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Dortmund's Mats Hummels walks past the trophy at the award ceremony after the UEFA Champions League Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium. Former Germany defender Mats Hummels will end his professional football career this summer, the Roma player said in a video posted on X on Friday. Tom Weller/dpa
Former Germany defender Mats Hummels will end his professional football career this summer, the Roma player said in a video posted on X on Friday.
"Now comes the moment that no footballer can avoid. After more than 18 years and many things that football has given me, I'm ending my career this summer," Hummels said in the video showing several highlights of his career. "I'm struggling with my emotions right now."
Hummels joined the Bayern Munich youth academy in 2003 and made his professional debut with the Bavarian club in 2007. Shortly after, he moved to Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund for a first stint there from 2008 to 2016.
Dortmund fans weren't happy when Hummels decided to return to Bayern in 2016. But he eventually found his way back to Dortmund three years later.
After the 2023-24 season, however, his contract was not extended and Hummels moved to Roma, his first club outside Germany.
"I know how much this whole journey, this whole path has meant to me. How extraordinary it was able to experience that. Because it takes a lot, just having the right coaches at the right time, being fit at the right time, having the right team-mates at the right time," he said.
Hummels won six Bundesliga titles and four German Cup trophies. The highlight of his career was winning the 2014 World Cup with Germany in Brazil.
He last played for the Germany national team in November 2023 and wasn't named to the Euro 2024 squad.
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