Thomas Müller
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Müller with Bayern Munich in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–2000 | TSV Pähl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Bayern Munich II | 35 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Bayern Munich | 503 | (150) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, correct as of 15:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈmʏlɐ]; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his era, Müller has been praised for his positioning, finishing, playmaking, work-rate, and consistency in both scoring and creating goals.
A product of Bayern Munich's youth system, Müller has represented the club ever since. With Bayern, he has won a record thirteen Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, eight DFL-Supercups, two UEFA 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 UEFA Champions League final. Müller scored in the 2012 UEFA 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. 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 in 2019–20 season as Bayern won a second treble. With over 750 matches played across seventeen seasons, Müller is Bayern's all-time record appearance holder marking 248 goals and 281 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. In 2025, Müller became the most decorated German footballer in history with 34 trophies, along with Toni Kroos.