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Toni Kroos
Toni Kroos
Personal information
Full name: Toni Kroos
Date of birth: 4 January 1990 (1990-01-04) (age 35)
Place of birth:    Greifswald, Flag of East Germany East Germany
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position: Midfielder
Youth clubs
1997–2002
2002–2006
2006–2007
Flag of Germany Greifswalder SC
Flag of Germany Hansa Rostock
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2007–2008
2007–2014
2009–2010
2014–2024
Total
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich II
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
Flag of GermanyBayer Leverkusen (loan)
Flag of Spain Real Madrid
013 00(4)
130 0(13)
043 0(10)
306 0(22)
492 0(49)   
National team
2005–2007
2009
2008–2009
2010–2024
Flag of Germany Germany U17
Flag of Germany Germany U19
Flag of Germany Germany U21
Flag of Germany Germany
036 0(18)
0000(3)
010 00(2)
114 0(17)

Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer. Regarded as one of the best midfielders of all time, he is known for his vision, passing, creativity, crossing and set-piece ability. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder, but had also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career. With 34 titles won, Kroos is the most successful German football player.

Kroos began his senior club career playing for Bayern Munich, where he made his debut at age 17 in 2007. He was sparingly used, and opted for an 18-month loan spell at fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, where he became a key contributor, and returned to his parent club with an increased profile in 2010. With Bayern, Kroos won two consecutive league titles, a UEFA Champions League title, two DFB-Pokal titles, and was voted into the league team of the season three times. In 2014, he joined Real Madrid in a transfer worth €25 million

In Madrid, Kroos won nine trophies, including two La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League titles, which he won consecutively from 2016 and 2018, each time being selected in the competition's team of the season. He has been selected in the FIFPro World11 and UEFA Team of the Year three times, and the league's team of the season twice. He was voted the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker in 2014 and German Footballer of the Year in 2018.

Kroos won Golden Player at the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he also finished as top goalscorer, and won the Golden Ball at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut for Germany in 2010, at age 20, and appeared in five major tournaments. Kroos helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he was top assist provider and voted to the All-Star Team, Dream Team, and German Player of the Year. At UEFA Euro 2016, he was selected to the Team of the Tournament. He announced his international retirement after his team's elimination from Euro 2020 in 2021.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Bayern Munich
Real Madrid

National team[]

Germany
  • FIFA World Cup: Winner 2014, Third place – Bronze medal 2010
  • FIFA U-17 World Championship: Third place – Bronze medal 2007
  • UEFA U-17 Championship: Fourth Place 2007

Individual[]

  • UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2006
  • UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Top Scorer: 2006
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup Bronze Shoe: 2007
  • Fritz-Walter-Medal U18 Gold Medal: 2018
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  • FIFA FIFPro World11: 2014, 2016, 2017
  • FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2015, 2018
  • FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (9th midfielder)
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2014, 2016, 2017
  • IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2014
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014
  • FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
  • FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 2014
  • FIFA World Cup 2014 Man of the Match: Brazil vs Germany (SF)
  • Castrol Performance Index: 2014 FIFA World Cup Castrol Index Winner
  • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2014
  • Germany national team Player of the Year: 2014
  • FIFA World Club Cup top assist provider: 2014, 2016
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
  • UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2016–17
  • EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year: 2016
  • IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Bronze award: 2016
  • IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Silver award: 2017
  • IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017
  • Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2018
  • GQ Athlete of The Year in Germany: 2019

External links[]

Germany crest
Flag of Germany Germany
Germany crest
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:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

Germany crest
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:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

Germany crest
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:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

Germany crest
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:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

Germany crest
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:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

Germany crest
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:  Flag of Germany Joachim Löw

Germany crest
Germany – UEFA Euro 2024 – Quarter-finals

.  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
Manager:  Flag of Germany Julian Nagelsmann

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