Departure confirmed: BVB captain Reitz joins the 2. Bundesliga | OneFootball

After a strong season with Borussia Dortmund II, Tony Reitz is heading to the 2. Bundesliga. The BVB captain is now taking the next step in his career.

Borussia Dortmund’s U23 side will have to do without their captain in the future. Tony Reitz is leaving the Black and Yellows and joining second-division club 1. FC Magdeburg with immediate effect. The 21-year-old’s transfer was officially confirmed on Friday. As Sky previously reported, the transfer fee is expected to be around €400,000.

Reitz joined Dortmund in February 2025 from Borussia Mönchengladbach’s second team and quickly established himself as a key player. In the recently concluded season, he captained BVB’s U23 team in the Regionalliga West and was one of the side’s standout performers. Overall, the midfielder made 49 competitive appearances for Dortmund’s reserves, scoring six goals and setting up 16 more.

Reitz was particularly successful in the Premier League International Cup. He won the competition with BVB’s youth side and contributed one goal and one assist in five appearances. In Magdeburg, there is great excitement about the versatile new signing. FCM sporting director Peer Jaekel described the midfielder as a valuable reinforcement: “Tony Reitz has a very exciting profile. He can be deployed in a variety of midfield roles, which gives us additional options.”

BVB captain Reitz moves to Magdeburg

Jaekel also highlighted the left-footer’s qualities, saying he can make an impact both in build-up play and from set pieces.

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The Duisburg native, who can play both as a defensive midfielder and as a centre-back, sees the move as an important opportunity for his continued development. “I see the move to Magdeburg as the next step in my career,” Reitz explained. He said the atmosphere at the traditional club was a major factor in convincing him: “For me, it is something very special to be able to play in the 2. Bundesliga in the future for such a historic club with such extraordinary fan support.”

With the move to the Elbe, Rocco Reitz’s younger brother is also leaving the Ruhr region. While Tony will now play for 1. FC Magdeburg, his brother is set to move in the summer from Borussia Mönchengladbach to RB Leipzig. For the former BVB captain, this marks the start of the next chapter in his still-young career — now two divisions higher in the 2. Bundesliga.

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