Florian Müller (footballer, born 1997)

Florian Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈmʏlɐ];[1][2] born 13 November 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mainz 05.

Florian Müller
Müller with Mainz 05 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997
Place of birth Saarlouis, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 1
Youth career
FV Lebach
0000–2013 1. FC Saarbrücken
2013–2016 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Mainz 05 II 20 (0)
2016– Mainz 05 32 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Germany U19 3 (0)
2016 Germany U20 4 (0)
2019 Germany U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:05, 09 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2019

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 1–5 defeat to Chemnitzer FC on matchday 32, taking the place of goalkeeper Jannik Huth.[3]

For the 2016–17 season, Müller was included in Mainz's first team squad, playing in the Bundesliga.

International career

In October 2015, Müller was called up by the coach of the Germany national under-19 football team, Marcus Sorg. He made his debut on 9 October 9, 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.[4]

References
  1. Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 373, 616. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 513, 759. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. "Chemnitzer FC – 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 5:1 (3. Liga 2015/2016, 32. Round)". Worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. "Florian Müller » Internationals". Worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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