Mats Hummels
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mats Julian Hummels | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Bayern Munich II | 42 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2009– | Borussia Dortmund | 62 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2010 | Germany U21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2010– | Germany | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:05, 16 May 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:01, 6 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
Mats Julian Hummels (born 16 December 1988 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund, as a central defender. As of April 4, 2011, he is the highest ranking defender on the Castrol Performance Index, ranking 5th overall.
Club career
A product of FC Bayern Munich's youth ranks, Hummels signed his first professional contract on 19 December 2006, until 2010. On 19 May 2007, in the season's final match, he played his first league game with the first team, in a 5–2 home routing of 1. FSV Mainz 05.
On January 2008, Hummels joined Borussia Dortmund, initially on loan. During his first full season, he quickly established himself as first-choice, as he often partnered newly signed Neven Subotić (also born in December 1988), but also missed a great part of its final months due to injury. In February 2009, he was fully signed to the club.[1]
The 2010-11 brought increased success for Hummels. He is the regular first-choice center-back, again paired with Subotic. The duo have helped Dortmund to the best defensive record in the Bundesliga and to the unofficial title of Autumn Champions. Hummels's performances this season have displayed great quality in tackling, positioning, and composure. He has attracted praise from pundits and coaches alike, and he is considered one of the best young defenders in the Bundesliga.
International career
Hummels was called by the U21 team for the 2009 European Championship; after getting only minimal playing time during the initial four matches, he started (and performed well) in the final, a 4–0 success against England.
He made his senior team debut in a friendly against Malta on 13 May 2010 in Aachen. He came on as a 46th minute substitute for Serdar Tasci, taking part in a 3–0 (1–0) win at New Tivoli.[2]
Honours
Club
- Borussia Dortmund
Country
References
- ^ "Hummels to Dortmund: Former FCB youth makes loan move permanent". 6 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ "Cacau, Aogo und Großkreutz als Lichtblicke". Fussballdaten.de. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
External links
- Mats Hummels at fussballdaten.de (in German)