Florian Müller (footballer, born 1997)

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Florian Müller
Müller with VfB Stuttgart in 2021
Personal information
Full name Florian Lorenz Müller[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Saarlouis, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2010 FV Lebach
2010–2013 1. FC Saarbrücken
2013–2016 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Mainz 05 II 20 (0)
2016–2021 Mainz 05 42 (0)
2020–2021 → SC Freiburg (loan) 31 (0)
2021–2023 VfB Stuttgart 49 (0)
2023– SC Freiburg 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Germany U19 3 (0)
2016 Germany U20 4 (0)
2019 Germany U21 2 (0)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Florian Lorenz Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈmʏlɐ];[2][3] born 13 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.

Club career[edit]

Müller playing football with FV Lebach until he joined 1. FC Saarbrücken. He played at Saarbrücken until he joined in the youth academy of Mainz 05 in 2013. In Mainz he played for the U-17 and U-19 teams, and on 1 July 2016 he signed a professional contract for the second team, playing in the 3. Liga.

In the 3. Liga, Müller made his competitive debut during the 2015–16 season when he played in the 5–1 defeat to Chemnitzer FC on matchday 32, taking the place of goalkeeper Jannik Huth.[4]

For the 2016–17 season, Müller was included in Mainz's first team squad, playing in the Bundesliga.

On 15 September 2020, Müller joined SC Freiburg on a season-long loan deal.[5] As a result, Müller initially became the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Benjamin Uphoff and Mark Flekken, following Alexander Schwolow's departure to Hertha BSC.

On 16 June 2021, Müller signed a four-year-deal with VfB Stuttgart.[6]

International career[edit]

In October 2015, Müller was called up by the coach of the Germany national under-19 team, Marcus Sorg. He made his debut on 9 October 2015 during the 1–0 victory in the friendly match against the Mexico national under-19 football team, after coming on at the start of the second half for Timo Königsmann. He also made additional appearances in friendlies against the under-19 teams of Serbia on 15 November 2015 and South Korea on 29 March 2016, both ending in 1–0 wins.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 373, 616. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  3. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 513, 759. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  4. ^ "Chemnitzer FC – 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 5:1 (3. Liga 2015/2016, 32. Round)". Worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Sport-Club leiht Florian Müller aus" [Sport-Club takes Florian Müller on loan]. scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Florian Müller joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Florian Müller » Internationals". Worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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