Sebastian Rudy
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| Full name | Sebastian Rudy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1990[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Villingen-Schwenningen,[3] West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | TSG Hoffenheim | 195 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Bayern Munich | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Schalke 04 | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 57 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 43 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 395 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U18 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Germany U21 | 23 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Germany | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. He began his senior career at VfB Stuttgart in 2008 before moving to TSG Hoffenheim in 2010, where he spent a majority of his playing career.[5][6] Rudy transferred to Bayern Munich in 2017 and won the Bundesliga during a one-year spell with the club.[7] He moved to Schalke 04 in 2018, before returning to Hoffenheim on a loan in 2019 and a permanent transfer in 2021.[8][9] Rudy retired from professional football in 2023.[10] He currently plays for German amateur team SG Dilsberg.[11]
Rudy was capped twenty-nine times and scored one goal for the Germany national team between 2011 and 2019. He won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017 with the national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]VfB Stuttgart
[edit | edit source]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.[12] He made his professional debut with the same team in the newly established 3. Liga on 2 August 2008 against Union Berlin.[13]
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.[5]
TSG Hoffenheim
[edit | edit source]Rudy moved to TSG Hoffenheim in 2010.[6] 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.[14] On 5 February 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[15]
Bayern Munich
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On 15 January 2017, it was announced that Rudy would join Bayern Munich on 1 July 2017 after his Hoffenheim contract expired.[7] On 6 August 2017, Rudy made his debut in a 5–4 penalty-shootout victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2017 DFL-Supercup.[16][17] 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.[18] Rudy scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in a 3–0 victory over Hannover in the Bundesliga.[19]
Schalke 04
[edit | edit source]On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[20]
Return to TSG Hoffenheim
[edit | edit source]On 31 July 2019, Rudy returned to Hoffenheim on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 5 October 2020, he was again loaned to Hoffenheim until the end of the 2020–21 season.[21]
On 16 June 2021, Rudy was released from his contract with Schalke 04.[22] On 28 June, Rudy signed a two-year contract with TSG Hoffenheim.[9]
On 27 September 2023, Rudy announced his retirement from professional football.[10]
International career
[edit | edit source]Rudy debuted for the German senior team on 13 May 2014 in a friendly against Poland in Hamburg's Imtech Arena.[23] On 6 October 2017, Rudy scored his first international goal from outside the box in a 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland.[24] The goal was scored in the 2nd minute of the match and was Germany's fastest goal ever in World Cup qualifiers.[24]
On 4 June 2018, Rudy was named in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[25]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Total | 195 | 11 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 212 | 12 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Schalke 04 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 115 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 395 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 458 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
[edit | edit source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Germany | |||
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | |
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rudy goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 5 October 2017 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Bayern Munich[28]
Germany U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2007[29]
Germany
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver Medal: 2008[31]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sebastian Rudy at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sebastian Rudy at kicker (in German)
- Sebastian Rudy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- Sebastian Rudy – UEFA competition record (archive)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Villingen-Schwenningen
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- VfB Stuttgart players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Regionalliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Bundesliga players
- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players
- 21st-century German sportsmen