Dortmund, Germany (AP) – Sebastian Harler’s turbulent three years Borussia Dortmund It ended on Monday with a transfer to Dutch Club Utrecht.
It ended his stint at a German club. Cancer diagnosis However, during his stay, Harrah almost won the Bundesliga, reaching the final of the Champions League, Winners in African countries With Ivory Coast.
However, he found himself increasingly on the sidelines in Dortmund and spent last season on loan.
“Sebastian wrote a special story here,” Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kiel said in a statement Monday.
A few weeks after signing Dortmund in 2022, before playing the game, Haller was diagnosed with testicular tumor during the team’s preseason camp. After two surgeries and chemotherapy courses, he I’ve returned to action Just six months later.
The nine Bundesliga goals from Haller in the second half of the 2022-23 season took Dortmund to the crisis of the long-awaited Bundesliga title, but the team is the team It wasn’t enough The final few minutes of the season.
The injury and inconsistent form meant Haller’s role in the Champions League final a year later. Real Madrid lost 2-0. Last season, it was Dortmund’s final match, before the loans of Spanish Leganes and Utrecht.
Haller returned to Utrecht’s familiar environment on a one-season contract, and his prolific scores helped him begin his career a decade ago. He scored six times in 18 matches on loan last season, and the team finished fourth in the Dutch league, making the team the qualifying round for the Europa League.
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