Top 41 Borussia Dortmund Players of All Time

Vote for the greatest Borussia Dortmund players of all time, from the European champions of 1997 to Signal Iduna Park icons.

1. 1
   Matthias Sammer

   German libero who led Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles, won the 1996 Ballon d'Or and captained the side to the 1997 Champions League.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Marco Reus

   Dortmund-born forward who returned from Mönchengladbach in 2012 and spent 12 seasons at the club, captaining the side, scoring 170 goals and winning two DFB-Pokals.
   829pts
3. 3
   Manfred Burgsmüller

   Prolific striker who scored 135 Bundesliga goals for Dortmund between 1976 and 1983, the most reliable finisher of a trophyless era.
   646pts
4. 4
   Siegfried Held

   Forward signed in 1965 who helped win the 1966 Cup Winners' Cup, the first European trophy ever won by a German club.
   612pts
5. 5
   Jan Koller

   Towering Czech striker who helped win the 2002 Bundesliga and famously went in goal against Bayern Munich after Jens Lehmann was sent off.
   573pts
6. 6
   Julian Brandt

   Creative midfielder who joined from Leverkusen in 2019, won the 2021 DFB-Pokal and played in the 2024 Champions League final.
   529pts
7. 7
   Karl-Heinz Riedle

   German striker who scored two goals in the 1997 Champions League final against Juventus, etching his name permanently into Dortmund folklore.
   529pts
8. 8
   Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

   Gabonese striker who scored 141 goals in 213 games from 2013 to 2018, finishing top scorer in the 2016–17 Bundesliga with 31 goals.
   529pts
9. 9
   Jude Bellingham

   English midfielder signed at 17 who won the 2021 DFB-Pokal, captained the side at 19 and was named Bundesliga player of the season in 2022–23.
   529pts
10. 10
    Henrikh Mkhitaryan

    Armenian playmaker whose 2015–16 season brought 23 goals and 32 assists in all competitions, voted the Bundesliga's player of the season by his peers.
    480pts
11. 11
    Mats Hummels

    German centre-back who made two separate stints at Dortmund and was one of the most intelligent defenders in Bundesliga history, winning two league titles.
    480pts
12. 12
    Robert Lewandowski

    Polish striker who scored 103 goals in 187 games for Dortmund from 2010 to 2014, winning two Bundesliga titles and scoring four against Real Madrid in a 2013 semi-final.
    480pts
13. 13
    Júlio César

    Brazilian centre-back who won the 1996 Bundesliga and the 1997 Champions League during four seasons in the back line.
    423pts
14. 14
    Michael Zorc

    Midfielder and captain who made a club-record 463 Bundesliga appearances from 1981 to 1998, lifting two league titles and the 1997 Champions League.
    423pts
15. 15
    Jürgen Kohler

    Germany's finest defender of the 1990s who anchored Dortmund's backline through two Bundesliga titles and the 1997 Champions League triumph.
    423pts
16. 16
    Reinhard Libuda

    Winger whose extra-time lob beat Liverpool in the 1966 Cup Winners' Cup final at Hampden Park, delivering Germany's first European trophy.
    423pts
17. 17
    Alfred Preißler

    Captain and goalscorer of the 1950s side who led Dortmund to their first German championships in 1956 and 1957.
    423pts
18. 18
    Roman Weidenfeller

    Goalkeeper who made 453 appearances from 2002 to 2018, winning two Bundesliga titles and starting the 2013 Champions League final.
    423pts
19. 19
    Sebastian Kehl

    Midfielder and long-serving captain who won three Bundesliga titles and the 2012 DFB-Pokal between 2002 and 2015 before becoming sporting director.
    423pts
20. 20
    Mario Götze

    Academy prodigy who won back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012, then returned in 2016 and lifted the 2017 DFB-Pokal.
    423pts
21. 21
    Neven Subotić

    Serbian centre-back who formed a formidable partnership with Mats Hummels under Jürgen Klopp, winning back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012.
    358pts
22. 22
    Sven Bender

    Midfielder known for his tireless pressing who won back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 in Klopp's side.
    358pts
23. 23
    İlkay Gündoğan

    Midfielder who won the 2012 double and scored from the penalty spot in the 2013 Champions League final at Wembley.
    358pts
24. 24
    Łukasz Piszczek

    Polish right-back who made 382 appearances from 2010 to 2021, winning two Bundesliga titles and three DFB-Pokals.
    358pts
25. 25
    Aki Schmidt

    Inside forward and captain who won German championships in 1957 and 1963 and spent his whole top-level career at Dortmund.
    282pts
26. 26
    Paulo Sousa

    Portuguese midfielder who joined from Juventus in 1996 and helped beat his former club in the 1997 Champions League final in Munich.
    282pts
27. 27
    Tomáš Rosický

    Czech playmaker nicknamed 'Little Mozart' who joined in 2001 and starred in the 2002 Bundesliga title-winning side.
    282pts
28. 28
    Stefan Reuter

    Versatile German international who won three Bundesliga titles with Dortmund and was a crucial link between defense and attack in their dominant late-1990s side.
    282pts
29. 29
    Shinji Kagawa

    Japanese playmaker who twice joined Dortmund and was central to Klopp's free-flowing pressing style, winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012.
    282pts
30. 30
    Nuri Şahin

    Academy midfielder who debuted at 16, then orchestrated the 2010–11 title win and was voted the Bundesliga's player of the season.
    282pts
31. 31
    Jakub Błaszczykowski

    Polish winger who spent nine seasons from 2007, winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 and the 2012 DFB-Pokal.
    282pts
32. 32
    Erling Haaland

    Norwegian goal machine who scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund, breaking records at an unprecedented pace before his record-breaking move to Manchester City.
    192pts
33. 33
    Gregor Kobel

    Swiss goalkeeper signed in 2021 who became one of the Bundesliga's best shot-stoppers and started the 2024 Champions League final.
    192pts
34. 34
    Jadon Sancho

    English winger who became one of Europe's top creators from 2017 to 2021 and scored twice in the 2021 DFB-Pokal final win over Leipzig.
    192pts
35. 35
    Andreas Möller

    Creative midfielder who served two spells, winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 1995 and 1996 and setting up Lars Ricken in the 1997 Champions League final.
    192pts
36. 36
    Serhou Guirassy

    Guinean striker signed in 2024 who finished as joint top scorer of the 2024–25 Champions League with 13 goals.
    192pts
37. 37
    Lars Ricken

    Academy product whose iconic substitute goal — scored within seconds of coming on — sealed the 1997 Champions League final against Juventus and made him a cult hero.
    192pts
38. 38
    Stéphane Chapuisat

    Swiss striker who scored over 100 Bundesliga goals from 1991 to 1999, winning two league titles and the 1997 Champions League.
    192pts
39. 39
    Dedê

    Brazilian left-back who spent 13 years at the club from 1998, winning Bundesliga titles in 2002 and 2011 as a fans' favourite.
    0pts
40. 40
    Christoph Metzelder

    Centre-back who came through to win the 2002 Bundesliga title and reach the UEFA Cup final that year, earning a World Cup final place with Germany.
    0pts
41. 41
    Stefan Klos

    Goalkeeper who kept goal in the 1997 Champions League final and won two Bundesliga titles during seven seasons as first choice.
    0pts

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