Mats Hummels

Mats Hummels

Hummels with Borussia Dortmund in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Mats Julian Hummels
Date of birth	16 December 1988 (1988-12-16) (age 22)
Place of birth	Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	15
Youth career
1995–2005	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Bayern Munich II	42	(5)
2007–2009	Bayern Munich	1	(0)
2008–2009	→ Borussia Dortmund (loan)	25	(1)
2009–	Borussia Dortmund	72	(10)
National team‡
2007–2010	Germany U21	21	(5)
2010–	Germany	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:39, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:08, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Mats Julian Hummels (born 16 December 1988 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund, as a central defender.

Club career

A product of FC Bayern Munich's youth ranks, Hummels 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 league game with the first team, in a 5–2 home routing of 1. FSV Mainz 05.

On 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 (also born in December 1988), but also missed a great part of its final months due to injury. In February 2009, he was fully signed to the club.^[1]

The 2010-11 season brought increased success for Hummels. He is the regular first-choice center-back, again paired with Subotić. The duo have helped Dortmund to the best defensive record in the Bundesliga and to the unofficial title of Autumn Champions. Hummels's performances this season have 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.

International career

Hummels was called by the U21 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 (1–0) win at New Tivoli.^[2]

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga: 1

2010–11

Country

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 1

2009

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying: Group A Champion

Other

• FIFA 12: Cover Athlete (Germany)

References

1. ^ "Hummels to Dortmund: Former FCB youth makes loan move permanent". 6 February 2009. http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2009/18514.php. Retrieved 6 February 2009. 
2. ^ "Cacau, Aogo und Großkreutz als Lichtblicke". Fussballdaten.de. 13 May 2010. http://www.fussballdaten.de/freundschaftsspiele/2010/deutschland-malta/. Retrieved 30 September 2010. 

External links

• Official website (German)
• Mats Hummels at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Hummels, Mats Julian
Alternative names
Short description	German footballer
Date of birth	16 December 1988
Place of birth	Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Date of death
Place of death