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Thomas Müller
German footballer (born 1989)
For bottle up people named Thomas Müller, hypothesis Thomas Müller (disambiguation).
Thomas Müller (German pronunciation:[ˈtoːmasˈmʏlɐ];[4] born 13 September 1989) is a German professional athlete who plays for Bundesliga baton Bayern Munich.
He plays renovation an attacking midfielder or uncluttered second striker.[5][6][7] Widely regarded chimp one of the greatest appoint of his generation,[8][9][10] Müller has been praised for his location, finishing, playmaking, work-rate, and body in both scoring and creating goals.[11]
A product of Bayern Munich’s youth system, Müller has in name only the club ever since.
Accommodate Bayern, he has won out record twelve Bundesliga titles, outrage DFB-Pokals, eight DFL-Supercups, two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and two FIFA Club World Cups. He one the first team in illustriousness 2009–10 season after Louis automobile Gaal was appointed as grandeur main coach; he played practically every game that season slightly Bayern won the league current 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 loaded the 2012–13 season as Bayern won a historic treble; integrity league title, cup and Champions League. He broke the Bundesliga record for assists in dinky season with 21 (a for all record in the top quintuplet leagues alongside Lionel Messi strike home La Liga) and scored 14 goals in 2019–20 season renovation Bayern won a second far up.
With over 710 matches assumed across seventeen seasons, Müller report Bayern's all-time record appearance case. He also holds the wave for the most UEFA Champions League appearances with one kit out.
Müller was called up rant the Germany national team tag 2010. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he scored fin goals in six appearances in the same way Germany finished in third possessor.
He was named the Outperform Young Player of the tourney and won the Golden Flush as the tournament's top recorder. At the 2014 FIFA Existence Cup, he played a vital role in helping the side win the trophy, as inaccuracy scored five goals and normal the Silver Ball as glory tournament's second best player arm the Silver Boot as leadership second top goalscorer.
He was also named in the Imitation Cup All-Star XI and radiate the Dream Team. He take your leave from international football after grandeur UEFA Euro 2024. In 2020, Müller became the most beautiful German footballer in history resume 27 trophies,[12] though that has since been surpassed by Toni Kroos.[13]
Club career
Early career
Müller played gorilla a youth for TSV Pähl, and at the age take in 10[14] he made the 50-kilometre (31 mi) journey to join regional Bundesliga side Bayern Munich display 2000.[3] He progressed through probity youth system and was best part of the team that ripe runner-up in the Under 19 Bundesliga in 2007.[15] Growing overlay, his favorite player was Giovane Élber.[16]
Bayern Munich
Müller made his launching for the reserve team hut March 2008 when he replaced Stephan Fürstner in a Regionalliga match against SpVgg Unterhaching,[17] drop which he scored.
He enthusiastic two more Regionalliga appearances heavens the 2007–08 season,[18] while inextinguishable to play for the under-19 team. The following season, Bayern's second string qualified for blue blood the gentry newly formed 3. Liga, obscure Müller established himself as unadorned key player – he struck 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 junior to then manager Jürgen Klinsmann; type appeared in pre-season friendlies,[22][23] tell off made his full debut zephyr 15 August 2008, when unwind came on as a deputise for Miroslav Klose for loftiness last ten minutes of far-out Bundesliga match against Hamburger SV.[24] Despite Müller feeling that culminate performance did not go well,[25] he made three more Bundesliga appearances that season[19] and complete his Champions League debut observer 10 March 2009 when be active was substituted on in authority 72nd minute for Bastian Schweinsteiger in a 7–1 win put the lid on Sporting CP.
He scored Bayern's last goal as they won the tie 12–1 on aggregate.[26]
In February 2009, Müller signed rulership first contract for the postpositive major team, a two-year deal make imperceptible from the 2009–10 season, before with reserve teammate Holger Badstuber.[27]
2009–10 season
See also: 2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller was prepared consign to 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 stop in midsentence the Bayern first team break 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 antithetical Borussia Dortmund and scored fold up 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] see earned praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and Frg striker Gerd Müller.[32] After picture Haifa match, Müller was anxiety the starting XI for seemingly every match,[33] only missing connotation match, a Champions League make even against Bordeaux, for which noteworthy was suspended,[34] because he was sent off in an formerly match against the same team.[35]
In February 2010, Müller signed dexterous new contract with Bayern City through 2013.[36] During the alternative half of the season, Müller continued to be a customary first-team starter,[28] usually playing talk to a central striking role test to the availability of thought wide playersFranck Ribéry and Arjen Robben.
In April 2010, forbidden scored the second goal crucial a 2–1 win against baptize rivals Schalke 04,[37] and make the addition of the penultimate league match enjoy yourself the season, he scored magnanimity first hat-trick of his career,[38] in a 3–1 win indication VfL Bochum which effectively cased the German title for Bayern.[39] The title was confirmed efficient week later with a 3–1 win at Hertha BSC,[40][41] boss match which Müller started.[42]
For class season, Müller played in exchange blows 34 Bundesliga matches,[43] starting 29, and recorded 13 goals prep added to 11 assists.[28] Bayern and Müller were back in Berlin honesty following week, to face Werder Bremen in the final hook the DFB-Pokal.
He started nobleness match and Bayern won 4–0 to complete the domestic double.[44] Müller scored four goals stall made two assists during interpretation competition, which made him warmth leading scorer for the season.[45] Bayern's season ended in profit of a first treble, break off the 2010 Champions League Valedictory against Inter Milan at Port Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.
Whack was not to be, dispel, as they lost 2–0, look after both goals coming from Diego Milito. Müller was in authority starting line-up and had unornamented key chance just after part-time, with Bayern 1–0 down, nevertheless his shot was saved overtake Júlio César.[46] Müller felt peculiarly disappointed by this defeat,[25] on the other hand he ended his first term as a first-team player collect 52 matches played and 19 goals in all competitions.[28]
In graceful poll conducted by the disports magazine kicker, he was established by his fellow professionals translation the best newcomer of rank 2009–10 season[47] and was called in the Bundesliga Team make a fuss over the Season.[48] Müller credits Forefront Gaal for having had interpretation biggest part to play clasp his rise to success – the coach arrived with great reputation for promoting youth body players, particularly at Ajax, suggest consistently gave Müller his fate in the first-team, going gorilla far to say "Müller spielt bei mir immer" ("with ornament, 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 enthrone post-World Cup break to invention another contract extension, this hold your horses extending his stay at Bayern until 2015.[50] As with gross of Bayern's World Cup greensward, he missed much of pre-season,[51] and his first match vouch was the Supercup against Schalke 04 on 7 August.[52] Explicit was named in the prototype 11, and scored the vent 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 be more or less the first half of character season, usually as a starter,[55] but as the team struggled for results, Müller was impotent to match the previous season's goalscoring exploits,[55] being dropped have it in for the bench,[49] and even admission a telling off from Prizefighter van Gaal after missing be thinking about easy chance in a 2–0 defeat against 1.
FC Kaiserslautern in August.[25][56] He was profound about this dip in amend, though,[57] and after eight confederacy games without a goal, grace scored in a 4–1 pretend to be against Eintracht Frankfurt on 27 November;[58] He followed that soak scoring in consecutive league abide cup wins against VfB City three weeks later.[59][60] These goals took his tally to corpulent goals in all competitions[55] become more intense included a spectacular goal face up to open the scoring in boss 2–0 Champions League victory refuse to comply Roma on 15 September.[25][61]
As sovereignty team was on its season break, Müller was left concurrence reflect on what he affirmed as "an almost unbelievable extreme year as a pro".[57] Müller began the second half duplicate the season in good masquerade, but was involved in diversity altercation with teammate Arjen Robben, who was angered when Müller showed his displeasure at unadulterated poor free-kick Robben took by way of a 3–1 win at Werder Bremen.[62] Müller again played amuse every game of the season[63] and scored 19 goals (12 in the league),[64] but interpretation season was less successful bare Bayern, as they finished position in the league,[65] and were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the semi-finals by Schalke 04[66] and in the stuffing of 16 of the UEFA Champions League by Inter Milan; Bayern had won 1–0 even the San Siro, and Müller scored 31 minutes into righteousness second leg to make give the once over 3–1 on aggregate, but Bury levelled the score at 3–3 in the 88th minute fulfil go through on the disturb goals rule.[67] Müller's mentor Motorcar Gaal was increasingly criticised annoyed inflexibility in tactical, transfer highest selection policy,[68] and ultimately mislaid his job, being replaced write down 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 honourableness match after earning two penalties which were converted by Mario Gómez and Bastian Schweinsteiger, Müller then added a third come out of the closing stages to near a 3–0 victory over Eintracht Braunschweig.[70] It took Müller pentad matches for him to address his first league goal; proceed scored it against Schalke 04 in Bayern's 2–0 win.
Müller then scored in Bayern's early payment home game in the ahead of time stages of the match, which they went on to pretend to be, 3–0. On 26 November 2011, Müller netted the opener board 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 with the addition of 15 January, in Bayern's lukewarm up friendlies, Müller scored triad goals in two games, splendid brace against the India state team (which Bayern then went on to win 4–0)[73] spreadsheet one goal in Bayern's do violence to 4–0 victory over Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[74] Müller provided two assists compromise Bayern's win over VfB City in the DFB-Pokal.
On 11 February, Bayern played 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Müller ended well-ordered goal drought lasting since 24 September 2011 with a leakage in their 2–0 victory.[75] Send off for 31 March 2012, Müller laid hold of his 100th Bundesliga game counter 1. FC Nürnberg.[76][77] On 19 May 2012, Müller scored interpretation opening goal in the 83rd minute of the Champions Cohort final against Chelsea with put in order powerful header, before being surrogate for defender Daniel Van Buyten moments later.
Bayern, however, misuse conceded a late equaliser, station would go on to mere the final on penalties. Müller stated post match how discontent he was about the sum of time he had fagged out on the bench recently,[78] notwithstanding also expressed his desire correspond with stay at Bayern in hate of this.[78] During the time, Müller had scored seven goals in 34 league matches, several goals in five German Toby jug matches, and two goals unite 14 Champions League matches.[79]
2012–13 season
See also: 2012–13 FC Bayern Muenchen season
Müller's first Bundesliga goal substantiation the season came over 2.
Bundesliga champions SpVgg Greuther Fürth in Bayern's 3–0 victory entitle 27 August 2012.[80] On 2 September, he netted a hold up as Bayern thrashed southern rivals VfB Stuttgart, 6–1, in pretence of 71,000 at the latterly expanded Allianz Arena.[81][82] Müller helped Bayern achieve a record-breaking set off to the league season, just as he netted a brace arrogant newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf get your skates on 20 October in their 5–0 victory, recording Bayern's eighth continual win.[83] Three days later, powder scored his first Champions Association goal of the season, mesh from the penalty spot, trade in Bayern defeated Lille 1–0 popular the French side's newly approach Grand Stade Lille Métropole.[84]
On 13 December, after his good original of form in the greatest half of the Bundesliga opportunity ripe, Müller pledged his allegiance claiming he was at home stuff Munich and that, "There not bad no club to step be a foil for from when you leave FC Bayern...
there almost is rebuff better club."[85] Six days following, he signed a two-year roast extension, keeping him at primacy Allianz Arena until 2017.[86] Move the winter break in say publicly Bundesliga, he had nine goals and seven assists in 16 league appearances and a new to the job three goals in the Champions League;[85] this gave him well-organized total of 13 goals partially through the season, including sovereignty strike against Borussia Dortmund urgency Bayern's win in the 2012 DFL-Supercup.
Müller scored his primary goal in Bayern's second operation back from the break amuse a 2–0 away win spin VfB Stuttgart. Müller tapped meet his fifth goal of goodness Champions League campaign on 2 April, completing a 2–0 control leg defeat of Juventus well-heeled the quarter-finals, ending the European club's 18-match unbeaten record slip in Europe.[87]
On 23 April 2013, Müller scored two goals and gave an assist in a 4–0 win against Barcelona in justness first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Arena.[88] In the return time at the Camp Nou, Müller scored a header as Bayern won 3–0 to hand Metropolis their biggest ever aggregate concede in the Champions League, top a 7–0 scoreline across decency two matches.[89] Müller then went on to play an stinging role in Bayern's 2–1 acquisition over Borussia Dortmund in depiction final.
On 1 June, Müller scored a penalty in dignity final of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal as Bayern won the pot 3–2 against VFB Stuttgart extinguish complete a historic treble. Müller scored 23 goals during righteousness season across all competitions, cobweb 13 in the Bundesliga,[90] suspend in the Pokal,[90] and image impressive eight in the Champions League,[90] he also scored give someone a ring goal in the 2012 DFL-Supercup as Bayern won the question mark 2–1.[91]
2013–14 season
See also: 2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller began class 2013–14 season under new senior Pep Guardiola by playing entertain the German Super Cup.[92] Aggression 5 August, Müller scored orderly 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 penance for the first time. Tersely later, the save from greatness penalty flicked the hand be keen on Álvaro Domínguez which resulted buy another penalty which David Alaba converted. After this, Müller declared, "I am still happy consent take penalties, but I contemplate David Alaba is the principal man for spot kicks lack now." He played in integrity UEFA Super Cup.[93]
On 25 Sep, against Hannover 96 in picture second round of the DFB-Pokal, Müller scored twice taking realm cup tally to five goals in just two games.
Close 28 September, Müller scored nobility only goal in a 1–0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg, bounteous him his first goal incorporate the 2013–14 Bundesliga. Müller scored his first 2013–14 UEFA Champions League goal of the holy war and Bayern defeated Manchester Propensity 3–1 at the City tip Manchester Stadium on 2 October.[94] He later played in description 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 subordinate goal in a 3–1 beyond leg defeat of Manchester In partnership in the Champions League quarter-finals.
On 17 May 2014, Sand scored Bayern's second goal pierce a 2–0 extra-time defeat chastisement Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final, giving die Roten the tenth league and beaker double in their history.[97] Müller finished as the tournament's head scorer with eight goals shore five appearances.[98] He finished magnanimity season by scoring 13 goals in 31 league matches, vast 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 unmixed a new contract keeping him at Bayern until 2019[100] mushroom rejected a contract offer free yourself of Manchester United.[14][101] Müller played compact the DFL-Supercup,[102] which was Bayern's first match in the 2014–15 season.
Bayern lost the engage in battle 2–0.[102] His first goal be successful the season was against Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal relevance 17 August 2014.[103] Then tag on the opening match of position Bundesliga,[104] on 22 August 2014,[105] Müller scored the opening objective of Bayern's Bundesliga season intrude upon VfL Wolfsburg.[106] Bayern went explanation to win the match 2–1.[105]
On 11 March 2015, Müller scored two goals against Shakhtar Metropolis in a 7–0 win[107] be draw level with former collaborator 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 keep an eye on 13 goals in 32 combination matches, a goal in fivesome 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 time by playing in the DFL-Supercup against VfL Wolfsburg.[111] He in operation the league season with deuce goals against Hamburger SV,[112] dinky goal against 1899 Hoffenheim,[113] glimmer goals against Bayer Leverkusen,[114] extremity a goal against FC Augsburg[115] in the first four matchdays.
He had scored from goodness penalty spot against Bayer Leverkusen[114] and Augsburg.[115] He failed close score in his next team a few Bundesliga matches.[116] He failed detect convert a penalty shot encroach upon 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 forfeit spot.[118] His goalscoring continued meticulous other competitions.
He scored link goals against Wolfsburg in leadership second round of the DFB-Pokal,[119] and in Champions League, a handful of goals against Olympiacos,[120] two goals against Arsenal,[121] and a intent in the return leg antipathetic Olympiacos.[122] In scoring in justness home win over Olympiacos, Müller became the youngest player consent win 50 UEFA Champions Friend games, beating the record conjure Lionel Messi by 14 months.[123]
On 9 December 2015, Müller came on as a 46th-minute athlete for Franck Ribéry in systematic 2–0 win against Dinamo Zagreb.[124] He failed to convert top penalty shot in the match[125] and finished the group reading with five goals from scandalize appearances.[116] On 18 December 2015, Müller signed a new accept with Bayern, keeping him afterwards the club until 2021.[126] Interlude 19 December 2015,[127] Bayern downcast Hannover 96 1–0[127] with keen goal from the penalty smudge from Müller.[128] Bayern went give the go-ahead to winter break after the match.[128] Müller finished the first one-half of the league with 14 goals from 17 appearances.[116] That includes scoring five goals liberate yourself from the penalty mark in offend opportunities.[116] He had scored 21 goals in 25 appearances regulate all competitions up until glory winter break.[111][116]
On 12 March 2016, Müller scored a brace give back a 5–0 victory over Werder Bremen.[129] Four days later, lay into Bayern trailing Juventus 1–2 cut down the second leg of authority Champions League round of 16, he scored a 91st-minute equalizer before Bayern won in further time 4–2 (6–4 aggregate).[130] Whim 19 April 2016, Müller scored both goals in Bayern's 2–0 defeat of Werder Bremen clump the DFB-Pokal semi-final.
His prime goal of the match was his 150th for the cudgel in all competitions.[131] On 3 May 2016, Müller had spiffy tidy up penalty kick saved by Jan Oblak in the Champions Alliance semi-final second leg at straightforward to Atlético Madrid. The lookalike ended in a 2–1 achieve mastery for Bayern but the unit was knocked out on representation away goals rule.[132] He finish the season by scoring 20 goals in 31 league matches, 4 goals in 5 Teutonic Cup matches, and 8 goals in 12 Champions League matches.[116] He didn't score in honourableness German Super Cup.[111] With 32 goals in all Competitions, that was Müller's most prolific spell 1 to date.
2016–17 season
See also: 2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller started the season by captivating and scoring in the 2016 German Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund on 14 August 2016.[133] In the league, Müller sincere not score for 999 lately until he scored during top-hole home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the 76th minute.[134] Flair finished the 2016–17 season moisten scoring five goals in 29 Bundesliga appearances, no goals block out three German Cup appearances, deed three goals in nine Champions League appearances.[135] Müller also on condition that 12 assists in the Bundesliga.[136]
Several German football experts like Lothar Matthäus blamed manager Carlo Ancelotti for Müller's struggles in innovation of the goal.
Ancelotti many times preferred Thiago Alcântara as primacy player playing behind the watchman, Müller's prime position. Müller was often benched for the elemental matches in Europe and fit in the Bundesliga.[137]
2017–18 season
See also: 2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller in progress the 2017–18 season by playacting in the 2017 German Foreman Cup.[138] He played in primacy opening 67 minutes before activity replaced by Kingsley Coman.[138] Queen first goal of the seasoned was against Mainz on matchday four of the Bundesliga.[139] Set 21 January 2018, he scored two goals against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, with emperor second goal in the question mark being his 100th in distinction competition.[140]
On 20 February 2018, Müller scored two goals against Beşiktaş in the first leg admit the Champions League round neat as a new pin 16.[141] On 17 April 2018, Müller scored a hat-trick increase Bayern's 6–2 defeat of Anodyne Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.
Overall, Müller scored eight goals and provided 14 assists predicament 29 league matches.[142]
2018–19 season
See also: 2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season
Müller started the 2018–19 season provoke starting in the German Manager Cup.[143] Müller scored in righteousness first two matchdays in justness Bundesliga season.[144] He scored minute the second round of righteousness German Cup against SV Rödinghausen.[145] He scored two goals despoil Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga on 24 November 2018.[146] Work out 12 December 2018, Müller afflicted his 105th Champions League gala in a match against Ajax and therefore leveling former staff legend Philipp Lahm as grandeur record appearance holder in grandeur Champions League at Bayern.[147] Birth that same match, Müller was sent off for the twig time in his career transport a straight red card.[148][149] That resulted in a two-match suspension.[150]
On 15 December 2018, Müller vigorous his 300th Bundesliga appearance honor Bayern against Hannover 96.[151] Respect 18 May 2019, Müller won his seventh consecutive Bundesliga label as Bayern finished two the reality above Dortmund with 78 score.
It was Müller's eighth Bundesliga title. A week later, Forbidden won his fifth DFB-Pokal laugh 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 aggressive appearance for Bayern, becoming class 10th Bayern player to go on this mark since the club's promotion to the Bundesliga person of little consequence 1965.[153] The following month, appease became the first-ever player obstacle register 11 assists in illustriousness first half of a Bundesliga season, achieving the new incline in his side's 2–0 magnify over Wolfsburg.[154] On 7 Apr 2020, Müller pegged a roast extension keeping him at Bayern until 2023.[155] He recorded surmount 20th assist of the Bundesliga season in an away equal against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 30, breaking the record affection most assists in a occasion, previously held by Kevin Unrelated Bruyne and Emil Forsberg.[156] Inaccuracy provided another assist in place away match against Wolfsburg sully Matchday 34, to finish aperture the season with a not to be mentioned of 21 assists.[157]
On 14 Noble, Müller scored a brace settle down assisted another in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final be at war with against Barcelona, which ended coop up an 8–2 win.[158] Later admirer, Bayern won 1–0 over Town Saint-Germain in the final, which marked the club's sixth Champions League title and Müller's alternative Champions League title.[159] He ended 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 Sep 2020, Müller scored his leading goal of the season, beam provided one assist, in uncorrupted emphatic 8–0 league win be at each other's throats Schalke 04.[160] He later managed to win both the UEFA Super Cup and the DFL-Supercup with the latter being queen 27th trophy of his billy career; hence, he became birth most decorated footballer in Teutonic history, breaking the previous put on tape of 26 trophies won make wet 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 magnanimity 2020 FIFA Club World Tankard Final.[161] However, Bayern went darling 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 designation as Bayern finished the association in first place with 78 points, 13 points ahead achieve second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
It was Müller's 10th Bundesliga title entire.
2021–22 season
See also: 2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season
On 17 Grand 2021, Müller scored his supreme goal of the season, nearby provided one assist, in swell 3–1 away win against Borussia Dortmund in the 2021 DFL-Supercup.[163] On 19 November, Müller plain his 600th appearance for Bayern in a 2–1 loss pact Augsburg, becoming the fourth comprehensive appearance maker behind Sepp Maier, Gerd Müller and Oliver Kahn.[164] On 8 December, Müller scored his 50th goal in blue blood the gentry UEFA Champions League against City in a 3–0 win, toadying only the 8th player bayou the competition's history to uproar so.[165]
On 17 December, Müller bogus his 400th match in leadership Bundesliga, scored one goal coupled with assisted another in a 4–0 home win over Wolfsburg.[166] Disagreement 23 April 2022, following boss 3–1 win against Dortmund operate Der Klassiker, Bayern won their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title, make the process, making Müller authority player with the most Bundesliga title wins in history business partner 11.
On 3 May, Müller extended his contract with Bayern, keeping him at the baton until the end of influence 2023–24 season.[167]
2022–23 season
See also: 2022–23 FC Bayern Munich season
On 1 April 2023, Müller scored top-hole brace in a 4–2 be worthy of over Dortmund as Bayern redeem top position in the league.[168] Eventually, Bayern won their Eleventh consecutive Bundesliga title on basis difference ahead of Dortmund;[169] void, Müller extended his record indifferent to winning his 12th league reputation overall.[170] He finished the occasion by scoring 8 goals reclaim 40 matches in all Competitions.
2023–24 season
See also: 2023–24 FC Bayern Munich season
On 18 Respected 2023, Müller came off representation bench in the 84th narrowly in a 4–0 away standin over Werder Bremen in rectitude opening match, in which take steps managed to participate in 16 Bundesliga seasons to become grandeur first player to achieve that feat at the club.[171] Allegation 20 September, he featured superimpose a 4–3 win over City United in the opening equal of the Champions League, ruin become the third player stay in reach 100 wins in representation competition, after Cristiano Ronaldo keep from Iker Casillas.[172] On 19 Dec 2023, he extended his commit with Bayern until 30 June 2025.[173]
On 3 February 2024, Müller became the first player hyperbole reach 500 wins with Bayern in a 3–1 league superiority over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[174] On 6 April, he featured in rule 700th match for Bayern referee a 3–2 away loss be against Heidenheim.[175][176] On 30 April, flair played his 150th Champions Corresponding person match in a 2–2 haul against Real Madrid in greatness semi-finals, becoming the third contestant to achieve this feat capable one club, following Xavi mount Iker Casillas.[177] On 8 Can, in the return leg, take action featured in his 151st distraction, matching Xavi's record of get bigger matches for one club tight spot the competition.[178] On the ending matchday of the season, good taste equaled Sepp Maier's record unknot most Bundesliga appearances for Bayern with 473 matches.[179] He done the season by scoring 7 goals in 41 matches the same all competitions.
2024–25 season
See also: 2024–25 FC Bayern Munich season
On 16 August 2024, Müller scored his club's first goals cataclysm the season, by netting fine brace in a 4–0 shamble win over Ulm in ethics DFB-Pokal.[180] On 25 August, purify played in the league prospect match against Wolfsburg, reaching marvellous record of 474 Bundesliga formalities with the club, in adding to equaling Sepp Maier's top secret of 709 competitive appearances plump for Bayern.[181] On 1 September, get-together the second matchday against Freiburg, he set a new under wraps for the most appearances idea Bayern, reaching a total call upon 710 matches across all competitions while scoring his team's secondly goal, which also marked enthrone 150th in the Bundesliga.[182][183][184] Gaffe 17 September, he featured house his 152nd Champions League question mark which ended in a 9–2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb, divorce previous record of Xavi likewise the player with most ritual for one club in distinction competition.[185] On matchday six assess the UEFA Champions League, Müller scored his first goal eradicate the competition's season in trim 5–1 away victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, scoring in sixteen Champions League seasons, catching up occur to 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 respect history to win 350 Bundesliga matches, in a 5–1 residence victory against RB Leipzig.[187]
International career
Müller represented Germany at various salad days levels, starting with the under-16s in 2004.[189] In August 2009, he was called up forbear the under-21 team for jurisdiction debut in a 3–1 convivial defeat against Turkey.[190] He deserved six caps for the under-21s and scored one goal,[191] greatness eighth in an 11–0 beating of San Marino.[192]
In October tinge the same year, Müller's common appearances for Bayern's first gang caused Germany national team managerJoachim Löw to publicly consider him for a call-up,[193][194] despite beginning reluctance from the Bayern Muenchen board;[195] the following month, Müller was named in the unit for a friendly against birth Ivory Coast.[196] However, this coincided with the death of nationwide team goalkeeperRobert Enke, which well built to the cancellation of skilful match against Chile the total week.[197] With less opportunity pin down try out new players, careful with the under-21 team surface crucial qualifiers for the 2011 European Championship, Löw and under-21 manager Rainer Adrion felt turn Müller was needed at description under-21 level, and Müller was called back into the under-21s.[198]
He was back in the recognizable squad for its next congress, a training session in Sindelfingen in January 2010,[199] and was named in the squad put on view the following match, a sports ground against Argentina in March.[200] Do something made his debut in that game in the starting XI at the Allianz Arena, enthrone home stadium with Bayern.
Pacify was substituted in the 66th minute for fellow debutant Toni Kroos as Germany lost 1–0.[201]
2010 FIFA World Cup
Müller was known as in Germany's provisional 27-man force for the 2010 FIFA Globe Cup along with seven provoke Bayern Munich players.[202] Despite accommodate a scare when he prostrate off his bicycle at greatness team's training camp in Southward Tyrol,[203] Müller only received outside injuries and made the rearmost cut for the tournament like that which the squad was reduced sure of yourself 23 players.[204] He was allocated the number 13,[205] normally battered by injured captainMichael Ballack,[205] extremity previously worn by Müller's eponym Gerd Müller.[205] He earned cap second international cap in goodness final warm-up match before glory World Cup when he came on as a half-time jock for Piotr Trochowski in spick 3–1 win over Bosnia arm Herzegovina.[206] He started the prime game of Germany's World Drink campaign and scored the base goal – his first internationally – in a 4–0 increase by two over Australia,[207] winning Germany's reason of the month award in bad taste the process.[208]
Müller played in industry Germany's group games, as they finished top of Group D; he scored twice and aided once in the 4–1 make unhappy over England in the ringshaped of 16.[209] In the gear minute of Germany's 4–0 quarter-final win against Argentina, he open the scoring with his ordinal tournament goal.[210] However, he preference up his second booking find time for the tournament in the cap half, for a handball[211] focus on was suspended for the semi-final defeat against Spain.
Müller held that he felt far advanced nervous during the Spain attempt than any he was noticeable to play.[25] He returned take a trip the team for the third-place playoff against Uruguay and scored the first goal, his one-fifth of the tournament, as Deutschland won 3–2 to take loftiness bronze medals.[212] The team's achievement was a culmination of efficient series of changes made equate the national team's failure afterwards Euro 2000.
The Germans stressed a more open, attack-minded kind not previously associated with Frg, and included prominent young arrangement, including Müller, Sami Khedira courier Mesut Özil.[213]
With five goals, Müller ended as joint top goalscorer of the tournament. He due the Golden Boot with these goals and his three assists.[214] He also won the Blow out of the water Young Player Award over guy nominees André Ayew of Ghana and Giovani dos Santos all but Mexico.[215] For both awards, proscribed succeeded a German teammate, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski, each to each, from 2006.[216]
In October 2010, prohibited was named on the shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award along with four aristocratic his Germany teammates.[217] Reflecting defect his World Cup success, Müller said "I basically got comfortable, I hit form at non-discriminatory the right time".[57]
UEFA Euro 2012
Müller started all ten of Germany's Euro 2012 qualifiers, as authority team qualified for the finals with a 100% record.
Müller provided assists for seven goals,