Thomas Müller German Footballer Plays Excellent PerformancesThomas Müller (born 13 September 1989 in Weilheim is a German international footballer who plays for Bayern Munich. Müller plays as a midfielder or forward, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, or on either wing. He has been praised for his pace, technique and composure, and has shown consistency in both scoring and creating goals. A product of Bayern's youth system, he made his first-team breakthrough under new Bayern manager Louis van Gaal during the 2009–10 season, playing almost every game as the club won the league and cup double, and reached the Champions League final.
This earned him an international call-up, and at the end of the season he was named in Germany's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in the round of 16 match against England to take Germany through to the quarter finals, making him the youngest player since Pelé to score multiple goals in a knockout round, and the youngest German since Franz Beckenbauer to do so in any game.
On 6 May, Müller was named in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for the 2010 World Cup, along with seven other Bayern Munich players. Despite suffering a scare when he fell off his bicycle at the team's training camp in South Tirol, Müller only suffered superficial injuries, and made the final cut for the tournament when the squad was reduced to 23 players on 1 June. He has been allocated the number 13, normally worn by injured captain Michael Ballack, and previously worn by Müller's namesake Gerd. He earned his second cap in the final warm-up match before the World Cup, coming on as a half-time substitute for Piotr Trochowski in a 3–1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. He started the first game of Germany's World Cup campaign, a 4–0 win over Australia and scored his first international goal, the third of the game. He has played in all Germany's games in the tournament so far, as they finished top of Group D, and he scored twice and assisted once in a 4–1 victory over England in the round of 16.
He scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the quarter final against Argentina, opening the scoring in the third minute as Germany won 4–0. However, he will miss the semi-final against Spain on 7 July 2010, having picked up his second booking of the tournament in the match against Argentina.
Personal information
Date of birth 13 September 1989 (1989-09-13) (age 20)
Place of birth Weilheim, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 25
Youth career
1993–2000 TSV Pähl
2000–2007 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2009 Bayern Munich II 35 (16)
2008– Bayern Munich 38 (13)
National team‡
2004–2005 Germany U-16 6 (4)
2007 Germany U-19 1 (0)
2008 Germany U-20 1 (1)
2009– Germany U-21 6 (1)
2010– Germany 7 (4)
This earned him an international call-up, and at the end of the season he was named in Germany's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in the round of 16 match against England to take Germany through to the quarter finals, making him the youngest player since Pelé to score multiple goals in a knockout round, and the youngest German since Franz Beckenbauer to do so in any game.
On 6 May, Müller was named in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for the 2010 World Cup, along with seven other Bayern Munich players. Despite suffering a scare when he fell off his bicycle at the team's training camp in South Tirol, Müller only suffered superficial injuries, and made the final cut for the tournament when the squad was reduced to 23 players on 1 June. He has been allocated the number 13, normally worn by injured captain Michael Ballack, and previously worn by Müller's namesake Gerd. He earned his second cap in the final warm-up match before the World Cup, coming on as a half-time substitute for Piotr Trochowski in a 3–1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. He started the first game of Germany's World Cup campaign, a 4–0 win over Australia and scored his first international goal, the third of the game. He has played in all Germany's games in the tournament so far, as they finished top of Group D, and he scored twice and assisted once in a 4–1 victory over England in the round of 16.
He scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the quarter final against Argentina, opening the scoring in the third minute as Germany won 4–0. However, he will miss the semi-final against Spain on 7 July 2010, having picked up his second booking of the tournament in the match against Argentina.
Personal information
Date of birth 13 September 1989 (1989-09-13) (age 20)
Place of birth Weilheim, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 25
Youth career
1993–2000 TSV Pähl
2000–2007 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2009 Bayern Munich II 35 (16)
2008– Bayern Munich 38 (13)
National team‡
2004–2005 Germany U-16 6 (4)
2007 Germany U-19 1 (0)
2008 Germany U-20 1 (1)
2009– Germany U-21 6 (1)
2010– Germany 7 (4)
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