Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈmʏlɐ]; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team. He has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, centre forward, and on either wing. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he has been praised for his positioning, teamwork, stamina, and work-rate, and has shown consistency in both scoring and creating goals.
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Müller with Bayern Munich in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Müller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2000 | TSV Pähl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Bayern Munich II | 35 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Bayern Munich | 461 | (145) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2005 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Germany U20 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Germany U21 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Germany | 126 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 10 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 22 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A product of Bayern's youth system, Müller has represented the club ever since. With Bayern he has won a record twelve Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, eight DFL-Supercups, two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup. He made his first-team breakthrough in the 2009–10 season after Louis van Gaal was appointed as the main coach; he played almost every game as the club won the league and cup double and reached the 2010 UEFA Champions League final. After scoring as Bayern lost the 2012 UEFA Champions League final, Müller scored 23 goals in the 2012–13 season as Bayern won a historic treble; the league title, cup and Champions League. He broke the Bundesliga record for assists by providing 21 in a season (a record in the top five leagues jointly held with Lionel Messi in La Liga) and scored 14 goals as Bayern won a second treble in the 2019–20 season.
Müller earned a call-up to the Germany national team in 2010. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he scored five goals in six appearances as Germany finished in third place. He was named the Best Young Player of the tournament and won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer, with five goals and three assists. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup he played a major role in helping the team win the trophy, scoring five goals and receiving the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-top player and the Silver Boot as the second-top goalscorer, and was also named in the World Cup All-Star XI and in the Dream Team. Müller is the most decorated German footballer in history, with 33 trophies.