Mathias Müller (born 3 April 1992)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga side Hamburger Polo Club and the Germany national team.[3]

Mathias Müller
Personal information
Born (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32)
Hamburg, Germany[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Hamburger Polo Club
Youth career
1996–2010 UHC Hamburg
Senior career
Years Team
2010–2013 UHC Hamburg
2013–2018 Rot-Weiss Köln
2018–present Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–present Germany 134 (9)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bhubaneswar
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 's-Hertogenbosch
Last updated on: 6 February 2023

Club career

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Müller started playing hockey at the age of four at UHC Hamburg.[4] He made his debut for the senior team when he was 18 years old. He then played for Rot-Weiss Köln from 2013 until 2018. In 2018 he returned to Hamburg to play for Hamburger Polo Club.[5]

International career

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Müller made his debut for the German national team in 2014.[6] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.[7] On 6 December he was named in the squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[8] He played in all seven matches as Germany won the tournament.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Mathias Müller". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Mathias Muller". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Mathias Müller - geboren mit der Eule im Herzen". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mathias Müller geht zurück nach Hamburg zu Polo". beta.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Nationalspieler: Herren". www.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Olympedia - Mathias Müller".
  8. ^ "Zwei Kader für zwei Großereignisse". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Hamburgs WM-Helden sind zurück - "möchte jetzt nur geniessen"". abendblatt.de (in German). February 2023.
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