Mats Hummels: Legend farewell after only three minutes of play!

Mats Hummels: Legend farewell after only three minutes of play!

Rom, Italien - May 26, 2025 marked a bitter-sweet moment in the history of football: Mats Hummels played his last professional game for AS Rome. In an emotional conclusion, the 36-year-old central defender was substituted for his teammate Mehmet Zeki Celik in the 90th minute. The AS Rome won the game against FC Turin 2-0 and nevertheless missed the qualification for the Champions League after Juventus defeated Venice at the same time and secured fourth place. This season, AS Rome finished fifth in the league.

After the final whistle, a warm farewell followed: Hummels was ceremoniously thrown into the air by his teammates. This was not only an emotional act, but also a sign of respect and appreciation for a player who celebrated many successes in his career. Hummels had been under contract with AS Rome since September 2024 after his time at BVB had previously ended, and he had not played a game since the beginning of April, which illustrates his rare missions under coach Claudio Ranieri.

an impressive career

The career of Mats Hummels has been rich. It was a central part of the German national team, which won the world championship title in 2014. Hummels scored five goals in a total of 78 international matches. Previously, he celebrated great success with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and left football with five German championships and three DFB cup victories. Especially under coach Jürgen Klopp, Hummels was a top performer of the Dortmund team who won the championship in 2011 and 2012 and the DFB Cup in 2012.

a life after football

dealing with life after active career is a big challenge for many professionals. In a documentation of the ZDF, Hummels expressed concerns about his upcoming steps and the priorities that have changed with his role as a father. He wants to spend more time with his son Ludwig, who was born in January 2018. Hummels, who married Cathy in 2015 and completed the divorce in 2022, addressed the difficulties that many former footballers experience in reorientation in the labor market.

The problem that Hummels is now standing was recently illuminated by the bachelor thesis by Daniel Brickwedde and Finn Hendrik Rose at the Jade University, which is entitled "Added time". They examine the challenges that footballers experience after their career in the work environment. Her documentary, which includes interesting perspectives and interviews, will be broadcast on November 22nd in the NDR. This creates awareness of a topic that is often overlooked and shows that saying goodbye to the football stage is only the beginning of new ways.

The time after football is thus an exciting but also challenging phase for Mats Hummels and many of his colleagues. As Hummels and the two students show, life after football is an important aspect that deserves more attention.

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