Tom Müller

Not to be confused with Tom Mueller.

Tom Müller
Müller in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dessau, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
SG Empor Waldersee
–2009 SV Dessau 05
2009–2015 Hallescher FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Hallescher FC 24 (1)
2021–2022 Carl Zeiss Jena 22 (0)
2022–2023 Preußen Münster 5 (0)
2023–2024 SC Verl 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Tom Müller (born 27 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Hallescher FC, Carl Zeiss Jena, Preußen Münster and SC Verl.

Club career

Born in Dessau,[1] Müller played youth football for SG Empor Waldersee and SV Dessau 05 before joining Hallescher FC's academy in 2009.[2][3] In summer 2015, Müller signed his first professional contract with the club until summer 2018.[4] He made his debut for the club on 1 August 2017 as a 63rd-minute substitute for injured goalkeeper Oliver Schnitzler in a 2–0 defeat to Carl Zeiss Jena.[5][6] In October 2017, having saved a penalty earlier in the match, Müller headed in a 95th-minute equaliser in the club's 1–1 draw with Rot-Weiss Erfurt, becoming the fourth goalkeeper to score in the 3. Liga.[7] He made 22 appearances in total during the 2017–18 3. Liga.[5] In April 2018, Halle took up the option to extend Müller's contract by a year to summer 2019.[8] Having failed to make an appearance during the following season,[9] his contract at Halle was extended by two years to summer 2021 in April 2019.[10] He played twice during the 2019–20 season[11] and failed to appear during the following season.[12]

Müller joined Regionalliga Nordost club Carl Zeiss Jena on a one-year contract in summer 2021.[13] He made 22 appearances during the 2021–22 season.[14] In June 2022, Müller signed for Regionalliga West club Preußen Münster,[15] where he was part of the team reaching promotion to the 3. Liga in 2023.[16] On 1 September 2023, his contract with Preußen Münster was terminated by mutual consent.[17]

On 4 September 2023, Müller signed with SC Verl.[18]

International career

Müller was called up to the Germany under-18 squad in 2014.[4]

Honours

Preußen Münster

References

  1. ^ a b Tom Müller at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Tom Müller – Laufbahn". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ Mann, Andreas (27 September 2016). "HFC-Talent: Torhüter Tom Müller immer noch ohne Pflichtspieleinsatz beim HFC". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Nationaltorwart Tom Müller verlängerte bis 2018". hallescherfc.de (in German). Hallescher FC. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2017/18". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Thiele köpft Jena zu erstem Saisonsieg". kicker (in German). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Müllers "Wahnsinn" für die Geschichtsbücher". kicker (in German). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ^ "HFC: Müller und Kleineheismann bleiben — Quartett geht". kicker (in German). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2018/19". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Halle: Müller verlängert — Lindenhahn zwei Spiele gesperrt". kicker (in German). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Jena schnappt sich Bürger und Müller". kicker (in German). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Torhüter-Trio komplett: Preußen Münster verpflichtet Müller". kicker (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  16. ^ a b Rellmann, Thomas; Heflik, Alexander (13 May 2023). "Preußen Münster: Der große Abschied, der ganz große Aufstieg". Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  17. ^ "TOM MÜLLER VERLÄSST DEN SC PREUSSEN" [TOM MÜLLER LEAVES SC PREUSSEN] (in German). Preußen Münster. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ^ "TORHÜTER TOM MÜLLER KOMMT" [GOALKEEPER TOM MÜLLER COMES] (in German). SC Verl. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.