10th place for BVB record players
Marcel Schmelzer (34) will end his career after this season. The left-back, whose contract with Borussia Dortmund expires, reported this on Thursday via Instagram. The defender has been part of the BVB professional squad since 2008, making him the most loyal player in the Bundesliga. With the club he was twice German champion and three times cup winner.
Schmelzer, D’Alessandro & Co.: These players ended their careers in 2022
Marcel Schmelzer (last club: BVB)
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On Schmelzer’s performance data – most games for: BVB (367); highest market value: 10 million euros
Andrés D’Alessandro (Last club: SC Internacional)
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On D’Alessandro’s performance data – most games for: SC Internacional (368); highest market value: 11 million euros
Hernanes (Last club: Sport Recife)
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On D’Alessandro’s performance data – most games for: FC Sao Paulo (230); highest market value: 25 million euros
Laurent Koscielny (Last club: Girondins Bordeaux)
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On Koscielny’s performance data – most games for: Arsenal (353); highest market value: 22 million euros
Aaron Hunt (last club: Hamburger SV)
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Hunt’s performance data – most games for: SV Werder Bremen (286); highest market value: 7 million euros
Johannes Flum (last club: SC Freiburg II)
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On Flum’s performance data – most games for: SC Freiburg (130 + 54 in the second team); highest market value: 4 million euros
Almog Cohen (last club: Maccabi Netanya)
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On Cohen’s performance data – most games for: Maccabi Netanya (154); highest market value: 3 million euros
Jermain Defoe (last club: AFC Sunderland)
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On Defoe’s performance data – most games for: Tottenham Hotspur (362); highest market value: 18 million euros
Fabricio Coloccini (last club: Club Atlético Aldosivi)
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On Coloccini’s performance data – most games for: Newcastle United (275); highest market value: 10 million euros
Scott Brown (last club: Aberdeen FC)
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On Brown’s performance data – most games for: Celtic (611); highest market value: 6.6 million euros
Davy Proepper (last club: PSV Eindhoven)
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On Pröpper’s performance data – most games for: Vitesse Arnhem (162); highest market value: 17 million euros
Thomas Vermaelen (last club: Vissel Kobe)
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Zu Vermaelen’s performance data – most games for: Arsenal FC (150); highest market value: 18.5 million euros
Schmelzer played 367 games for Dortmund, in which he contributed seven goals and 34 assists. In the ranking of the most frequently used players in BVB history, the left-footed player is tenth. Born in Magdeburg, he had not played in the past two seasons due to a knee injury. Already in the previous season there was a threat of farewell before his originally expiring contract was extended for another season. This was for insurance reasons, since that way Schmelzer was able to complete his rehabilitation at BVB.
“Unfortunately, injuries have thrown me back again and again in the last two years. In this context, I would like to thank BVB for allowing me to do my rehabilitation here again,” said Schmelzer in a farewell video. He could not answer how things will continue for him after the end of his career. “I don’t know what’s coming, but I’m looking forward to the challenges,” said Schmelzer, who, alongside BVB, also made 16 appearances for the German national team.
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