2014 World Cup winner Mats Hummels to retire

Germany and Roma centre-back Mats Hummels volition discontinue astatine the extremity of the season, the 2014 World Cup victor said connected Friday, bringing the curtain down connected a adjacent two-decade career.

A merchandise of the Bayern Munich academy, Hummels, 36, made a power to rivals Borussia Dortmund successful 2008. Having gone connected to person a 2nd spell astatine some clubs, helium joined Roma past year, making 18 appearances for the Serie A side.

Capped 78 times for Germany, Hummels lifted the World Cup successful Brazil. He has won 5 Bundesliga titles arsenic good arsenic 3 German Cups and six German Super Cups.

He went adjacent to winning the Champions League doubly with Dortmund arsenic they finished runners-up successful the 2012-13 and 2023-24 seasons.

"I'm struggling with my emotions close now. Now comes the infinitesimal nary footballer tin avoid. After much than 18 years and truthful galore things that shot has fixed me, I'm ending my vocation this summer," Hummels, who past played for Germany successful November 2023, said successful a post connected societal media.

"I cognize however overmuch this full journey, this full way has meant to me. How bonzer it was to beryllium capable to acquisition that.

"Because it takes a lot, conscionable having the close coaches astatine the close time, being acceptable astatine the close time, having the close teammates astatine the close time. And I've seen truthful galore guys, truthful galore coaches, who I beryllium a batch to."

Hummels' declaration astatine Roma expires successful the summer.