Martina Müller (footballer)

German footballer

Martina Müller
Müller with Wolfsburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Martina Müller[1]
Date of birth (1980-04-18) 18 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Kassel, West Germany
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SG Helsa
FSC Lohfelden
SG Kaufungen
TSV Jahn Calden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 FSV Frankfurt 22 (15)
2000–2005 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 79 (65)
2005–2015 VfL Wolfsburg 210 (138)
International career‡
2000–2012 Germany 101 (37)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 China Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Finland Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[2]

Martina Müller (born 18 April 1980) is a retired German footballer. She played as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.

Club career

Müller had played at several smaller clubs at youth level, before joining the reigning German champions FSV Frankfurt in 1998. Because many of club's star players, such as Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek, had left that summer, Müller immediately became a regular starter and helped the team avoid relegation. After two years, she moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, where she played for four seasons. In 2005, she joined VfL Wolfsburg, at a time when the club had just been relegated to the second division. With 36 goals, Müller was the second Bundesliga top-scorer the following season, helping Wolfsburg to achieve immediate promotion back to the German top flight.

Müller remained with Wolfsburg in their 2012–13 breakout season, when they won a treble of Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Women's Champions League. In May 2013's Champions League final at Stamford Bridge Müller scored the decisive penalty kick to defeat Olympique Lyonnais 1–0. The result halted Lyon's 118–match unbeaten run and stopped the French team winning a third successive continental title.[4]

On 13 April 2015 she announced that she would retire at the end of the 2014–15 season.[5][6]

International career

Müller with Germany in 2008

Müller made her debut for the German national team against the United States in July 2000. In the following years, she won several major titles with Germany, almost exclusively as a reserve player, often coming on as a late substitute. Müller won her first international trophy at the 2001 European Championship. Two years later, she was part of Germany's winning team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She had three appearances and scored twice in the tournament.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Müller claimed the bronze medal. She again became world champion at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she played in four matches, coming from the bench in all of them. She scored Germany's third goal in the semi-final against Norway. Müller won the European Championship a second time with Germany in 2009, and was called up for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Müller – goals for Germany
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 May 2001 Troisdorf, Germany Italy Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 17 June 2001 Oberhausen, Germany Canada Canada 7–1 7–1 Friendly
3. 9 September 2001 Chicago, United States United States United States 1–1 1–4 2001 Women's U.S. Cup
4. 27 September 2001 Kassel, Germany England England 1–0 3–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5. 25 October 2001 Wolfsburg, Germany Portugal Portugal 3–0 9–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 5–0
7. 9–0
8. 1 March 2002 Portimão, Portugal Denmark Denmark 3–0 3–0 2002 Algarve Cup
9. 14 September 2002 Grimstad, Norway Norway Norway 1–0 3–1 Friendly
10. 26 January 2003 Wuhan, China Norway Norway 1–1 2–2 2003 Four Nations Tournament
11. 4 March 2003 Gütersloh, Germany China China 1–0 2–2 Friendly
12. 2–2
13. 6 March 2003 Arnsberg, Germany China China 1–0 3–1 Friendly
14. 6 August 2003 Trier, Germany Nigeria Nigeria 2–0 3–0 Friendly
15. 3–0
16. 9 August 2003 Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualification
17. 28 August 2003 Passau, Germany Czech Republic Czech Republic 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualification
18. 27 September 2003 Washington, D.C., United States Argentina Argentina 6–1 6–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
19. 3 October 2003 Portland, United States Russia Russia 1–0 7–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
20. 2 May 2004 Livingston, Scotland Scotland Scotland 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualification
21. 11 August 2004 Patras, Greece China China 8–0 8–0 2004 Summer Olympics
22. 3 August 2006 Krefeld, Germany Italy Italy 5–0 5–0 Friendly
23. 30 August 2006 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland 5–0 6–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
24. 25 October 2006 Aalen, Germany England England 4–1 5–1 Friendly
25. 10 May 2007 Haverfordwest, Wales Wales Wales 5–0 6–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26. 2 August 2007 Gera, Germany Czech Republic Czech Republic 4–0 5–0 Friendly
27. 26 September 2007 Tianjin, China Norway Norway 3–0 3–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
28. 6 August 2009 Bochum, Germany Russia Russia 3–1 3–1 Friendly
29. 26 February 2010 Parchal, Portugal Finland Finland 7–0 7–0 2010 Algarve Cup
30. 28 October 2010 Wolfsburg, Germany Australia Australia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
31. 17 September 2011 Augsburg, Germany Switzerland Switzerland 4–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
32. 19 November 2011 Wiesbaden, Germany Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 15–0 17–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
33. 16–0
34. 15 September 2012 Karaganda, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 6–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
35. 19 September 2012 Duisburg, Germany Turkey Turkey 6–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
36. 9–0
37. 10–0

Source:[7]

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nationalspielerin Martina Müller" (in German). DFB.de. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Martina Müller" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's Champions League: Wolfsburg beat Lyon in final". British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Martina Müller hört zum Saisonende auf". dfb.de. 13 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Fußball im Norden: News, Ergebnisse, Tabellen, Teams".
  7. ^ "Players Info M. Müller Goals". DFB. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Bastian Schweinsteiger ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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