If he was trained and played several years in Bayern Munich, it was in the colors of Borussia Dortmund that Mats Hummels lived some of the greatest moments in his football career. Nineteen years after his beginnings with professionals, the central defender has bowed out. His (now) former audience paid him a tribute to emotional this Sunday.
Because although having officially hung up the crampons last June after a last season spent at AS Rome, the man of thirty-six had not yet had the opportunity to receive a tribute worthy of his passage to the BVB. The German club had therefore chosen to take advantage of the friendly match organized this August 10 against Juventus (1-2), to catch up.
Invited to play for a few minutes, Mats Hummels started the game. He played a big quarter of an hour before going out. And it was at this moment that the yellow wall and all the Borussia fans present in the traveals of the Iduna Park signal began to applaud it without discontinuing for long minutes. The players of the team came to greet him before forming an honor hedge. The 2014 World Cup winner with Mannschaft enjoyed the moment and took his time.
Mats Hummels, a strong story with Dortmund
Mats Hummels will have played 508 games with Dortmund for 38 goals scored and 23 assists offered, a beautiful ratio for a central defender. Loaned by Bayern in 2008, he signed for good the following year. He participated in the advent of Jürgen Klopp and won two Bundesliga in 2011 and 2012 with the BVB, without forgetting the two Champions League finals lost in 2013 and 2024.
In 2016, Hummels returned to play three seasons in Munich, but he returned to Dortmund again between 2019 and 2024. His story with the club deserved a conclusion and a tribute to the height of his talent.
