Sebastian Rudy

Sebastian Rudy
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Rudy[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990[1]
Place of birth Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder, Right back
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 13
Youth career
1996–2001 FC Dietingen
2001–2003 SV Zimmern
2003–2007 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 VfB Stuttgart II 37 (12)
2008–2010 VfB Stuttgart 15 (0)
2010–2017 1899 Hoffenheim 195 (11)
2017–2018 Bayern Munich 25 (1)
2018– Schalke 04 3 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Germany U18 7 (1)
2008–2009 Germany U19 8 (2)
2009–2013 Germany U21 23 (5)
2014– Germany 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:27, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:59, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Schalke 04 and the Germany national team.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

Rudy joined VfB Stuttgart's youth academy in 2003 and started his senior career in 2007 with the club's reserve team, playing in the semi-professional Regionalliga Süd. He made his professional debut with the same team in the newly established 3. Liga on 2 August 2008 against Union Berlin.

During the summer of 2008, he also signed a contract with VfB Stuttgart's first team, for which he made his competitive debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 10 August 2008 in their 5–0 away victory over Hansa Lüneburg.

1899 Hoffenheim

Rudy moved to 1899 Hoffenheim in 2010.[2] On 28 August 2010, Rudy made his debut in a Bundesliga match as a substitute by replacing Peniel Mlapa in the 89th minute in a 1–0 victory over St. Pauli.[3] On 5 February 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[4]

Bayern Munich

On 15 January 2017, Rudy was transferred to Bayern Munich on 1 July 2017 after his Hoffenheim contract expired.[5] On 6 August 2017, Rudy made his debut in a 5–4 penalty-shootout victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2017 DFL-Supercup.[6][7] In his first Bundesliga match with the club, he provided an assist from the free-kick to his fellow Bayern newcomer and his former Hoffenheim teammate Niklas Süle in a 3–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen.[8] Rudy scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in a 3–0 victory over Hannover in the Bundesliga.[9]

Schalke 04

On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year-deal, for an undisclosed fee. He will wear the number 13.[10]

International career

Rudy debuted for the German senior team on 13 May 2014 in a friendly against Poland in Hamburg. On 6 October 2017, Rudy scored his first international goal from outside the box in a 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland and it was Germany's fastest goal in World Cup qualifiers which was scored in the 2nd minute of the match.[11]

On 4 June 2018, Rudy was named in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 12 May 2018
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II2007–08Regionalliga Süd154—154[13]
2008–093. Liga167167[14]
2009–106161[14]
Totals3712—3712—
VfB Stuttgart2008–09Bundesliga20102[lower-alpha 1]0—50[14]
2009–10130206[lower-alpha 2]1211[14]
2010–1100102[lower-alpha 1]131[14]
Totals15040102—292—
1899 Hoffenheim2010–11Bundesliga32130——351[14]
2011–1228010290[15]
2012–13230102[lower-alpha 3]0260[16]
2013–1427230—302[17]
2014–1529440334[18]
2015–1624210252[19]
2016–1732221343[20]
Totals19511151—2021212—
Bayern Munich2017–18Bundesliga251405[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 4]0351[14][21]
2018–190000000000
Totals251405010351—
Career total272242311523031228—
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Promotion/Relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in the German Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 June 2018.[22]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
201450
201540
201630
2017121
201820
Total261

International goals

As of match played 5 October 2017. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rudy goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 2017Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

International

Germany

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 2 July 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bayern sign Sule and Rudy from Hoffenheim". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "St. Pauli 0–1 Hoffenheim – Bundesliga 2010–2011 Live". Whoscored.com. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hoffeneheim 3–2 Kaiserslautern – Budnesliga 2010–2011 Live". Whoscored.com. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bayern Munich sign Hoffenheim duo Sebastian Rudy and teammate Niklas Sule". BBC Sport Football. 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy already at home in the Bayern Munich midfield". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Supercup 2017: Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Bayern Munich (4–5 pens) – as it happened!". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dream debuts for Bayern Munich trio Süle, Rudy and Tolisso". Bundesliga. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rudy nets first goal – Süle foresees it". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "S04 verpflichtet Nationalspieler Sebastian Rudy". Schalke 04. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.sportbible.com/football/take-a-bow-watch-bayern-munichs-sebastian-rudy-scores-a-net-buster-for-germany-20171005%7Ctitle=WATCH: Bayern Munich's Sebastian Rudy Scores A Net-Buster Against Northern Ireland
  12. ↑ "Germany announce final World Cup squad, with Manuel Neuer, without Leroy Sané". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy" (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sebastian Rudy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sebastian Rudy". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Rudy, Sebastian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Deutschlands U-17 Dritter bei der WM" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "German DFB Pokal Statistics – ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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