Florian Müller (footballer, born 1997) explained

Florian Müller
Full Name:Florian Lorenz Müller[1]
Birth Date:13 November 1997
Birth Place:Saarlouis, Germany
Height:1.90 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:SC Freiburg
Clubnumber:21
Youthyears1:2001–2010
Youthclubs1:FV Lebach
Youthyears2:2010–2013
Youthclubs2:1. FC Saarbrücken
Youthyears3:2013–2016
Youthclubs3:Mainz 05
Years1:2016–2020
Clubs1:Mainz 05 II
Caps1:29
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2021
Clubs2:Mainz 05
Caps2:42
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:SC Freiburg (loan)
Caps3:31
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2023
Clubs4:VfB Stuttgart
Caps4:49
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:SC Freiburg
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2015–2016
Nationalteam1:Germany U19
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016
Nationalteam2:Germany U20
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2019
Nationalteam3:Germany U21
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2021
Nationalteam4:Germany Olympic
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:27 May 2023

Florian Lorenz Müller (pronounced as /de/;[2] [3] born 13 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club SC Freiburg.

Club career

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

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 II2015–163. Liga2020
2016–173. Liga180180
2017–18Regionalliga Südwest8080
2019–20Regionalliga Südwest1010
Total290290
Mainz 052016–17Bundesliga00000000
2017–18Bundesliga500050
2018–19Bundesliga24010250
2019–20Bundesliga13010140
2020–21Bundesliga000000
Total42020440
SC Freiburg (loan)2020–21Bundesliga31000310
VfB Stuttgart2021–22Bundesliga30000300
2022–23Bundesliga1901020220
Total4901020520
SC Freiburg2024–25Bundesliga00100010
Career total15104000201570

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER) . FIFA . 7 . 22 July 2021 . 28 August 2021.
  2. Book: Dudenredaktion. Kleiner. Stefan. Knöbl. Ralf. 2015. First published 1962. Das Aussprachewörterbuch. The Pronunciation Dictionary. German. 7th. Berlin. Dudenverlag. 978-3-411-04067-4. 373, 616.
  3. Book: Krech. Eva-Maria. Stock. Eberhard. Hirschfeld. Ursula. Anders. Lutz Christian. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. German Pronunciation Dictionary. German. 2009. Walter de Gruyter. Berlin. 978-3-11-018202-6. 513, 759.
  4. Web site: Chemnitzer FC – 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 5:1 (3. Liga 2015/2016, 32. Round) . Worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 25 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Sport-Club leiht Florian Müller aus . Sport-Club takes Florian Müller on loan . scfreiburg.com . . 15 September 2020 . 15 September 2020 . German . 15 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915180343/https://www.scfreiburg.com/node/59220 . dead .
  6. Web site: Florian Müller joins VfB. VfB Stuttgart. 16 June 2021. 1 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Florian Müller » Internationals . Worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 25 August 2016.