Thomas Müller

Müller is Roman Catholic. He was engaged to his long-time girlfriend Lisa Trede for two years and married her in December 2009. She works on a farm and is a semi-professional equestrian.

He works for the charity ‘YoungWings,’ which helps young children who have suffered trauma or bereavement.

Müller was born on September 13, 1989, in Weilheim in Oberbayern, West Germany, to Klaudia and Gerhard. He grew up in Pähl, a village near his birthplace. He has a younger brother, Simon.

In 2000, he joined the local ‘Bundesliga’ team ‘Bayern Munich.’ He trained as part of the youth system of the club. He began his youth career with ‘TSV Pähl.’

In 2007, he was part of the ‘Bayern Munich’ youth team that finished as the runner-up in the ‘Under-19 Bundesliga.’ In August 2008, he made his full debut for ‘Bayern Munich,’ as a substitute in a ‘Bundesliga’ match against ‘Hamburger SV.’ He joined the German national team in 2010.

Müller first represented his country in 2004, as part of the ‘Under-16’ team of Germany. In November 2007, he was included in the German national ‘Under-19’ team to play against England. He was part of the German national ‘Under-21’ team in 2009 and made his debut against Turkey in a friendly match, which his team lost. However, in November 2009, he was part of the ‘Under-21’ team that beat ‘San Marino’ 11–0.

In 2009, Louis van Gaal was appointed as the new manager of ‘Bayern Munich and proved to be a great mentor for Müller. In February 2009, Müller joined the senior team of ‘Bayern Munich.’ In March 2009, he made his ‘Championship League’ debut in the ‘Bundesliga’ match against ‘Sporting CP,’ where he played as a substitute for Bastian Schweinsteiger. His first match proved to be profitable for ‘Bayern Munich,’ and the club won more matches and trophies with Müller as a team member. He was named as the best ‘Bundesliga’ rookie of the 2009–2010 season, with 13 goals and 10 assists.

In September 2009, he scored 2 goals against Germany’s top football club ‘Borussia Dortmund.’ He then scored 2 goals against ‘Maccabi Haifa’ and earned the honor of the ‘Bundesliga Player of the Month.’

In March 2010, he played his first match for the German national team, against Argentina. He played as a substitute for Toni Kroos, but his team lost the match 0–1.

He received the 2010 ‘FIFA World Cup Golden Boot’ for being the top goal-scorer of the tournament. The same year, he earned three more honors: the ‘FIFA World Cup Best Young Player,’ the ‘World Soccer Young Player of the Year,’ and the ‘FIFA World Cup – Most Assists’ (3).

At the 2014 ‘FIFA World Cup,’ Müller won the ‘Silver Boot’ for being the second-best goal-scorer of the tournament. He also won the 2014 ‘FIFA World Cup Silver Ball’ for the being the second-best player of the tournament.

After the 2014 ‘FIFA World Cup,’ he was included in the ‘All-Star XI Team’ and the ‘Dream Team.’ In 2010, he won the ‘VdV Newcomer of the Year Award’ and the ‘Bravo Award.’ He was nominated for the ‘UEFA- Best Player in Europe’ honor for the 2012–2013 season.