a transfer fee of €17.5 million, on a five year deal that will keep him at the club until July 2017. Reus will join Dortmund on 1 July 2012.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 December 2011

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Rot Weiss Ahlen	2007–08	16	1	0	0	0	0	-			16	1	0
	2008–09	27	4	3	1	0	0	-			28	4	3
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2009–10	33	8	4	2	0	0	-			35	8	4
	2010–11	34	11	9	3	1	1	-			37	12	10
	2011–12	17	13	4	2	1	1	-			19	16	8
Career total		123	37	16	7	2	2	-			135	39	18

International career

Reus earned his first call-up to the Germany national under-21 football team in August 2009 and made his debut in a friendly match against Turkey national under-21 football team on 11 August 2009. On 6 May 2010, he earned his first call-up to the Germany national football team for a friendly match against Malta national football team on 14 May 2010. 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. On 7 October 2011, he made his debut against Turkey.

Achievements

• Promotion to the 2. Bundesliga 2008 with Rot Weiss Ahlen

External links

• Marco Reus – UEFA competition record
• ESPN Soccernet Profile
• Marco Reus at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marco Reus at fussballdaten.de (German)