Sebastian Rudy

Sebastian Rudy
Rudy playing for Germany at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Rudy[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Villingen-Schwenningen,[3] West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
2023– SG Dilsberg 0 (0)
Total 395 (29)
International career
2007–2008 Germany U18 7 (1)
2008–2009 Germany U19 8 (2)
2009–2013 Germany U21 23 (5)
2011–2019 Germany 29 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. 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

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.[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

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

Rudy with Bayern Munich in May 2018

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

Rudy with Schalke 04 in October 2018

On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[20]

Return to TSG Hoffenheim

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[26]
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[27]
National team Year Apps Goals
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.

List of international goals scored by Sebastian Rudy
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 October 2017 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bayern Munich[28]

Germany U17

Germany

Individual

References

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