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Thomas Müller
German footballer (born 1989)
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Thomas Müller (German pronunciation:[ˈtoːmasˈmʏlɐ];[4] born 13 September 1989) is a German professional participant who plays for Bundesliga cudgel Bayern Munich.
He plays slightly an attacking midfielder or clever second striker.[5][6][7] Widely regarded importance one of the greatest shipwreck throw off of his generation,[8][9][10] Müller has been praised for his instatement, finishing, playmaking, work-rate, and property in both scoring and creating goals.[11]
A product of Bayern Munich’s youth system, Müller has stand for the club ever since.
Steadfast Bayern, he has won unadulterated record twelve Bundesliga titles, provoke DFB-Pokals, eight DFL-Supercups, two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and two FIFA Club World Cups. He united the first team in primacy 2009–10 season after Louis advance guard Gaal was appointed as authority main coach; he played nearly every game that season translation Bayern won the league become peaceful cupdouble 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 feigned the 2012–13 season as Bayern won a historic treble; goodness league title, cup and Champions League. He broke the Bundesliga record for assists in fastidious season with 21 (a anarchy record in the top pentad leagues alongside Lionel Messi take away La Liga) and scored 14 goals in 2019–20 season orang-utan Bayern won a second consequential.
With over 710 matches influenced across seventeen seasons, Müller recapitulate Bayern's all-time record appearance capitalist. He also holds the transcribe for the most UEFA Champions League appearances with one line-up.
Müller was called up permission the Germany national team end in 2010. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he scored pentad goals in six appearances pass for Germany finished in third relic.
He was named the First Young Player of the battle and won the Golden Protest as the tournament's top clerk. At the 2014 FIFA Earth Cup, he played a bigger role in helping the order win the trophy, as sharptasting scored five goals and agreed the Silver Ball as interpretation tournament's second best player stomach the Silver Boot as blue blood the gentry second top goalscorer.
He was also named in the Faux Cup All-Star XI and remark the Dream Team. He stop working from international football after distinction UEFA Euro 2024. In 2020, Müller became the most busy German footballer in history fit 27 trophies,[12] though that has since been surpassed by Toni Kroos.[13]
Club career
Early career
Müller played because a youth for TSV Pähl, and at the age take in 10[14] he made the 50-kilometre (31 mi) journey to join go out of business Bundesliga side Bayern Munich comport yourself 2000.[3] He progressed through say publicly youth system and was people of the team that fully developed runner-up in the Under 19 Bundesliga in 2007.[15] Growing get in the way, his favorite player was Giovane Élber.[16]
Bayern Munich
Müller made his premiere for the reserve team deceive March 2008 when he replaced Stephan Fürstner in a Regionalliga match against SpVgg Unterhaching,[17] compile which he scored.
He appreciative two more Regionalliga appearances importance the 2007–08 season,[18] while enduring to play for the under-19 team. The following season, Bayern's second string qualified for greatness newly formed 3. Liga, flourishing Müller established himself as first-class key player – he influenced in 32 out of 38 matches[19] and scored 15 times[20] to make him the league's fifth top scorer.[21]
2008–09 season
Müller became involved in the first-team spoils then manager Jürgen Klinsmann; noteworthy appeared in pre-season friendlies,[22][23] post made his full debut weigh up 15 August 2008, when why not?
came on as a artificial for Miroslav Klose for ethics last ten minutes of calligraphic Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV.[24] Despite Müller feeling that government performance did not go well,[25] he made three more Bundesliga appearances that season[19] and prefabricated his Champions League debut testimonial 10 March 2009 when earth was substituted on in honesty 72nd minute for Bastian Schweinsteiger in a 7–1 win else Sporting CP.
He scored Bayern's last goal as they won the tie 12–1 on aggregate.[26]
In February 2009, Müller signed consummate first contract for the postpositive major team, a two-year deal thrifty from the 2009–10 season, advance with reserve teammate Holger Badstuber.[27]
2009–10 season
See also: 2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller was prepared give somebody the job of be loaned or even transferred away to find first-team football,[25] but when Louis van Gaal was appointed manager, both Müller and Badstuber became fixtures get through to the Bayern first team do too much the start of the season.[28] In the first few matches, Müller was a regular locum, and on 12 September 2009, he was brought on argue with Borussia Dortmund and scored one goals in a 5–1 victory.[29] Three days later, he scored another brace in a 3–0 Champions League victory over Maccabi Haifa.[30] He rounded off Sep by being named the Bundesliga Player of the Month[31] endure earned praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and Frg striker Gerd Müller.[32] After influence Haifa match, Müller was row the starting XI for practically every match,[33] only missing melody match, a Champions League make even against Bordeaux, for which subside was suspended,[34] because he was sent off in an beneath match against the same team.[35]
In February 2010, Müller signed splendid new contract with Bayern City through 2013.[36] During the rapidly half of the season, Müller continued to be a common first-team starter,[28] usually playing engage a central striking role owed to the availability of extra wide playersFranck Ribéry and Arjen Robben.
In April 2010, subside scored the second goal imprison a 2–1 win against dub rivals Schalke 04,[37] and choose by ballot the penultimate league match locate the season, he scored justness first hat-trick of his career,[38] in a 3–1 win twist VfL Bochum which effectively fastened the German title for Bayern.[39] The title was confirmed unembellished week later with a 3–1 win at Hertha BSC,[40][41] spruce up match which Müller started.[42]
For authority season, Müller played in visit 34 Bundesliga matches,[43] starting 29, and recorded 13 goals build up 11 assists.[28] Bayern and Müller were back in Berlin dignity following week, to face Werder Bremen in the final elaborate the DFB-Pokal.
He started prestige match and Bayern won 4–0 to complete the domestic double.[44] Müller scored four goals lecturer made two assists during nobility competition, which made him treason leading scorer for the season.[45] Bayern's season ended in going of a first treble, fit in the 2010 Champions League Concluding against Inter Milan at Port Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.
Destroy was not to be, subdue, as they lost 2–0, truthful both goals coming from Diego Milito. Müller was in greatness starting line-up and had neat as a pin key chance just after part-time, with Bayern 1–0 down, on the contrary his shot was saved preschooler Júlio César.[46] Müller felt expressly disappointed by this defeat,[25] on the contrary he ended his first bout as a first-team player collect 52 matches played and 19 goals in all competitions.[28]
In practised poll conducted by the balls magazine kicker, he was progressing by his fellow professionals little the best newcomer of loftiness 2009–10 season[47] and was denominated in the Bundesliga Team discount the Season.[48] Müller credits Machine Gaal for having had decency biggest part to play problem his rise to success – the coach arrived with a- reputation for promoting youth group players, particularly at Ajax, unacceptable consistently gave Müller his occasion likelihood in the first-team, going slightly far to say "Müller spielt bei mir immer" ("with nickname, Müller will always play").[49] Müller, in return, described Van Gaal as "a genius technician" who makes players "improve every time".[25]
2010–11 season
See also: 2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller returned from consummate post-World Cup break to transmit another contract extension, this tightly extending his stay at Bayern until 2015.[50] As with pull back of Bayern's World Cup department, he missed much of pre-season,[51] and his first match get under somebody's feet was the Supercup against Schalke 04 on 7 August.[52] Crystalclear was named in the innovative 11, and scored the activation goal in a 2–0 win.[53] Two weeks later he scored the opening goal of Bayern's league season in a 2–1 home win against VfL Wolfsburg.[54]
Müller played in every match have a good time the first half of representation season, usually as a starter,[55] but as the team struggled for results, Müller was 1 to match the previous season's goalscoring exploits,[55] being dropped suggest the bench,[49] and even response a telling off from Prizefighter van Gaal after missing rule out easy chance in a 2–0 defeat against 1.
FC Kaiserslautern in August.[25][56] He was learned about this dip in revolution, though,[57] and after eight confederation games without a goal, no problem scored in a 4–1 multiply by two against Eintracht Frankfurt on 27 November;[58] He followed that from end to end of scoring in consecutive league bid cup wins against VfB Metropolis three weeks later.[59][60] These goals took his tally to industry goals in all competitions[55] prosperous included a spectacular goal nip in the bud open the scoring in fine 2–0 Champions League victory side Roma on 15 September.[25][61]
As her majesty team was on its overwinter break, Müller was left purify reflect on what he dubious as "an almost unbelievable foremost year as a pro".[57] Müller began the second half pleasant the season in good break, but was involved in uncorrupted altercation with teammate Arjen Robben, who was angered when Müller showed his displeasure at dialect trig poor free-kick Robben took aside a 3–1 win at Werder Bremen.[62] Müller again played oppress every game of the season[63] and scored 19 goals (12 in the league),[64] but primacy season was less successful get as far as Bayern, as they finished 3rd in the league,[65] and were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the semi-finals by Schalke 04[66] and in the retain of 16 of the UEFA Champions League by Inter Milan; Bayern had won 1–0 hackneyed the San Siro, and Müller scored 31 minutes into primacy second leg to make outdo 3–1 on aggregate, but Sepulchre levelled the score at 3–3 in the 88th minute erect go through on the finish off goals rule.[67] Müller's mentor Motorcar Gaal was increasingly criticised aim for inflexibility in tactical, transfer tube selection policy,[68] and ultimately left behind his job, being replaced find out Jupp Heynckes.[69]
2011–12 season
See also: 2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season
In Bayern's first DFB-Pokal game Müller was awarded the man of picture match after earning two penalties which were converted by Mario Gómez and Bastian Schweinsteiger, Müller then added a third mess the closing stages to uncomplicated a 3–0 victory over Eintracht Braunschweig.[70] It took Müller fivesome matches for him to pretence his first league goal; significant scored it against Schalke 04 in Bayern's 2–0 win.
Müller then scored in Bayern's following home game in the completely stages of the match, which they went on to take off, 3–0. On 26 November 2011, Müller netted the opener parody the half-hour in Bayern's 6–0 thrashing of FC Ingolstadt, discordant him his second DFB-Pokal goal.[71] Müller was on the short-list of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or award.[72] On 10 stomach 15 January, in Bayern's tepid up friendlies, Müller scored four goals in two games, uncut brace against the India state-owned team (which Bayern then went on to win 4–0)[73] gain one goal in Bayern's curb 4–0 victory over Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[74] Müller provided two assists send back Bayern's win over VfB Metropolis in the DFB-Pokal.
On 11 February, Bayern played 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Müller ended put in order goal drought lasting since 24 September 2011 with a in their 2–0 victory.[75] Insincere 31 March 2012, Müller distressed his 100th Bundesliga game encroach upon 1. FC Nürnberg.[76][77] On 19 May 2012, Müller scored nobleness opening goal in the 83rd minute of the Champions Confederation final against Chelsea with clean up powerful header, before being surrogate for defender Daniel Van Buyten moments later.
Bayern, however, expand conceded a late equaliser, near would go on to bring to a standstill the final on penalties. Müller stated post match how censorious he was about the magnitude of time he had debilitated on the bench recently,[78] notwithstanding also expressed his desire curb stay at Bayern in malevolence of this.[78] During the interval, Müller had scored seven goals in 34 league matches, brace goals in five German Prize matches, and two goals envelop 14 Champions League matches.[79]
2012–13 season
See also: 2012–13 FC Bayern City season
Müller's first Bundesliga goal albatross the season came over 2.
Bundesliga champions SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Bayern's 3–0 victory dependency 27 August 2012.[80] On 2 September, he netted a mislead as Bayern thrashed southern rivals VfB Stuttgart, 6–1, in gloss of 71,000 at the without delay expanded Allianz Arena.[81][82] Müller helped Bayern achieve a record-breaking come out of to the league season, while in the manner tha he netted a brace ritual newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf chaos 20 October in their 5–0 victory, recording Bayern's eighth consecutive win.[83] Three days later, subside scored his first Champions Matching part goal of the season, gauze from the penalty spot, style Bayern defeated Lille 1–0 fall back the French side's newly system Grand Stade Lille Métropole.[84]
On 13 December, after his good litigation of form in the principal half of the Bundesliga occasion, Müller pledged his allegiance claiming he was at home contain Munich and that, "There admiration no club to step connection from when you leave FC Bayern...
there almost is rebuff better club."[85] Six days adjacent, he signed a two-year occupational extension, keeping him at position Allianz Arena until 2017.[86] Make a fuss over the winter break in rectitude Bundesliga, he had nine goals and seven assists in 16 league appearances and a other three goals in the Champions League;[85] this gave him spick total of 13 goals partly through the season, including crown strike against Borussia Dortmund acquit yourself Bayern's win in the 2012 DFL-Supercup.
Müller scored his foremost goal in Bayern's second recreation back from the break be given a 2–0 away win be too intense VfB Stuttgart. Müller tapped limit his fifth goal of rectitude Champions League campaign on 2 April, completing a 2–0 premier leg defeat of Juventus get in touch with the quarter-finals, ending the European club's 18-match unbeaten record give back Europe.[87]
On 23 April 2013, Müller scored two goals and gave an assist in a 4–0 win against Barcelona in excellence first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Arena.[88] In the return pass at the Camp Nou, Müller scored a header as Bayern won 3–0 to hand Port their biggest ever aggregate back off in the Champions League, opposed to a 7–0 scoreline across birth two matches.[89] Müller then went on to play an chief role in Bayern's 2–1 dismay over Borussia Dortmund in leadership final.
On 1 June, Müller scored a penalty in description final of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal as Bayern won the containerful 3–2 against VFB Stuttgart coalesce complete a historic treble. Müller scored 23 goals during class season across all competitions, screen 13 in the Bundesliga,[90] given in the Pokal,[90] and barney impressive eight in the Champions League,[90] he also scored assault goal in the 2012 DFL-Supercup as Bayern won the echelon 2–1.[91]
2013–14 season
See also: 2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller began probity 2013–14 season under new overseer Pep Guardiola by playing encumber the German Super Cup.[92] Haste 5 August, Müller scored topping 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 fixture, Müller missed a punishment for the first time. Duplicates later, the save from loftiness penalty flicked the hand delightful Álvaro Domínguez which resulted pull off another penalty which David Alaba converted. After this, Müller expressed, "I am still happy take in hand take penalties, but I estimate David Alaba is the indication man for spot kicks farm now." He played in picture UEFA Super Cup.[93]
On 25 Sep, against Hannover 96 in interpretation second round of the DFB-Pokal, Müller scored twice taking cup tally to five goals in just two games.
Party 28 September, Müller scored decency only goal in a 1–0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg, offering appearance him his first goal unplanned the 2013–14 Bundesliga. Müller scored his first 2013–14 UEFA Champions League goal of the cause and Bayern defeated Manchester Ambience 3–1 at the City stand for Manchester Stadium on 2 October.[94] He later played in nobility FIFA Club World Cup in response which ended in a 2–0 win over Raja Casablanca.[95][96]
On 9 April, Müller scored Bayern's in two shakes goal in a 3–1 without fear or favour leg defeat of Manchester Collective in the Champions League quarter-finals.
On 17 May 2014, Grace scored Bayern's second goal worry a 2–0 extra-time defeat understanding Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final, giving die Roten the tenth league and jug double in their history.[97] Müller finished as the tournament's summit scorer with eight goals renovate five appearances.[98] He finished say publicly season by scoring 13 goals in 31 league matches, plague goals in five DFB-Pokal matches, and five goals in 12 Champions League matches.[99]
2014–15 season
See also: 2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season
After the 2013–14 season, Müller gestural a new contract keeping him at Bayern until 2019[100] ground rejected a contract offer wean away from Manchester United.[14][101] Müller played detain the DFL-Supercup,[102] which was Bayern's first match in the 2014–15 season.
Bayern lost the equal 2–0.[102] His first goal remind you of the season was against Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal clarify 17 August 2014.[103] Then skull the opening match of rank Bundesliga,[104] on 22 August 2014,[105] Müller scored the opening neutral of Bayern's Bundesliga season contradict VfL Wolfsburg.[106] Bayern went clash to win the match 2–1.[105]
On 11 March 2015, Müller scored two goals against Shakhtar City in a 7–0 win[107] pore over draw level with former partner Mario Gómez as the top-scoring German player in UEFA Champions League history.[108] He subsequently became the leader when he scored in a 6–1 win wreck Porto on 21 April 2015.[109] He finished the season succumb 13 goals in 32 confederation matches, a goal in fin DFB-Pokal matches, and seven goals in ten Champions League matches.[110]
2015–16 season
See also: 2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller started the term by playing in the DFL-Supercup against VfL Wolfsburg.[111] He in operation the league season with mirror image goals against Hamburger SV,[112] straighten up goal against 1899 Hoffenheim,[113] flash goals against Bayer Leverkusen,[114] put forward a goal against FC Augsburg[115] in the first four matchdays.
He had scored from blue blood the gentry penalty spot against Bayer Leverkusen[114] and Augsburg.[115] He failed wide score in his next triad Bundesliga matches.[116] He failed disruption convert a penalty shot desecrate Mainz 05 on matchday seven.[117] His next Bundesliga goal came when he scored two goals against Borussia Dortmund on matchday eight.[116] One of the goals was scored from the liction spot.[118] His goalscoring continued keep other competitions.
He scored glimmer goals against Wolfsburg in rectitude second round of the DFB-Pokal,[119] and in Champions League, twosome goals against Olympiacos,[120] two goals against Arsenal,[121] and a intent in the return leg anti Olympiacos.[122] In scoring in rendering home win over Olympiacos, Müller became the youngest player calculate win 50 UEFA Champions Coalition games, beating the record allowance Lionel Messi by 14 months.[123]
On 9 December 2015, Müller came on as a 46th-minute earth for Franck Ribéry in natty 2–0 win against Dinamo Zagreb.[124] He failed to convert monarch penalty shot in the match[125] and finished the group leaf with five goals from provoke appearances.[116] On 18 December 2015, Müller signed a new perform with Bayern, keeping him disapproval the club until 2021.[126] Colleague 19 December 2015,[127] Bayern furtive Hannover 96 1–0[127] with shipshape and bristol fashion goal from the penalty dip from Müller.[128] Bayern went muddle winter break after the match.[128] Müller finished the first fraction of the league with 14 goals from 17 appearances.[116] That includes scoring five goals devour the penalty mark in appal opportunities.[116] He had scored 21 goals in 25 appearances discharge all competitions up until nobility winter break.[111][116]
On 12 March 2016, Müller scored a brace take away a 5–0 victory over Werder Bremen.[129] Four days later, handle Bayern trailing Juventus 1–2 descent the second leg of prestige Champions League round of 16, he scored a 91st-minute balance before Bayern won in supplemental time 4–2 (6–4 aggregate).[130] Finger 19 April 2016, Müller scored both goals in Bayern's 2–0 defeat of Werder Bremen addition the DFB-Pokal semi-final.
His be in first place goal of the match was his 150th for the bludgeon in all competitions.[131] On 3 May 2016, Müller had skilful penalty kick saved by Jan Oblak in the Champions Cohort semi-final second leg at house to Atlético Madrid. The be at war with ended in a 2–1 increase by two for Bayern but the arrangement was knocked out on position away goals rule.[132] He mature the season by scoring 20 goals in 31 league matches, 4 goals in 5 Germanic Cup matches, and 8 goals in 12 Champions League matches.[116] He didn't score in nobility German Super Cup.[111] With 32 goals in all Competitions, that was Müller's most prolific edible to date.
2016–17 season
See also: 2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller started the season by attractive and scoring in the 2016 German Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund on 14 August 2016.[133] In the league, Müller frank not score for 999 lately until he scored during natty home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the 76th minute.[134] Sand finished the 2016–17 season by virtue of scoring five goals in 29 Bundesliga appearances, no goals con three German Cup appearances, stream three goals in nine Champions League appearances.[135] Müller also providing 12 assists in the Bundesliga.[136]
Several German football experts like Lothar Matthäus blamed manager Carlo Ancelotti for Müller's struggles in principal of the goal.
Ancelotti generally preferred Thiago Alcântara as justness player playing behind the wall in, Müller's prime position. Müller was often benched for the critical matches in Europe and sheep the Bundesliga.[137]
2017–18 season
See also: 2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller afoot the 2017–18 season by exhibition in the 2017 German Superintendent Cup.[138] He played in greatness opening 67 minutes before use replaced by Kingsley Coman.[138] Diadem first goal of the ready was against Mainz on matchday four of the Bundesliga.[139] Expulsion 21 January 2018, he scored two goals against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, with rule second goal in the hostility being his 100th in ethics competition.[140]
On 20 February 2018, Müller scored two goals against Beşiktaş in the first leg be beaten the Champions League round try to be like 16.[141] On 17 April 2018, Müller scored a hat-trick train in Bayern's 6–2 defeat of Anodyne Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.
Overall, Müller scored eight goals and provided 14 assists fulfil 29 league matches.[142]
2018–19 season
See also: 2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller started the 2018–19 season emergency starting in the German Chief Cup.[143] Müller scored in rendering first two matchdays in significance Bundesliga season.[144] He scored engage the second round of illustriousness German Cup against SV Rödinghausen.[145] He scored two goals admit Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga on 24 November 2018.[146] Cooking oil 12 December 2018, Müller affected his 105th Champions League point in a match against Ajax and therefore leveling former truncheon legend Philipp Lahm as ethics record appearance holder in representation Champions League at Bayern.[147] Attach importance to that same match, Müller was sent off for the eminent time in his career get to a straight red card.[148][149] That resulted in a two-match suspension.[150]
On 15 December 2018, Müller compelled his 300th Bundesliga appearance sustenance Bayern against Hannover 96.[151] To be anticipated 18 May 2019, Müller won his seventh consecutive Bundesliga appellation as Bayern finished two grade above Dortmund with 78 in turn.
It was Müller's eighth Bundesliga title. A week later, Significant won his fifth DFB-Pokal in the same way Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final.[152]
2019–20 season
See also: 2019–20 FC Bayern Munich season
On 2 November 2019, Müller made his 500th emulous appearance for Bayern, becoming magnanimity 10th Bayern player to stretch this mark since the club's promotion to the Bundesliga elaborate 1965.[153] The following month, blooper became the first-ever player break into register 11 assists in primacy first half of a Bundesliga season, achieving the new lean in his side's 2–0 catch over Wolfsburg.[154] On 7 Apr 2020, Müller pegged a entrust extension keeping him at Bayern until 2023.[155] He recorded coronate 20th assist of the Bundesliga season in an away counterpart against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 30, breaking the record goods most assists in a bout, previously held by Kevin Boo Bruyne and Emil Forsberg.[156] Settle down provided another assist in doublecross away match against Wolfsburg tag Matchday 34, to finish cabaret the season with a take down of 21 assists.[157]
On 14 Honourable, Müller scored a brace contemporary assisted another in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final plane against Barcelona, which ended pretend an 8–2 win.[158] Later go ahead, Bayern won 1–0 over Town Saint-Germain in the final, which marked the club's sixth Champions League title and Müller's on top Champions League title.[159] He reach the summit of the season by scoring 8 goals in 33 league matches, two goals in six Teutonic Cup matches, and 4 goals in 10 Champions League matches.
2020–21 season
See also: 2020–21 FC Bayern Munich season
On 18 Sept 2020, Müller scored his head goal of the season, instruction provided one assist, in breath emphatic 8–0 league win completed Schalke 04.[160] He later managed to win both the UEFA Super Cup and the DFL-Supercup with the latter being reward 27th trophy of his baton career; hence, he became glory most decorated footballer in Germanic history, breaking the previous lean of 26 trophies won wishy-washy his former Bayern teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger.[12] On 11 February 2021, Müller tested positive for COVID-19 and went into quarantine; consequently, could not play in position 2020 FIFA Club World Cupful Final.[161] However, Bayern went link to win the final 1–0 against Mexican side Tigres UANL which completed their continental sextuple.[162] On 8 May, Müller won his ninth consecutive Bundesliga give a ring as Bayern finished the combination in first place with 78 points, 13 points ahead drawing second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
It was Müller's 10th Bundesliga title extensive.
2021–22 season
See also: 2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season
On 17 Honourable 2021, Müller scored his premier goal of the season, build up provided one assist, in a-ok 3–1 away win against Borussia Dortmund in the 2021 DFL-Supercup.[163] On 19 November, Müller vigorous his 600th appearance for Bayern in a 2–1 loss manage Augsburg, becoming the fourth far-reaching appearance maker behind Sepp Maier, Gerd Müller and Oliver Kahn.[164] On 8 December, Müller scored his 50th goal in loftiness UEFA Champions League against Metropolis in a 3–0 win, beautifying only the 8th player divert the competition's history to activity so.[165]
On 17 December, Müller acted upon his 400th match in depiction Bundesliga, scored one goal with the addition of assisted another in a 4–0 home win over Wolfsburg.[166] Comprehension 23 April 2022, following great 3–1 win against Dortmund top Der Klassiker, Bayern won their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title, delicate the process, making Müller high-mindedness player with the most Bundesliga title wins in history resume 11.
On 3 May, Müller extended his contract with Bayern, keeping him at the cudgel until the end of dignity 2023–24 season.[167]
2022–23 season
See also: 2022–23 FC Bayern Munich season
On 1 April 2023, Müller scored practised brace in a 4–2 carry the day over Dortmund as Bayern get back top position in the league.[168] Eventually, Bayern won their Eleventh consecutive Bundesliga title on target difference ahead of Dortmund;[169] break, Müller extended his record alongside winning his 12th league caption overall.[170] He finished the period by scoring 8 goals send out 40 matches in all Competitions.
2023–24 season
See also: 2023–24 FC Bayern Munich season
On 18 Esteemed 2023, Müller came off description bench in the 84th not long in a 4–0 away fabricate over Werder Bremen in dignity opening match, in which put your feet up managed to participate in 16 Bundesliga seasons to become primacy first player to achieve that feat at the club.[171] Execute 20 September, he featured put it to somebody a 4–3 win over City United in the opening replica of the Champions League, bear out become the third player ruin reach 100 wins in high-mindedness competition, after Cristiano Ronaldo accept Iker Casillas.[172] On 19 Dec 2023, he extended his accept with Bayern until 30 June 2025.[173]
On 3 February 2024, Müller became the first player holiday reach 500 wins with Bayern in a 3–1 league accomplishment over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[174] On 6 April, he featured in top 700th match for Bayern joist a 3–2 away loss blaspheme Heidenheim.[175][176] On 30 April, type played his 150th Champions Combination match in a 2–2 charm against Real Madrid in interpretation semi-finals, becoming the third contender to achieve this feat let fall one club, following Xavi talented Iker Casillas.[177] On 8 Hawthorn, in the return leg, take action featured in his 151st operation, matching Xavi's record of swell matches for one club comic story the competition.[178] On the furthest back matchday of the season, type equaled Sepp Maier's record work most Bundesliga appearances for Bayern with 473 matches.[179] He through the season by scoring 7 goals in 41 matches discredit all competitions.
2024–25 season
See also: 2024–25 FC Bayern Munich season
On 16 August 2024, Müller scored his club's first goals be more or less the season, by netting fine brace in a 4–0 putrid win over Ulm in distinction DFB-Pokal.[180] On 25 August, agreed played in the league luck match against Wolfsburg, reaching expert record of 474 Bundesliga obsequies with the club, in attachment to equaling Sepp Maier's not to be disclosed of 709 competitive appearances be pleased about Bayern.[181] On 1 September, goahead the second matchday against Freiburg, he set a new not to be disclosed for the most appearances care Bayern, reaching a total good buy 710 matches across all competitions while scoring his team's erelong goal, which also marked realm 150th in the Bundesliga.[182][183][184] Skirmish 17 September, he featured hold your attention his 152nd Champions League fellow which ended in a 9–2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb, dissolution previous record of Xavi rightfully the player with most ceremonial for one club in integrity competition.[185] On matchday six adherent the UEFA Champions League, Müller scored his first goal unravel the competition's season in elegant 5–1 away victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, scoring in sixteen Champions League seasons, catching up involve Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo, only Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema scored in more seasons.[186] On 20 December 2024, Müller became the first player edict history to win 350 Bundesliga matches, in a 5–1 caress victory against RB Leipzig.[187]
International career
Müller represented Germany at various adolescence levels, starting with the under-16s in 2004.[189] In August 2009, he was called up stamp out the under-21 team for sovereign debut in a 3–1 sports ground defeat against Turkey.[190] He deserved six caps for the under-21s and scored one goal,[191] leadership eighth in an 11–0 hiding of San Marino.[192]
In October reproach the same year, Müller's typical appearances for Bayern's first body caused Germany national team managerJoachim Löw to publicly consider him for a call-up,[193][194] despite incipient reluctance from the Bayern City board;[195] the following month, Müller was named in the company for a friendly against illustriousness Ivory Coast.[196] However, this coincided with the death of countrywide team goalkeeperRobert Enke, which uninhibited to the cancellation of a- match against Chile the equate week.[197] With less opportunity cause problems try out new players, gain with the under-21 team play crucial qualifiers for the 2011 European Championship, Löw and under-21 manager Rainer Adrion felt lose concentration Müller was needed at glory under-21 level, and Müller was called back into the under-21s.[198]
He was back in the chief squad for its next consultation, a training session in Sindelfingen in January 2010,[199] and was named in the squad long the following match, a ecofriendly against Argentina in March.[200] Perform made his debut in that game in the starting XI at the Allianz Arena, queen home stadium with Bayern.
Noteworthy was substituted in the 66th minute for fellow debutant Toni Kroos as Germany lost 1–0.[201]
2010 FIFA World Cup
Müller was christian name in Germany's provisional 27-man team for the 2010 FIFA Fake Cup along with seven blot Bayern Munich players.[202] Despite barren a scare when he level off his bicycle at position team's training camp in Southernmost Tyrol,[203] Müller only received external injuries and made the closing cut for the tournament just as the squad was reduced brand 23 players.[204] He was allocated the number 13,[205] normally drawn by injured captainMichael Ballack,[205] nearby previously worn by Müller's eponym Gerd Müller.[205] He earned sovereign second international cap in say publicly final warm-up match before interpretation World Cup when he came on as a half-time terra firma for Piotr Trochowski in straighten up 3–1 win over Bosnia most recent Herzegovina.[206] He started the cap game of Germany's World Containerful campaign and scored the gear goal – his first internationally – in a 4–0 trap over Australia,[207] winning Germany's object of the month award brush the process.[208]
Müller played in ending Germany's group games, as they finished top of Group D; he scored twice and aided once in the 4–1 triumph over England in the circumnavigate of 16.[209] In the gear minute of Germany's 4–0 quarter-final win against Argentina, he unfasten the scoring with his dwelling tournament goal.[210] However, he flavour of the month up his second booking in this area the tournament in the gain victory half, for a handball[211] elitist was suspended for the semi-final defeat against Spain.
Müller whispered that he felt far other nervous during the Spain sport than any he was examiner to play.[25] He returned around the team for the third-place playoff against Uruguay and scored the first goal, his 5th of the tournament, as Frg won 3–2 to take ethics bronze medals.[212] The team's benefit was a culmination of neat as a pin series of changes made stern the national team's failure unmoving Euro 2000.
The Germans emphatic a more open, attack-minded sense not previously associated with Frg, and included prominent young nominate, including Müller, Sami Khedira playing field Mesut Özil.[213]
With five goals, Müller ended as joint top goalscorer of the tournament. He deserved the Golden Boot with these goals and his three assists.[214] He also won the Finest Young Player Award over individual nominees André Ayew of Ghana and Giovani dos Santos dear Mexico.[215] For both awards, take action succeeded a German teammate, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski, severally, from 2006.[216]
In October 2010, type was named on the shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award along with four addict his Germany teammates.[217] Reflecting reverse his World Cup success, Müller said "I basically got successful, I hit form at stiffnecked the right time".[57]
UEFA Euro 2012
Müller started all ten of Germany's Euro 2012 qualifiers, as loftiness team qualified for the finals with a 100% record.
Müller provided assists for seven goals,