Mats Hummels

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Mats Hummels

Hummels with Germany in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMats Julian Hummels[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988
Place of birthBergisch Gladbach, West Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubBorussia Dortmund
Number15
Youth career
1995–2006Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Bayern Munich II42(5)
2007–2009Bayern Munich1(0)
2008–2009→ Borussia Dortmund (loan)25(1)
2009–Borussia Dortmund156(13)
National team‡
2007Germany U201(0)
2007–2010Germany U2121(5)
2010–Germany28(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:36, 1 September 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:02, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Mats Julian Hummels (German pronunciation: [ˈmats ˈhʊməls] ( listen); born 16 December 1988) is a German footballer who plays as a central defender for the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the German national football team. He came through the Bayern Munich youth academy before joining his current club on loan in January 2008, and he officially signed for Dortmund in February 2009 for €4 million.

Club career

Hummels in action for Borussia Dortmund in 2013

Hummels is a product of Bayern Munich's youth academy, first entering the club as a six-year-old. He 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 Bundesliga match with the first team in a 5–2 home routing of 1. FSV Mainz 05.

In 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, but also missed a great part of its final months due to injury. In February 2009, he was fully signed to the club[3] for a fee of €4 million.[4]

The 2010–11 season brought increased success for Hummels. He was the regular first-choice center-back, again paired with Subotić. The duo helped Dortmund to the best defensive record in the Bundesliga, as the team won the league title. Hummels' performances that season 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 defenders in the Bundesliga, and in Europe.

Hummels won the Bundesliga for a second time in 2011–12 as Borussia set a Bundesliga record with the most points in a Bundesliga season with 81 points. Hummels scored a goal in Borussia's 5–2 win against Bayern in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final as the team completed the league and cup double. On 3 June 2012, Hummels signed a new contract that will keep him at Dortmund until the summer of 2017.[5]

On 25 May 2013, Hummels was in the Borussia Dortmund line-up that was defeated 2–1 by Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium, London, in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final.[6]

On 27 July 2013, Hummels was in the Borussia Dortmund line-up that won 4–2 against Bayern Munich at BVB's Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, in the 2013 DFL-Supercup.[7]

International career

Hummels was called by the German under-21 national 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 win at New Tivoli.[8]

Hummels was in the starting line-up for Germany's opening UEFA Euro 2012 match against Portugal and helped them to a 1–0 victory. He subsequently received high praise for his performance. Hummels went on to play all 450 minutes in Germany's Euro campaign, along with teammates Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Holger Badstuber, and Manuel Neuer.

Hummels playing for Germany

Style of play

Hummels is a right-footed left centre-back who enjoys coming out from defence to start attacks for his team. He is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder, and was often used there when he played for the German national youth teams. Hummels has very good technique in the tackle and often out-muscles his opponents with his strength and height, as well as having the pace to catch up with fast opponents and win the ball back. His reading of the game is one of his main strengths, often frustrating his opponents with his well-timed interceptions and long passing capability. Hummels' style of play with the sweeper-like quality has been compared to the likes of the great German defender Franz Beckenbauer.

Personal life

Hummels was born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. His father, Hermann Hummels, was a professional footballer and manager. His father worked as youth coordinator at Bayern Munich until he was replaced by Stephan Beckenbauer, the son of Franz Beckenbauer, on 30 March 2012.[9] His younger brother Jonas is also a footballer, currently playing for SpVgg Unterhaching.

His girlfriend, Cathy Fischer, was named as Germany's WAG of the year in May 2013.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 October 2013
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Continental[nb 3] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich 2006–07 1 0 1 0 - - 0 0 2 0
2007–08 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Borussia Dortmund 2007–08 13 0 3 0 - - - - 16 0
2008–09 12 1 1 0 - - 1 0 14 1
2009–10 30 5 3 0 - - - - 33 5
2010–11 32 5 2 0 - - 8 1 40 6
2011–12 33 1 6 1 1 1 6 1 46 4
2012–13 28 1 2 1 1 0 11 1 42 3
2013–14 8 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 13 0
Total 156 13 18 2 3 1 29 3 204 19
Career totals 156 13 19 2 3 1 29 3 206 19

International

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2012 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–2 3–5 Friendly
2. 15 November 2013 San Siro, Milan, Italy  Italy 1–0 1–1 Friendly

International appearances

As of 10:08, 19 November 2013

Germany national football team
YearAppsGoals
201020
2011100
2012111
201351
Total282
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes DFL-Supercup
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Hummels (second from right) celebrates winning the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2011

Club

Borussia Dortmund

International

Germany
  • UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2009

Individual

ESM Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12

References

  1. ↑ "Mats Julian Hummels". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Mats Hummels" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 13 April 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Hummels to Dortmund: Former FCB youth makes loan move permanent". 6 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund sign Mats Hummels". 19 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2009. 
  5. ↑ Coerts, Stefan (3 June 2012). "Hummels signs new Dortmund deal until 2017". goal.com. Retrieved 4 June 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Bayern Munich". BBC. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Dortmund prevail over Bayern in Supercup thriller". Bundesliga. bundesliga.com. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Cacau, Aogo und Großkreutz als Lichtblicke". Fussballdaten.de. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Bayern Munich sack Mats Hummels' father". Goal.com. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Mats Hummels' girlfriend voted WAG of the Year in Germany". inside World Soccer. 28 May 2013. 

External links

Borussia Dortmund – current squad
Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists
Germany
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