Mats Hummels announces his retirement from football | OneFootball

The former Borussia Dortmund player and legend, Mats Hummels, just announced that he will retire from playing at the age of 36. The German international had two successful spells in Black-and-Yellows, winning the Bundesliga and the Pokal and helping take BVB to two Champions League Finals.

Hummels started his career at Bayern Münich's youth teams, but he failed to make a first-team impact for the Bavarian at the time. BVB saw an opportunity and signed Mats in January 2008, and it is fair to say that the rest is history. Mats Hummels became a pillar in Dortmund's defense alongside Neven Subotić, who both led by Jürgen Klopp helped BVB to many glories. In total, Hummels won 2 Bundesliga titles, 2 Pokals, and 3 German Super Cups in Black-and-Yellow.

Besides his club resume, Hummels also won an under-21 European Championship for Germany and supported his national team in winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in a full of nerves 2-1 win against Argentina. The winning goal was scored by Hummels' former teammate at BVB and Münich, Mario Götze.

Following his success in Dortmund, Hummels decided to come back to his childhood club in the 2016-2017 season, which was seen as a "traitor move" by the BVB fandom. He also helped Bayern Münich in terms of silverware: 4 Meisterschale, 2 Pokals, 3 German Super Cups, and 1 German League Cup. But Mats Hummels would still make an unexpected return to the Signal Iduna Park.

In 2019, Hummels made his return to Westfalenstadion, where he still made an impact, winning trophies and taking his team to a second Champions League Final, being the best player and scoring in an important semifinal matchup against Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, Dortmund decided not to renew his contract for this season, as he left for AS Roma as a free agent.

With ups and downs in Italy, Hummels finally decided to end his career by this campaign's end. And he will Never Walk Alone as long as BVB fans sing his name in Dortmund. A true legend will never be forgotten. Danke, Mats!