Farewell to a legend: BVB honour Hummels after retirement | OneFootball

Mats Hummels is being honored by Borussia Dortmund with a star on the Walk of Fame. The DFB is also officially bidding farewell to the World Cup winner for his achievements with the national team.

Borussia Dortmund has honored Mats Hummels with a star on the club’s own “Walk of Fame,” thus recognizing the career of one of its most influential players. The black stone with a golden star and the inscription “Mats Hummels” as well as the addition “World Champion 2014” was embedded in the forecourt of the North Stand. It is the 110th star, making the history of the club and its greatest moments visible.

The 36-year-old played a total of 508 competitive matches for BVB, scoring 38 goals and providing 23 assists. This makes him, after club icon Michael Zorc (572 games), only the second professional to reach the mark of 500 appearances in the black and yellow jersey. With Dortmund, Hummels won the German championships in 2011 and 2012 as well as the DFB Cups in 2012 and 2021. He also reached the Champions League final in London twice – in 2013 and 2024, when he played his last official match for BVB.

The German Football Association is also honoring the achievements of the former national player. Before the World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland on September 7 in Cologne, Hummels will be officially bid farewell. DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and Sporting Director Rudi Völler will conduct the ceremony.

Mats Hummels receives star on the BVB Walk of Fame

National coach Julian Nagelsmann emphasized the defender’s significance: “Mats Hummels set international standards in his best years and became a role model for an entire generation of defenders. He was not only an outstanding central defender for the national team, but also interpreted his position in a modern way. You could always sense what it meant to him to play for Germany.”

Hummels made his debut for the national team in 2010, played 78 international matches, and scored five goals. In 2014, he crowned his international career with the World Cup title in Brazil.

With the honor in Dortmund and the upcoming farewell by the DFB, the career of a player who left a lasting mark both at the club and in the national team comes to an end.

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