Sebastian Rudy

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Sebastian Rudy
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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
Team information
Current team
SG Dilsberg
Number 16
Youth career
1996–2001 FC Dietingen
2001–2003 SV Zimmern
2003–2007 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2019–2021TSG Hoffenheim (loan) 57 (2)
2021–2023 TSG Hoffenheim 43 (3)
2023- SG Dilsberg 0 (0)
Total395(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 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German professional footballer who played as a midfielder for SG Dilsberg. From 2014 to 2019, he played for the Germany national team, scoring one goal in twenty-nine caps.

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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. [5] He made his professional debut with the same team in the newly established 3. Liga on 2 August 2008 against Union Berlin. [6]

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. [7]

TSG Hoffenheim

Rudy moved to TSG Hoffenheim in 2010. [8] 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. [9] On 5 February 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [10]

Bayern Munich

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Rudy with Bayern Munich in May 2018

On 15 January 2017, Rudy was transferred to Bayern Munich on 1 July 2017 after his Hoffenheim contract expired. [11] On 6 August 2017, Rudy made his debut in a 5–4 penalty-shootout victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2017 DFL-Supercup. [12] [13] 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. [14] Rudy scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in a 3–0 victory over Hannover in the Bundesliga. [15]

Schalke 04

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Rudy with Schalke 04 in October 2018

On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. [16]

Return to TSG Hoffenheim

On 31 July 2019, Rudy returned to Hoffenheim on a season-long loan deal. [17] On 5 October 2020, he was again loaned to Hoffenheim until the end of the 2020–21 season. [18]

On 16 June 2021, Rudy was released from his contract with Schalke 04. [19] On 28 June, Rudy signed a two-year contract with TSG Hoffenheim. [20]

On 27 September 2023, Rudy announced his retirement from professional football. [21]

International career

Rudy debuted for the German senior team on 13 May 2014 in a friendly against Poland in Hamburg's Imtech Arena. [22] On 6 October 2017, Rudy scored his first international goal from outside the box in a 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland and it was Germany's fastest goal in World Cup qualifiers which was scored in the 2nd minute of the match. [23]

On 4 June 2018, Rudy was named in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [24]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [25]
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 154154
2008–09 3. Liga 167167
2009–10 3. Liga6161
Total37123712
VfB Stuttgart 2008–09 Bundesliga 20102 [lower-alpha 1] 050
2009–10 Bundesliga130206 [lower-alpha 2] 1211
2010–11 Bundesliga00102 [lower-alpha 1] 131
Total15040102292
TSG Hoffenheim 2010–11 Bundesliga32130351
2011–12 Bundesliga28010290
2012–13 Bundesliga230102 [lower-alpha 3] 0260
2013–14 Bundesliga27230302
2014–15 Bundesliga29440334
2015–16 Bundesliga24210252
2016–17 Bundesliga32221343
Total195111512021212
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga251405 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0351
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga210304 [lower-alpha 2] 0280
2020–21 Bundesliga200020
Total2303040300
TSG Hoffenheim (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga32130351
2020–21 Bundesliga251107 [lower-alpha 1] 0331
TSG Hoffenheim 2021–22 Bundesliga21330243
2022–23 Bundesliga22010230
Total100580701155
Career total395293412623045832

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [26]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
201450
201540
201630
2017121
201830
201920
Total291

Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rudy goal.

List of international goals scored by Sebastian Rudy
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 October 2017 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern IrelandUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–03–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bayern Munich [27]

Germany U17

Germany

Individual

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