Thomas Muller: 2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Winner and Best Young Player- Profile
Bayern Munich midfielder Thomas Muller is currently one of the leading players in German football. The player’s lightning pace and immaculate ball control gives him the edge over some of his own teammates. Muller has been a consistent goal scorer for the
Bavarians ever since receiving a call-up to Bayern’s senior side in 2008. The youngster has been a first team regular since then and has already enjoyed success in his short club career.
Muller got into Bayern’s youth side at the age of 11. He spent seven years with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Junior-c20060 side learning the game’s initial lessons. Slowly and gradually, the midfielder started attracting interest from different clubs around the globe. Munich were never
prepared to sell the youngster and allowed him appropriate time to develop skills before making his way into the senior side.
Muller’s talent was eventually acknowledged by the club’s former coach and current http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485
on August 15, 2008.
Muller came on as a second half replacement for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374
in the second half and made an immediate impact, much to the delight of the home fans and officials.
With his superb display in Champions League football, the 21-year-old won himself his first contract with the club during the same year (2009). The player, though, had to wait considerably longer to cement his place in the Bavarians line-up. With the appointment
of former coach Louis van Gaal, Muller soon found a place in the midfield, which he has made his own by now. The German international has been a consistent performer for his club since then.
Muller made his first full appearance for the club against the reining title holders, Borussia Dortmund, on September 12, 2009. He grabbed a brace in that game, which his side won by a 5-1 margin. The player made a total of 34 league appearances during the
2009/10 season, netting 13 goals in return.
The youngster clinched the Bundesliga crown with his side in 2010 and also won the DFB-Pokal title and DFL Supercup in the same season. Munich also reached the finals of the Champions League the same year and finished runners-up to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan.
Muller started making inroads and earned himself a call-up to the country’s national side in 2010. He made his debut against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 lost by a 1-0 margin at Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich’s home. The 21-year-old was
substituted in the 66th minute and was replaced by fellow debutant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425.
the young sensation was selected in the final squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and had an outstanding time in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757, winning the Golden Boot award. He also grabbed the honours for being the best young player of the competition. Unfortunately, Germany
finished third behind the runners-up, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
The youngster so far has started in all of the club’s league games this season. Since making his Germany debut in 2010, Muller has seven goals to his name until now from 19 international caps.
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