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In February 2009, Müller signed his first contract for the senior team, effective from the [[FC Bayern Munich season 2009-10|2009–10]] season, along with reserve team-mate [[Holger Badstuber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/18613.php|title=Badstuber und Müller unterschreiben|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=16 February 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010|language=German}}</ref> Since the beginnng of that season, and the appointment of [[Louis van Gaal]] as coach, both players have been regular fixtures in the Bayern first team.<ref name="fussballdaten0910">{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2010/ |work=fussballdaten.de | language = German |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2009/2010 |accessdate= 31 January 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/20695.php|title=Clinical and classy FCB serve notice of intent|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=12 September 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> Three days later, he scored another [[brace (sports)|brace]] in the a [[UEFA Champions League 2009–10|UEFA Champions League]] clash against [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/20734.php|title=FCB rewarded for persistence and hard work|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=15 September 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> and he rounded off September by being named the Bundesliga player of the month<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballer-des-monats.de/fdm.html?tab=13&ref=&monat=61|title=Fußballer des Monats (September 2009)|work=Fussballer des Monats|accessdate=31 January 2010|language=German}}</ref> and earning praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and [[Germany national football team|Germany]] striker [[Gerd Müller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1109280.html|title=Muller slams Germany forwards|work=[[FIFA]]|date=29 September 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> Since the Haifa match, Müller has been in the starting eleven for almost every game,<ref name="fussballdaten0910" /> only missing one match - a Champions League game against [[Girondins de Bordeaux]], for which he was suspended,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/21289.php|title=Below-par Bayern slump at home to Girondins|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=3 November 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> having been sent off in an earlier match against the same team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/21134.php|title=Nine-man Bayern edged out in Bordeaux|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=21 October 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref>
In February 2009, Müller signed his first contract for the senior team, effective from the [[FC Bayern Munich season 2009-10|2009–10]] season, along with reserve team-mate [[Holger Badstuber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/18613.php|title=Badstuber und Müller unterschreiben|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=16 February 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010|language=German}}</ref> Since the beginnng of that season, and the appointment of [[Louis van Gaal]] as coach, both players have been regular fixtures in the Bayern first team.<ref name="fussballdaten0910">{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2010/ |work=fussballdaten.de | language = German |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2009/2010 |accessdate= 31 January 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/20695.php|title=Clinical and classy FCB serve notice of intent|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=12 September 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> Three days later, he scored another [[brace (sports)|brace]] in the a [[UEFA Champions League 2009–10|UEFA Champions League]] clash against [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/20734.php|title=FCB rewarded for persistence and hard work|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=15 September 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> and he rounded off September by being named the Bundesliga player of the month<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballer-des-monats.de/fdm.html?tab=13&ref=&monat=61|title=Fußballer des Monats (September 2009)|work=Fussballer des Monats|accessdate=31 January 2010|language=German}}</ref> and earning praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and [[Germany national football team|Germany]] striker [[Gerd Müller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1109280.html|title=Muller slams Germany forwards|work=[[FIFA]]|date=29 September 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> Since the Haifa match, Müller has been in the starting eleven for almost every game,<ref name="fussballdaten0910" /> only missing one match - a Champions League game against [[Girondins de Bordeaux]], for which he was suspended,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/21289.php|title=Below-par Bayern slump at home to Girondins|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=3 November 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref> having been sent off in an earlier match against the same team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2009/21134.php|title=Nine-man Bayern edged out in Bordeaux|work=[[Bayern Munich]]|date=21 October 2009|accessdate=31 January 2010}}</ref>


On 4 February 2010 Bayern Munich announced that Müller had signed a new contract that would keep him at the club until 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bayern Munich trio sign new deals | work= Ontheminute.com| url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20803 | accessdate = 4 February 2010 | date = 4 February 2010}}</ref>
On 4 February 2010, Bayern Munich announced that Müller had signed a new contract that would keep him at the club until 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bayern Munich trio sign new deals | work= Ontheminute.com| url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20803 | accessdate = 4 February 2010 | date = 4 February 2010}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 01:08, 11 February 2010

Thomas Müller
Personal information
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder/Winger
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 25
Youth career
–2000 TSV Pähl
2000–2007 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Bayern Munich II 35 (16)
2008– Bayern Munich 25 (6)
International career‡
2004–2005 Germany U-16 6 (0)
2007 Germany U-19 1 (0)
2008 Germany U-20 1 (1)
2009– Germany U-21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2010[1]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2009

Thomas Müller (born 13 September 1989 in Weilheim[2]) is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich.[2]

Müller plays as an attacking midfielder or winger, and has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles - as a attacking midfielder, second striker, or on either wing.[3]

Career

Müller played as a youth for TSV Pähl, before joining Bayern Munich in 2000, aged 10.[2] He progressed through the youth setup, and was part of the team that finished runner-up in the Under-19 Bundesliga in 2007.[2] He made his debut for the reserve team in March 2008, in a Regionalliga match against SpVgg Unterhaching,[4] in which he scored. He made two more Regionalliga appearances in the 2007–08 season, while continuing to play for the under-19 team.

The following season, Bayern's second string qualified for the newly-formed 3. Liga, and Müller established himself as a key player - playing in 32 out of 38 games,[5] and scoring 15 times, making him the league's fifth top scorer.[6] He also became involved in the first-team, appearing in pre-season friendlies,[7][8] and making his full debut on 15 August 2008 in a Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV.[9] He made three more Bundesliga appearances that season,[5] and made his Champions League debut on 10 March 2009, being substituted on in the 72nd minute for Bastian Schweinsteiger in a 7–1 win over Sporting CP.[10] He scored Bayern's last goal as they won the tie 12–1 on aggregate.

In February 2009, Müller signed his first contract for the senior team, effective from the 2009–10 season, along with reserve team-mate Holger Badstuber.[11] Since the beginnng of that season, and the appointment of Louis van Gaal as coach, both players have been regular fixtures in the Bayern first team.[12] 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.[13] Three days later, he scored another brace in the a UEFA Champions League clash against Maccabi Haifa,[14] and he rounded off September by being named the Bundesliga player of the month[15] and earning praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and Germany striker Gerd Müller.[16] Since the Haifa match, Müller has been in the starting eleven for almost every game,[12] only missing one match - a Champions League game against Girondins de Bordeaux, for which he was suspended,[17] having been sent off in an earlier match against the same team.[18]

On 4 February 2010, Bayern Munich announced that Müller had signed a new contract that would keep him at the club until 2013.[19]

International career

In August 2009 Müller was called up to the Germany under-21 team for the first time, making his debut in a 3–1 friendly defeat against Turkey.[20] He has so far earned six caps for the under-21s, scoring one goal,[21] the eighth in an 11–0 win over San Marino.[22]

In October of the same year, Müller's regular appearances for Bayern's first team caused German national team coach Joachim Löw to publicly consider him for a call-up,[23][24] and the following month, he was named in the squad for a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire,[25] but a prior fixture was cancelled due to the death of national team goalkeeper Robert Enke,[3] and with the under-21 team facing crucial qualifiers for the 2011 European Championship it was felt by Löw and under-21 coach Rainer Adrion that Müller was needed at that level, and he was called back into the under-21s.[26] He was back in the senior squad for its next get-together, a training session in Sindelfingen in January 2010.[27]

Statistics

Club

As of 10 February 2010[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Thomas Müller". fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Thomas Müller". Bayern Munich. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Müller proud after call to Germany set-up". Bayern Munich. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2007/2008". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2008/2009". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Torjäger der 3. Liga 2008/2009". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Polished Bayern send out signal to rivals". Bayern Munich. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 28 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Below-strength FCB undone by wily Italians". Bayern Munich. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Champions frustrated by Hamburg comeback". Bayern Munich. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Irresistible Bayern roar into last eight". Bayern Munich. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  11. ^ "Badstuber und Müller unterschreiben". Bayern Munich (in German). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2009/2010". fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Clinical and classy FCB serve notice of intent". Bayern Munich. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  14. ^ "FCB rewarded for persistence and hard work". Bayern Munich. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  15. ^ "Fußballer des Monats (September 2009)". Fussballer des Monats (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  16. ^ "Muller slams Germany forwards". FIFA. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  17. ^ "Below-par Bayern slump at home to Girondins". Bayern Munich. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  18. ^ "Nine-man Bayern edged out in Bordeaux". Bayern Munich. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  19. ^ "Bayern Munich trio sign new deals". Ontheminute.com. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  20. ^ "Türkei vermiest Adrions Debüt". Kicker sportmagazin (in German). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  21. ^ "U 21-Nationalteam Männer - Nationalspieler Thomas Müller". Deutscher Fußball Bund (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  22. ^ "San Marino - Deutschland 0:11 (0:5)". DFB (in German). 17 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  23. ^ "Löw bleibt - wenn alle bleiben". Kicker sportmagazin (in German). 12 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "DFB-Team trifft auf Drogba & Co". Kicker sportmagazin (in German). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Aaron Hunt wins Germany call-up after turning back on England". The Guardian. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  26. ^ "Müller hat Verständnis für Löw". Kicker sportmagazin. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |lamguage= ignored (help)
  27. ^ "Robert Huth ist wieder da". Kicker sportmagazin (in German). 21 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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