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Thomas Müller | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Thomas Müller | |
Date of birth: | 13 September 1989 | |
Place of birth: | Weilheim in Oberbayern, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Playing position: | Forward / Winger / Attacking midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 25 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1993–2000 2000–2008 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2008–2009 2008– |
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383 (129) | 35 (16)
National team | ||
2004–2005 2007 2008 2009–2010 2010– |
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1 (0) 1 (1) 6 (1) 100 (38) | 6 (4)
Thomas Müller (born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bayern Munich, where he is vice-captain, and the Germany national team. A versatile player, Müller plays as a midfielder or forward, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, centre forward and on either wing.
Müller has been praised for his positioning, teamwork and stamina, work-rate, and has shown consistency in both scoring and creating goals. He is also widely regarded as one of the best off-the-ball players of all time due to his immaculate positional awareness. Due to numerous strengths in his game, he is also widely regarded as one of the most complete attacking players in the game. His ability to find the gaps in the opposition defence made him to be known as Raumdeuter (space interpreter).
A Bavarian native, Müller started his career from the well-known club from the region, Bayern Munich. He made his breakthrough in the 2009–10 season, and has been a regular player for Bayern since then. A one-club man (as of 2021), Müller has made more than 350 appearances and has scored over 100 goals for Bayern, and still counting. With Die Roten, he has helped the club to win 28 major titles, including 10 league titles, two UEFA Champions League titles, two continental trebles in the 2012–13 and 2019–20 seasons and a sextuple in 2020.
Müller has been an international player since 2010. He rose into prominence at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after his incredible performance at the tournament, which helped the Germany team to finish at the third place. Müller scored five goals and three assists in the 2010 World Cup, earning him Golden Boot award and Best Young Player of the Tournament. Four years later, with Germany, he won the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Once again, he was a crucial player for the team in this tournament, where he scored another five goals. With his goals contribution, he won the Silver Boot. In 2019, it was announced that Müller, along with his two teammates, Mats Hummels and Jérôme Boateng, would be excluded from the national team. However, he was back after being selected in Germany's squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.
Club career[]
He played soccer for TSV Pahl, and at the age of 10, he traveled 50 km to join Bayern Munich. He made his Champions League debut at the age of 20, being substituted for Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 72nd minute against Sporting CP. In February 2010, he signed a new contract until 2013. In the 2009-10 season, Müller become a regular first-team starter, playing 52 matches in all competitions, scoring 19 goals. He also played in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final against Internazionale, wasting a good chance to score early in the second half as Bayern were defeated 2-0.
He started the 2010-11 season by scoring in the German Supercup against Schalke 04. After being a starter in the first part of the season, Müller started to taste the bench in some occasions in the second part. Bayern struggled for results, finishing third in Bundesliga. They were also eliminated in the semi-final of cup and the quarter-final of Champions League. Müller managed to score 19 goals across all competitions, equaling his personal best. In the 2011-12 season, Müller was on the short-list of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or award. He notably scored in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final against Chelsea but was subsituted in the final minutes; Bayern were defeated on penalty shootout. They were also runner-ups in DFB-Pokal and Bundesliga.
Müller improved during the 2012-13 season. He scored his first goal of the season on 27 August 2012 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. He also helped Bayern achieve a record-breaking start to the league season, when he netted a brace against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 20 October in their 5–0 victory, recording Bayern's eighth successive win. He also scored an impressive 8 goals in Champions League as the tournament ended in conquest. Bayern were also successful in domestic competitions, winning league and cup, becoming the first German team to win the "Treble". Müller scored 23 goals overall in the season, highest scoring season to date. In the 2013-14 season Müller improved his record by scoring 26 goals, as Bayern were triumphant in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
In June 2014, he signed a new contract until 2019, rejecting an offer from Manchester United. Later in April 2015, he become top-scoring German player in UEFA Champions League history after scoring in a 6-1 win over Porto. He finished the season with 21 goals in 48 matches, with Bayern winning the Bundesliga again. 2015-16 season was Müller's best season in individual aspect. The striker scored 32 goal across all competitions, including 20 in league. Bayern continued with thier domestic dominance, winning the Bundesliga for the forth time in a row. They also won DFB-Pokal and reached in the semi-final of Champions League.
Müller declined during the 2016-17 season. It took him 999 minutes to score his first goal of the season which came in a home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the 76th minute. Overall, he netted only 9 times in 42 matches.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- DFB-Pokal: 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFL-Supercup: 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
- UEFA Champions League: 2012–13, 2019–20; Runners-up: 2009–10, 2011–12
- UEFA Super Cup: 2013, 2020
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2013, 2020
Country[]
- Germany
- FIFA World Cup: Winner: 2014; Third place: 2010
Individual[]
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 2010
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 2010
- FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 2014
- FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 2014
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match: vs. England, vs. Uruguay
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match: vs. Portugal, vs. United States
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Most assists (3, shared with Mesut Özil, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Kaká, and Dirk Kuyt)
- FIFA Ballon d'Or: 15th place 2010, 13th place 2011, 17th place 2013, 5th place 2014, 6th place 2015
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: 2013 (6th place), 2014 (4th place), 2016 (10th place), 2020 (6th place)
- Bavarian Order of Merit: 2019
- Bayerischer Sportpreis: 2010
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010
- World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2010
- Bravo Award: 2010
- ESM Team of the Year: 2012–13
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20
- FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2014, 2015
- FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2016
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2015–16, 2017–18
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20
External links[]
- Official website (in German)
Thomas Müller at Soccerway
Bayern München squad - 2024–25 |
1 Neuer (c) · 2 Upamecano · 3 Kim · 4 De Ligt · 6 Kimmich · 7 Gnabry · 8 Goretzka · 9 Kane · 10 Sané · 11 Coman · 13 Choupo-Moting · 18 Peretz · 19 Davies · 20 Sarr · 22 Guerreiro · 25 Müller · 26 Ulreich · 27 Laimer · 28 Buchmann · 39 Tel · 40 Mazraoui · 41 Krätzig · 42 Musiala · 43 Hülsmann · 45 Pavlović · Manager:![]() |
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Germany – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Third place |
1. Neuer
2. Jansen
3. Friedrich
4. Aogo
5. Tasci
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Kießling
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Wiese
13. Müller
14. Badstuber
15. Trochowski
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Cacau
20. Boateng
21. Marin
22. Butt
23. Gómez
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2012 – Semi-Finals |
1. Neuer
2. Gündoğan
3. Schmelzer
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Wiese
13. Müller
14. Badstuber
15. L. Bender
16. Lahm
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Boateng
21. Reus
22. Zieler
23. Gómez
Manager: |
Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner |
1. Neuer
2. Großkreutz
3. Ginter
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Klose
12. Zieler
13. Müller
14. Draxler
15. Durm
16. Lahm (c)
17. Mertesacker
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Boateng
21. Mustafi
22. Weidenfeller
23. Kramer
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-Final |
1. Neuer
2. Mustafi
3. Hector
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Draxler
12. Leno
13. Müller
14. Can
15. Weigl
16. Rüdiger
17. Boateng
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Sané
21. Kimmich
22. Ter Stegen
23. Gómez
Manager: |
Germany – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Neuer (c)
2. Plattenhardt
3. Hector
4. Ginter
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Draxler
8. Kroos
9. Werner
10. Özil
11. Reus
12. Trapp
13. Müller
14. Goretzka
15. Süle
16. Rüdiger
17. Boateng
18. Kimmich
19. Rudy
20. Brandt
21. Gündoğan
22. Ter Stegen
23. Gómez
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16 |
1. Neuer (c)
2. Rüdiger
3. Halstenberg
4. Ginter
5. Hummels
6. Kimmich
7. Havertz
8. Kroos
9. Volland
10. Gnabry
11. Werner
12. Leno
13. Hofmann
14. Musiala
15. Süle
16. Klostermann
17. Neuhaus
18. Goretzka
19. Sané
20. Gosens
21. Gündoğan
22. Trapp
23. Can
24. Koch
25. Müller
26. Günter
Manager: |
Germany – UEFA Euro 2024 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Neuer
2. Rüdiger
3. Raum
4. Tah
5. Groß
6. Kimmich
7. Havertz
8. Kroos
9. Füllkrug
10. Musiala
11. Führich
12. Baumann
13. Müller
14. Beier
15. Schlotterbeck
16. Anton
17. Wirtz
18. Mittelstädt
19. Sané
20. Henrichs
21. Gündoğan (c)
22. Ter Stegen
23. Andrich
24. Koch
25. Can
26. Undav |