Thomas Müller
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Müller with Bayern Munich in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Müller[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1989[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2000 | TSV Pähl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Bayern Munich II | 35 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2025 | Bayern Munich | 503 | (150) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Germany U20 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Germany U21 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2024 | Germany | 131 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:55, 14 September 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈmʏlɐ];[2] born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps.[3][4][5] Widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation,[6][7][8] nicknamed ”the Raumdeuter” (interpreter of space), Müller has been praised for his positioning, finishing, work-rate, and consistency in both scoring and creating goals.[9] He is both the all-time German top goalscorer and assist provider in the UEFA Champions League, scoring 57 goals and providing 30 assists.[10][11]
A product of Bayern Munich's youth system, which he joined at age 10 in 2000, Müller represented the club until 2025. With Bayern, he won a record thirteen Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, eight DFL-Supercups, two Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and two FIFA Club World Cups. He joined the first team in the 2009–10 season after Louis van Gaal was appointed as the main coach; he played almost every game that season as Bayern won the league and cup double and reached the 2010 Champions League final. Müller scored in the 2012 Champions League final though Bayern lost the final on penalties. Müller scored 23 goals in the 2012–13 season as Bayern won a historic treble; the league title, cup and Champions League. In 2019–20, he broke the Bundesliga record for assists in a season with 21 (a joint record in the top five leagues alongside Lionel Messi in La Liga) and scored 14 goals as Bayern won a second treble. With 756 matches played across seventeen seasons, Müller is Bayern's all-time record appearance holder, scoring 250 goals and providing 223 assists for the club across all competitions, and one of only three players in league history to reach the landmark of 100 Bundesliga goals and 100 assists each (alongside Andreas Möller and Marco Reus). He also holds the record for the most UEFA Champions League appearances with one team.
Müller was called 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. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he played a major role in helping the team win the trophy, as he scored five goals and received the Silver Ball as the tournament's second best player and the Silver Boot as the second top goalscorer. He was also named in the World Cup All-Star XI and in the Dream Team. He retired from international football after the UEFA Euro 2024. Müller is the most decorated German footballer in history with 34 trophies, along with Toni Kroos.[12][13]
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: FC Bayern München (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Copy the Penalty Challenge | FC Bayern Summer Games 2022 | Episode 1". YouTube (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Müller: the most under-appreciated player in world football". Bundesliga. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Jawale, DArshan (23 April 2021). "Top 10 Best Midfielders in the World 2022 (Ranked)". SportingFree. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Rashid, Saad (21 September 2015). "Why Thomas Müller is the most underrated player of his generation". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "'Forget Messi and Ronaldo - kids should copy Thomas Muller' - Thierry Henry | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Thomas Müller's companions on road to Bayern appearance record: Gerland, Klose, Guardiola". FC Bayern Munich. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list". FourFourTwo (253 ed.). 13 February 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Müller" (in German). DFB. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ UEFA.com. "All-time Player | Most assists Stats | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "The stats behind Thomas Müller's record career with Bayern Munich and Germany". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Müller: The numbers behind Bayern's record appearance holder". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Müller und Toni Kroos sind die deutschen Spieler mit den meisten Titeln" (in German). Sky Sport. 4 May 2025.