Thomas Müller ( german pronunciation : [ ˈtoːmas ˈmʏlɐ ] ; born 13 September 1989 ) is a german professional football player who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. A versatile player, Müller plays as a midfielder or advancing, and has been deployed in a assortment of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second hitter, centre forward and on either wing.
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Müller has been praised for his put, teamwork, stamina, and work-rate, and has shown consistency in both score and creating goals. [ 4 ] He is besides wide regarded as one of the best off-the-ball players of all fourth dimension due to his faultless positional awareness. [ 5 ] due to numerous strengths in his game, he is besides widely regarded as one of the most complete attack players in the game. [ 6 ] A product of Bayern ‘s youth system, Müller has represented the german team always since. He made his first-team discovery in the 2009–10 season after Louis avant-garde Gaal was appointed as the main bus ; he played about every game as the club won the league and cup double and reached the Champions League final. Müller scored 23 goals in the 2012–13 season as Bayern won a historic double ; the league title, cup and Champions League. He broke the Bundesliga record for assists by providing 21 in a season ( a phonograph record in the clear five leagues jointly held with Lionel Messi in La Liga ) and scored 14 goals as Bayern won a irregular soprano in the 2019–20 temper. Müller earned a call-up to the german national team in 2010. At the 2010 World Cup, he scored five goals in six appearances as Germany finished in third gear 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 World Cup he played a major function in helping the team win the trophy, scoring five goals and receiving the Silver Ball as the tournament ‘s second-top actor and the Silver Boot as the second-top goalscorer, and was besides named in the World Cup All Star XI and in the Dream Team. In 2014, Müller was ranked the fifth-best football player in the earth by The Guardian. [ 7 ] Müller is the most deck german football player in history, with 30 trophies, surpassing Bastian Schweinsteiger ‘s 26. [ 8 ]
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Müller played as a youth for TSV Pähl, and at the long time of 10 [ 9 ] he made the 50-kilometre ( 31 security service ) travel to join local Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2000. [ 3 ] He progressed through the youth system and was partially of the team that finished runner-up in the Under 19 Bundesliga in 2007. [ 10 ]
Bayern Munich [edit ]
He made his debut for the military reserve team in March 2008 when he replaced Stephan Fürstner in a Regionalliga equal against SpVgg Unterhaching, [ 11 ] in which he scored. He made two more Regionalliga appearances in the 2007–08 season, [ 12 ] while continuing to play for the under-19 team. The be season, Bayern ‘s irregular string qualified for the newly formed 3. Liga, and Müller established himself as a key player – he played in 32 out of 38 matches and scored 15 times [ 14 ] to make him the league ‘s fifth top scorekeeper. [ 15 ]
2008–09 season [edit ]
Müller became involved in the first-team under then coach Jürgen Klinsmann ; he appeared in pre-season friendlies, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and made his full debut on 15 August 2008, when he came on as a utility for Miroslav Klose for the last ten minutes of a Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV. [ 18 ] Despite Müller feel that his performance did not go well, [ 19 ] he made three more Bundesliga appearances that season and made his Champions League debut on 10 March 2009 when he was substituted on in the 72nd hour for Bastian Schweinsteiger in a 7–1 winnings over Sporting CP. He scored Bayern ‘s concluding goal as they won the tie 12–1 on aggregate. [ 20 ] In February 2009, Müller signed his first contract for the elder team, a biennial deal effective from the 2009–10 season, along with reserve teammate Holger Badstuber. [ 21 ]
2009–10 season [edit ]
Müller was prepared to be loaned or even transferred away to find first-team football, [ 19 ] but when Louis avant-garde Gaal was appointed director, both Müller and Badstuber became fixtures in the Bayern first team from the start of the season. In the first few matches, Müller was a regular substitute, and on 12 September 2009, he was brought on against Borussia Dortmund and scored two goals in a 5–1 victory. [ 23 ] Three days by and by, he scored another brace in a 3–0 Champions League victory over Maccabi Haifa. [ 24 ] He rounded off September by being named the Bundesliga Player of the Month [ 25 ] and earned praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and Germany striker Gerd Müller. [ 26 ] After the Haifa match, Müller was in the start xi for about every meet, [ 27 ] only missing one equal, a Champions League match against Bordeaux, for which he was suspended, [ 28 ] because he was sent off in an earlier match against the same team. [ 29 ] In February 2010, Müller signed a new sign with Bayern Munich through 2013. [ 30 ] During the moment half of the season, Müller continued to be a regular first-team starter, normally playing in a cardinal strike function due to the handiness of other wide players Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben. In April 2010, he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win against title rivals Schalke 04, [ 31 ] and in the penult league equal of the season, he scored the foremost hat-trick of his career, [ 32 ] in a 3–1 succeed over VfL Bochum which efficaciously secured the german entitle for Bayern. [ 33 ] The title was confirmed a workweek later with a 3–1 winnings at Hertha BSC, [ 34 ] [ 35 ] a match which Müller started. [ 36 ] For the season, he played in all 34 Bundesliga matches, [ 37 ] starting 29, and recorded 13 goals and 11 assists. Bayern and Müller were spinal column in Berlin the adopt workweek, to face Werder Bremen in the final examination of the DFB-Pokal. Müller started the match and Bayern won 4–0 to complete the domestic double. [ 38 ] Müller scored four goals and made two assists during the competition, which made him its leading scorekeeper for the season. [ 39 ] Bayern ‘s season ended in avocation of a first base treble, in the 2010 Champions League Final against Inter Milan at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. It was not to be, however, as they lost 2–0, with both goals coming from Diego Milito. Müller was in the starting line-up and had a winder find fair after half-time, with Bayern 1–0 down, but his fritter was saved by Júlio César. [ 40 ] Müller felt particularly disappointed by this kill, [ 19 ] but he ended his foremost season as a first-team musician with 52 matches played and 19 goals in all competitions. In a poll conducted by the sports cartridge holder kicker, he was voted by his fellow professionals as the best newcomer of the 2009–10 season [ 41 ] and was named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season. [ 42 ] Müller credits Van Gaal for having had the biggest share to play in his rise to success – the coach arrived with a repute for promoting youth team players, particularly at Ajax, and systematically gave Müller his chance in the first-team, going as far to say “ Müller spielt bei mir immer “ ( “ with me, Müller will always play ” ). [ 43 ] Müller, in retort, described Van Gaal as “ a genius technician ” who makes players “ improve every clock time ”. [ 19 ]
2010–11 season [edit ]
Müller with Bayern Munich in Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2011 Müller returned from his post- World Cup break to sign another compress annex, this time extending his last out at Bayern until 2015. [ 44 ] As with all of Bayern ‘s World Cup participants, he missed much of pre-season, [ 45 ] and his first match back was the Supercup against Schalke 04 on 7 August. [ 46 ] He was named in the begin 11, and scored the possibility goal in a 2–0 succeed. [ 47 ] Two weeks subsequently he scored the hatchway goal of Bayern ‘s league season in a 2–1 home acquire against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 48 ] Müller played in every match of the first one-half of the season, normally as a appetizer, but as the team struggled for results, Müller was ineffective to match the former temper ‘s goalscoring exploits, being dropped to the judiciary, [ 43 ] and flush receiving a telling off from Louis vanguard Gaal after missing an easy find in a 2–0 frustration against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in August. [ 19 ] [ 50 ] He was philosophical about this dunk in form, though, [ 51 ] and after eight league games without a goal, he scored in a 4–1 succeed against Eintracht Frankfurt on 27 November ; [ 52 ] He followed that by scoring in consecutive league and cup wins against VfB Stuttgart three weeks late. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] These goals took his run to eight goals in all competitions and included a dramatic goal to open the seduce in a 2–0 Champions League victory against Roma on 15 September. [ 19 ] [ 55 ] As his team was on its winter break, Müller was left to reflect on what he described as “ an about incredible beginning year as a professional ”. [ 51 ] Müller began the second half of the season in effective mannequin, but was involved in an affray with teammate Arjen Robben, who was angered when Müller showed his displeasure at a inadequate free-kick Robben took during a 3–1 succeed at Werder Bremen. [ 56 ] Müller again played in every game of the season [ 57 ] and scored 19 goals ( 12 in the league ), [ 58 ] but the season was less successful for Bayern, as they finished third base in the league, [ 59 ] and were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the semi-finals by Schalke 04 [ 60 ] and in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League by Inter Milan ; Bayern had won 1–0 at the San Siro, and Müller scored 31 minutes into the second base leg to make it 3–1 on sum, but Inter levelled the score at 3–3 in the 88th minute to go through on the away goals rule. [ 61 ] Müller ‘s mentor Van Gaal was increasingly criticised for inflexibility in tactical, transplant and excerpt policy, [ 62 ] and ultimately lost his job, being replaced with Jupp Heynckes. [ 63 ]
2011–12 season [edit ]
In Bayern ‘s first DFB-Pokal game Müller was awarded the man of the match after earning two penalties which were converted by Mario Gómez and Bastian Schweinsteiger, Müller then added a third in the closure stages to secure a 3–0 victory over Eintracht Braunschweig. [ 64 ] It took Müller five matches for him to get his first league goal ; he scored it against Schalke 04 in Bayern ‘s 2–0 win. Müller then scored in Bayern ‘s next home plot in the early stages of the match, which they went on to win, 3–0. On 26 November 2011, Müller netted the opener on the half-hour in Bayern ‘s 6–0 thrash of FC Ingolstadt, giving him his second gear DFB-Pokal goal. [ 65 ] Müller was on the short-list of this year ‘s FIFA Ballon d’Or award. [ 66 ] On 10 and 15 January, in Bayern ‘s warm up friendlies, Müller scored three goals in two games, a couple against the India home team ( which Bayern then went on to win 4–0 ) [ 67 ] and one goal in Bayern ‘s early 4–0 victory over Rot-Weiß Erfurt. [ 68 ] Müller provided two assists in Bayern ‘s win over VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal. On 11 February, Bayern played 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Müller ended a goal drought lasting since 24 September 2011 with a header in their 2–0 victory. [ 69 ] On 31 March 2012, Müller played his hundredth Bundesliga game against 1. FC Nürnberg. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] On 19 May 2012, Müller scored the open finish in the 83rd minute of the Champions League final against Chelsea with a knock-down heading, before being substituted for defender Daniel Van Buyten moments late. Bayern, however, then conceded a late equalizer, and would go on to lose the final on penalties. Müller stated post match how dissatisfy he was about the measure of time he had spent on the bench recently, [ 72 ] although besides expressed his hope to stay at Bayern in hurt of this. [ 72 ] During the season, Müller had scored seven goals in 34 league matches, two goals in five german Cup matches, and two goals in 14 Champions League matches. [ 73 ]
2012–13 season [edit ]
Müller ‘s first Bundesliga goal of the temper came over 2. Bundesliga champions SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Bayern ‘s 3–0 victory on 27 August 2012. [ 74 ] On 2 September, he netted a brace as Bayern thrashed southern rivals VfB Stuttgart, 6–1, in battlefront of 71,000 at the newly expanded Allianz Arena. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] Müller helped Bayern achieve a record-breaking get down to the league season, when he netted a brace over newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf on 20 October in their 5–0 victory, recording Bayern ‘s eighth consecutive win. [ 77 ] Three days late, he scored his first Champions League goal of the temper, netting from the punishment blot, as Bayern defeated Lille 1–0 at the french english ‘s newly built Grand Stade Lille Métropole. [ 78 ] On 13 December, after his good test of shape in the first gear one-half of the Bundesliga season, Müller pledged his commitment claim he was at home in Munich and that, “ There is no golf club to step up from when you leave FC Bayern … there about is no better club. ” [ 79 ] Six days subsequently, he signed a biennial contract extension, keeping him at the Allianz Arena until 2017. [ 80 ] At the winter break in the Bundesliga, he had nine goals and seven assists in 16 league appearances and a far three goals in the Champions League ; [ 79 ] this gave him a total of 13 goals halfway through the season, including his strike against Borussia Dortmund in Bayern ‘s gain in the 2012 DFL-Supercup. Müller scored his first goal in Bayern ‘s second game back from the collapse in a 2–0 away win over VfB Stuttgart. Müller tapped in his fifth finish of the Champions League campaign on 2 April, completing a 2–0 first leg get the better of of Juventus in the quarter-finals, ending the italian club ‘s 18-match unbeaten record in Europe. [ 81 ] On 23 April 2013, Müller scored two goals and gave an assist in a 4–0 win against Barcelona in the beginning leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Arena. [ 82 ] In the retort fixture, Müller scored a header as Bayern won 3–0 to hand Barcelona their biggest ever aggregate defeat in the Champions League, with a 7–0 scoreline across the two matches. [ 83 ] Müller then went on to play an authoritative role in Bayern ‘s 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the final. On 1 June, Müller scored a penalty in the concluding of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal. [ 84 ] Bayern won the cup 3–2 to complete an historic ternary. Müller scored 23 goals overall in the season ( including all competitions ), netting 13 in the Bundesliga, [ 85 ] one in the Pokal, [ 85 ] and an impressive eight in the Champions League, [ 85 ] he besides added one in the 2012 DFL-Supercup which Bayern won 2–1. [ 86 ]
2013–14 season [edit ]
Müller play for Bayern in 2013 Müller began the 2013–14 season under new coach Pep Guardiola by playing in the german Super Cup. [ 87 ] On 5 August, Müller scored a hat-trick as Bayern won 5–0 in the team ‘s 2013–14 DFB-Pokal first-round game against Schwarz-Weiß Rehden. In Bayern ‘s opening 2013–14 Bundesliga regular, Müller missed a penalty for the first time. Seconds late, the save from the punishment flicked the bridge player of Álvaro Domínguez which resulted in another punishment which David Alaba converted. After this, Müller stated, “ I am even happy to take penalties, but I think David Alaba is the main serviceman for spot kicks for now. ” He played in the UEFA Super Cup. [ 88 ] On 25 September, against Hannover 96 in the second polish of the DFB-Pokal, Müller scored twice taking his cup reckoning to five goals in just two games. On 28 September, Müller scored the alone goal in a 1–0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg, giving him his first base goal in the 2013–14 Bundesliga. Müller scored his first 2013–14 UEFA Champions League goal of the crusade and Bayern defeated Manchester City 3–1 at the City of Manchester Stadium on 2 October. He played in a peer at the FIFA Club World Cup. [ 89 ] On 17 May 2014, Müller scored Bayern ‘s moment finish in a 2–0 extra-time get the better of of Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final, giving die Roten the tenth league and cup double in their history. [ 90 ] Müller finished as the tournament ‘s top scorekeeper with eight goals in five appearances. [ 91 ] He finished the temper by scoring 13 goals in 31 league matches, eight goals in five DFB-Pokal matches, and five goals in 12 Champions League matches. [ 92 ]
2014–15 season [edit ]
After the 2013–14 season, Müller signed a new sign keeping him at Bayern until 2019 [ 93 ] and rejected a compress offer from Manchester United. [ 9 ] [ 94 ] Müller played in the DFL-Supercup, [ 95 ] which was Bayern ‘s foremost peer in the 2014–15 season. Bayern lost the match 2–0. [ 95 ] His beginning goal of the temper was against Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal on 17 August 2014. [ 96 ] then in the opening equal of the Bundesliga, [ 97 ] on 22 August 2014, [ 98 ] Müller scored the open goal of Bayern ‘s Bundesliga season against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 99 ] Bayern went on to win the match 2–1. [ 98 ] On 11 March 2015, Müller scored two goals against Shakhtar Donetsk in a 7–0 gain [ 100 ] to draw level with former teammate Mario Gómez as the top-scoring German actor in UEFA Champions League history. [ 101 ] He subsequently became the leader when he scored in a 6–1 win against Porto on 21 April 2015. [ 102 ] He finished the season with 13 goals in 32 league matches, a finish in five DFB-Pokal matches, and seven goals in ten-spot Champions League matches. [ 103 ]
2015–16 season [edit ]
Müller at training school term in 2015 Müller started the season by playing in the DFL-Supercup against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 104 ] He started the league season with two goals against Hamburger SV, [ 105 ] a finish against 1899 Hoffenheim, [ 106 ] two goals against Bayer Leverkusen, [ 107 ] and a goal against FC Augsburg [ 108 ] in the first gear four matchdays. He had scored from the penalty spot against Bayer Leverkusen [ 107 ] and Augsburg. [ 108 ] He failed to score in his following three Bundesliga matches. [ 109 ] He failed to convert a punishment photograph against Mainz 05 on matchday seven. [ 110 ] His adjacent Bundesliga finish came when he scored two goals against Borussia Dortmund on matchday eight. [ 109 ] One of the goals was scored from the penalty spot. [ 111 ] His goalscoring continued in other competitions. He scored two goals against Wolfsburg in the second base round of the DFB-Pokal, [ 112 ] and in Champions League, two goals against Olympiacos, [ 113 ] two goals against Arsenal, [ 114 ] and a goal in the recurrence leg against Olympiacos. [ 115 ] In scoring in the dwelling win over Olympiacos, Müller became the youngest musician to win 50 UEFA Champions League games, beating the record of Lionel Messi by 14 months. [ 116 ] On 9 December 2015, Müller came on as a 46th-minute stand-in for Franck Ribéry in a 2–0 win against Dinamo Zagreb. [ 117 ] He failed to convert his penalty changeable in the pit [ 118 ] and finished the group stage with five goals from six appearances. [ 109 ] On 18 December 2015, Müller signed a new contract with Bayern, keeping him at the cabaret until 2021. [ 119 ] On 19 December 2015, [ 120 ] Bayern defeated Hannover 96 1–0 [ 120 ] with a goal from the penalty mark from Müller. [ 121 ] Bayern went on winter fault after the meet. [ 121 ] Müller finished the first one-half of the league with 14 goals from 17 appearances. [ 109 ] This includes scoring five goals from the penalty marker in six opportunities. [ 109 ] He had scored 21 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions up until the winter break. [ 104 ] [ 109 ] On 12 March 2016, Müller scored a brace in a 5–0 victory over Werder Bremen. [ 122 ] Four days subsequently, with Bayern trailing Juventus 1–2 in the second stage of the Champions League round of 16, he scored a 91st-minute equalizer before Bayern won in extra time 4–2 ( 6–4 sum ). [ 123 ] On 19 April 2016, Müller scored both goals in Bayern ‘s 2–0 defeat of Werder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal semi-final. His first finish of the match was his hundred-and-fiftieth for the club in all competitions. [ 124 ] On 3 May 2016, Müller had a punishment kick saved by Jan Oblak in the Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Atlético Madrid. The match ended in a 2–1 succeed for Bayern but the team was knocked out on the away goals rule. [ 125 ] He finished the season by scoring 20 goals in 31 league matches, 4 goals in 5 german Cup matches, and 8 goals in 12 Champions League matches. [ 109 ] He did n’t score in the german Super Cup. [ 104 ] With 32 goals in all Competitions, this was Müller ‘s most prolific season to date .
2016–17 season [edit ]
Müller at training school term in 2017
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Müller started the season by winning and scoring in the 2016 german Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund on 14 August 2016. [ 126 ] In the league, Müller did not score for 999 minutes until he scored during a base game against VfL Wolfsburg in the 76th minute. [ 127 ] He finished the 2016–17 temper by scoring five goals in 29 Bundesliga appearances, no goals in three german Cup appearances, and three goals in nine Champions League appearances. [ 128 ] Müller besides provided 12 assists in the Bundesliga. [ 129 ] several German football experts like Lothar Matthäus blamed director Carlo Ancelotti for Müller ‘s struggles in front of the goal. Ancelotti frequently preferred Thiago Alcântara as the musician play behind the striker, Müller ‘s prime position. Müller was much benched for the important matches in Europe and in the Bundesliga. [ 130 ]
2017–18 season [edit ]
Müller started the 2017–18 temper by playing in the 2017 german Super Cup. [ 131 ] He played in the opening 67 minutes before being replaced by Kingsley Coman. [ 131 ] His first finish of the season was against Mainz on matchday four of the Bundesliga. [ 132 ] On 21 January 2018, he scored two goals against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, with his second goal in the peer being his 100th in the rival. [ 133 ] On 20 February 2018, Müller scored two goals against Beşiktaş in the first leg of the Champions League round of golf of 16. [ 134 ] On 17 April 2018, Müller scored a hat-trick in Bayern ‘s 6–2 frustration of Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal semi-final. overall, Müller scored eight goals and provided 14 assists in 29 league matches. [ 135 ] He finished the temper with 15 goals in 45 matches in all Competitions .
2018–19 season [edit ]
Müller started the 2018–19 season by starting in the german Super Cup. [ 136 ] Müller scored in the first base two matchdays in the Bundesliga season. [ 137 ] He scored in the moment rung of the german Cup against SV Rödinghausen. [ 138 ] He scored two goals against Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga on 24 November 2018. [ 139 ] On 12 December 2018, Müller played his hundred-and-fifth Champions League match in a match against Ajax and consequently level former club caption Philipp Lahm as the record appearance holder in the Champions League at Bayern. [ 140 ] In that same meet Müller was sent off for the first prison term in his career for a straightaway bolshevik card. [ 141 ] [ 142 ] This resulted in a two-match suspension. [ 143 ] On 15 December 2018, Müller made his three-hundredth Bundesliga appearance for Bayern against Hannover 96. [ 144 ] On 18 May 2019, Müller won his seventh straight Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points. It was Müller ‘s eighth Bundesliga title. A workweek late, Müller won his fifth DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. [ 145 ] He finished the season with 9 goals in 45 matches in all competitions .
2019–20 season [edit ]
On 2 November 2019, Müller made his five-hundredth competitive appearance for Bayern, becoming the tenth Bayern player to reach this set since the cabaret ‘s promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. [ 146 ] The following month, he became the first-ever actor to register 11 assists in the foremost half of a Bundesliga season, achieving the new record in his side ‘s 2–0 win over Wolfsburg. [ 147 ] On 7 April 2020, Müller pegged a contract extension keeping him at Bayern until 2023. [ 148 ] He recorded his twentieth help of the Bundesliga season in an away peer against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 30, breaking the record for most assists in a temper, previously held by Kevin De Bruyne and Emil Forsberg. [ 149 ] He provided another assist in an away meet against Wolfsburg on Matchday 34, to finish off the season with a record of 21 assists. [ 150 ] On 14 August, Müller scored a pair and assisted another in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against Barcelona, which ended in an 8–2 win. [ 151 ] Later on, Bayern won 1–0 over Paris Saint-Germain in the final, which marked the golf club ‘s sixth Champions League claim and Müller ‘s second Champions League title. [ 152 ] He finished the season by scoring 8 goals in 33 league matches, two goals in six german Cup matches, and 4 goals in 10 Champions League matches .
2020–21 season [edit ]
On 18 September 2020, Müller scored his beginning finish of the temper, and provided one assist, in an 8–0 succeed over Schalke 04. [ 153 ] He former managed to win the UEFA Super Cup and DFL-Supercup to be his 27th trophy of his golf club career ; hence, he became the most decorate player in german history, breaking the previous record of 26 trophies won by his erstwhile Bayern teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger. [ 8 ] On 11 February 2021, he tested positivist for COVID-19 and went into quarantine ; therefore, could not play in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final. [ 154 ] however, Bayern went on to win the final 1–0 against mexican side Tigres UANL. Müller won his ninth consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished the league in first stead with 78 points, 13 points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. It was Müller ‘s tenth Bundesliga claim. He finished the season by scoring 15 goals in 46 matches in all Competitions .
International career [edit ]
[155] Thomas Müller wears number 13 for Germany, a act excellently worn by german caption Gerd Müller who said of his namesake ; “ he ‘s going to be a great player ” .
Müller with Germany in 2011 Müller represented Germany at versatile youth levels, starting with the under-16s in 2004. [ 156 ] In August 2009, he was called up to the under-21 team for his debut in a 3–1 friendly defeat against Turkey. [ 157 ] He earned six caps for the under-21s and scored one finish, [ 158 ] the one-eighth in an 11–0 cream of San Marino. [ 159 ] In October of the same year, Müller ‘s regular appearances for Bayern ‘s first team caused Germany national team director Joachim Löw to publicly consider him for a call-up, [ 160 ] [ 161 ] despite initial reluctance from the Bayern Munich board ; [ 162 ] the following month, Müller was named in the team for a friendly against the Ivory Coast. [ 163 ] however, this coincided with the death of national team goalkeeper Robert Enke, which led to the cancellation of a match against Chile the same week. [ 164 ] With less opportunity to try out new players, and with the under-21 team facing all-important qualifiers for the 2011 european Championship, Löw and under-21 director Rainer Adrion felt that Müller was needed at the under-21 level, and Müller was called back into the under-21s. [ 165 ] He was back in the senior team for its future get-together, a educate session in Sindelfingen in January 2010, [ 166 ] and was named in the squad for the be match, a friendly against Argentina in March. [ 167 ] He made his debut in this game in the begin eleven at the Allianz Arena, his family stadium with Bayern. He was substituted in the 66th moment for boyfriend debutant Toni Kroos as Germany lost 1–0. [ 168 ]
2010 World Cup [edit ]
Müller was named in Germany ‘s probationary 27-man team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup along with seven early Bayern Munich players. [ 169 ] Despite suffering a daunt when he fell off his bicycle at the team ‘s coach clique in South Tyrol, [ 170 ] Müller only received superficial injuries and made the final ignore for the tournament when the team was reduced to 23 players. [ 171 ] He was allocated the number 13, [ 172 ] normally worn by hurt captain Michael Ballack, [ 172 ] and previously worn by Müller ‘s eponym Gerd. [ 172 ] He earned his moment international cap in the concluding warm-up match before the World Cup when he came on as a half-time ersatz for Piotr Trochowski in a 3–1 gain over Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ 173 ] He started the first gear game of Germany ‘s World Cup political campaign and scored the third goal – his first internationally – in a 4–0 winnings over Australia, [ 174 ] winning Germany ‘s goal of the calendar month prize in the process. [ 175 ] He played in all Germany ‘s group games, as they finished top of Group D ; he scored doubly and assisted once in the 4–1 victory over England in the round of golf of 16. [ 176 ] In the third hour of Germany ‘s 4–0 quarter-final acquire against Argentina, he opened the scoring with his fourth tournament goal. [ 177 ] however, he picked up his moment book of the tournament in the first half, for a handball [ 178 ] and was suspended for the semi-final frustration against Spain. Müller said that he felt far more nervous during the Spain game than any he was able to play. [ 19 ] He returned to the team for the third-place playoff against Uruguay and scored the first goal, his fifth of the tournament, as Germany won 3–2 to take the bronze medals. [ 179 ] The team ‘s success was a completion of a series of changes made after the national team ‘s failure at Euro 2000. The Germans emphasized a more open, attack-minded style not previously associated with Germany, and included big young players, including Müller, Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil. [ 180 ] With five goals Müller ended as joint top goalscorer of the tournament. He earned the Golden Boot with these goals and his three assists. [ 181 ] He besides won the Best Young Player Award over chap nominees André Ayew of Ghana and Giovani dos Santos of Mexico. [ 182 ] For both awards, he succeeded a german teammate, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski, respectively, from 2006. [ 183 ] In October 2010, he was named on the short list for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award along with four of his Germany teammates. [ 184 ] Reflecting on his World Cup success, Müller said “ I basically got lucky, I hit phase at barely the correct time ”. [ 51 ]
euro 2012 [edit ]
Müller started all ten-spot of Germany ‘s qualifiers for Euro 2012, as the team qualified for the finals with a 100 % record. Müller provided assists for seven goals, [ 185 ] three of which came in a 6–2 acquire over Austria in September 2011 which secured Germany ‘s qualification for the finals with two games to spare. [ 186 ] He scored three times in the crusade, two goals coming in a 4–0 win over Kazakhstan in March 2011, [ 187 ] the third in a 3–1 acquire over Turkey in October of the lapp year. [ 188 ] Müller was included in Joachim Löw ‘s squad for Euro 2012, [ 189 ] where the Germans were knocked out in the semi-finals by Italy. [ 190 ]
2014 World Cup [edit ]
Müller scored his first base World Cup qualifying goals on 22 March 2013, getting Germany ‘s opener and final goal in a 3–0 away win over Kazakhstan. [ 191 ] He besides scored in the 3–0 victories over Austria and the Faroe Islands to give him four goals in Germany ‘s successful reservation crusade. [ 193 ] On 16 June 2014, in Germany ‘s opening catch of the 2014 World Cup, [ 194 ] Müller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament and was named man of the equal in a 4–0 gain against Portugal. [ 195 ] In accession, he was besides the aim of Pepe ‘s headbutt in the 37th moment, which resulted in the portuguese defender being sent off. [ 194 ] [ 195 ] He denied that he had “ overplayed ” the position leading to the bolshevik card. [ 196 ] On 26 June, Müller scored the merely goal of the concluding group catch against the United States to help the Germans win Group G and dispelled concern of collusion between german coach Joachim Löw and American coach Jürgen Klinsmann to play to a puff as had occurred in 1982. [ 197 ] On 8 July, Müller scored Germany ‘s opening goal in their 7–1 semi-final get the better of of Brazil. [ 198 ] This was Germany ‘s 2,000th goal in its history, and put Müller level with Helmut Rahn ‘s run of ten World Cup goals. Müller besides became merely the third musician to score at least five goals in each of his first two World Cups ( after Teófilo Cubillas and teammate Miroslav Klose ). [ 199 ] On 11 July, Müller was named on the ten-man short list for FIFA ‘s Golden Ball prize for the tournament ‘s best player. [ 200 ] After playing all 120 minutes of Germany ‘s final victory against Argentina, Müller received the Silver Boot as the tournament ‘s second-top goalscorer with five goals, [ 201 ] [ 202 ] and was besides named in the World Cup All-Star XI, having played a major function in his team ‘s World Cup prevail. [ 203 ]
euro 2016 [edit ]
Müller featured in nine of ten matches during Germany ‘s qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2016, scoring nine goals as Germany topped their qualify group to qualify for Euro 2016. [ 204 ] Müller started in all six matches that Germany played at the Euro 2016 finals. In their quarter-final match against Italy, [ 205 ] Müller ‘s dart was the inaugural one to be saved in the penalty shoot-out during the tournament. [ 205 ] This was besides the first time Germany failed to score in a shoot-out since Uli Stielike missed in the 1982 World Cup. [ 205 ] Germany would hush end up winning the shoot-out 6–5, however. [ 205 ] Müller ‘s poor run of phase throughout the tournament hindered Germany ‘s chances, and they would be eliminated by hosts France in the semi-finals. Müller exited the contest without adding a goal to his name at the european Championship. [ 206 ]
2018 World Cup [edit ]
Müller was selected in Germany ‘s final 23-man police squad by director Joachim Löw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 207 ] Müller played in all three matches for Germany against Mexico, Sweden and South Korea. Müller started against Mexico and Sweden, but came on as a substitute against South Korea. Müller did not manage to score a goal as Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage. [ 208 ]
ejection from national team [edit ]
On 5 March 2019, national team passenger car Joachim Löw confirmed that he would plan without Müller for the foreseeable future, along with his club teammates Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels. [ 209 ] Müller said after the decision that he was “ angry and surprise ” why Löw decided to drop him and his Bayern teammates. [ 210 ] however, after Löw by and by admitted in March 2021 that he was considering reversing his decision and allowing the previously barred players to partake in the approaching UEFA Euro 2020, Müller insisted he was “ decidedly cook ” to return to external duty, stating his desire to win another title with Germany. [ 211 ]
return to the team and Euro 2020 [edit ]
On 19 May 2021, Müller, along with Hummels, was included in Germany ‘s final 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020, ending a period of over two years of exception from the national team. [ 212 ] In the Euro 2020 round of 16, Müller missed a one-to-one chance against England when the mark was 1–0 for the latter ; however, England went on finally to beat Germany 2–0. [ 213 ] Hence, Müller played 15 matches in the european Championship without scoring any goal. [ 214 ]
style of dally [edit ]
Müller ‘s character can be described as an attacking all-around, [ 180 ] a versatile player who is able to play in a variety of offense positions. As he came through the youth system, he was seen chiefly as a midfielder, [ 19 ] but since breaking into the first-team he has been used in more attack roles. Bayern Munich normally plays a 4–2–3–1 formation, and Müller is most much function of the three attacking midfielders behind the central striker. He can play in any of the attacking midfield roles but normally plays in the center for Bayern, [ 215 ] but has besides played on the justly fly, specially for Germany. [ 216 ] He has been used in a cardinal attacking function as an absolute striker on juncture, [ 4 ] [ 217 ] [ 218 ] or even as a irregular striker. [ 4 ] [ 218 ] Although he lacks physical force, [ 219 ] Müller has been praised for his maturity, [ 220 ] proficiency, [ 221 ] awareness, tactical intelligence, and positioning. [ 51 ] [ 219 ] He has been peculiarly noted for his composure ; Germany coach Joachim Löw said he is “ impervious to pressure ” [ 19 ] and former Bayern coach Louis van Gaal said he has fantastic genial strength. [ 51 ] A reproducible scorekeeper and godhead of goals, Müller has been lauded in the media for his intelligent bowel movement off the ball and ability to time his attacking runs ; [ 218 ] [ 223 ] he describes himself as a player who can find gaps in the opposition defense but not particularly good at dribbling or one-on-ones. [ 19 ] Müller describes this function as Raumdeuter, [ 224 ] [ 225 ] a term which translates, literally, to “ space spokesperson ” ( californium. Traumdeuter, “ dream interpreter ” ). During the 2014 World Cup, Germany director Joachim Löw stated that Müller “ is a very irregular player and you ca n’t in truth predict his lines of running, but he has one drive and that is ‘how can I score a goal ? ‘ ”. [ 226 ] In addition to his nauseating capabilities, Müller has besides been praised by pundits for his teamwork, stamen, and defensive work-rate. [ 4 ] [ 227 ] [ 228 ]
personal life [edit ]
Müller was born in Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria. [ 229 ] He grew up in the nearby village of Pähl, which became the centre of media attention during his World Cup exploits. [ 230 ] His parents are Klaudia and Gerhard, and he has a brother, Simon, who is two and a half years new. [ 230 ] He married his long-time girlfriend Lisa Trede, a semi-professional equestrian who works on a farm, [ 231 ] in December 2009 after being engaged for two years. [ 232 ] In June 2011, he became an ambassador for YoungWings, a jacob’s ladder that helps children who have suffered mourning or trauma. [ 233 ] He is catholic. [ 234 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 27 November 2021
International [edit ]
- As of match played 14 November 2021[239]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Germany
2010
12
5
2011
13
5
2012
13
0
2013
9
6
2014
15
10
2015
6
5
2016
15
5
2017
6
1
2018
11
1
2021
10
4
Total
110
42
- As of match played 14 November 2021. Scores and results list Germany’s goal tally first.[240][241]
Notes
- ^ The stadium was known as Esprit Arena in 2018 .
Honours [edit ]
club [edit ]
Bayern Munich [ 242 ]
International [edit ]
Germany
individual [edit ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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