Mats Hummels

Mats Hummels is a German professional footballer

Mats Hummels ( born 16 December 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

He came through the Bayern Munich youth academy before joining Borussia Dortmund on loan in January 2008 and officially signing for Dortmund in February 2009 for €4 million. His honours at the club include two league titles and finishing as runner up in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. In May 2016, Hummels signed a contract with former side Bayern, which took effect on 1 July 2016.

Hummels has been a full international since 2010, earning 53 caps until date and representing Germany at UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2016.

On 5 August 2017, Hummels started the season in fashion by defeating Borussia Dortmund to win the DFL-Supercup in the penalty-shootout as the match ended 2–2 after extra time. He scored his first goal of the season in a 5–0 victory over Chemnitzer FC in the DFB-Pokal on 12 August. On 1 October, Hummels scored a goal in a 2–2 draw over Hertha BSC. On 19 October, he scored his first Champions League goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Celtic. Hummels sustained an adductor injury at Bayern's training camp in Doha during the winter break which forced him to miss the league match against Bayer Leverkusen. On 2 February, Hummels played his first match of the year after recovering from the injury in a 2–0 victory over Mainz 05. On 31 March, he made his 50th league appearance for Bayern Munich in a 6–0 victory over Borussia Dortmund. On 28 April, Hummels captained his side for the first time in a 4–1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. He finished the season with scoring three goals and provided one assist in his forty appearances.

2018–19 season

Hummels started the 2018–19 season by starting in the 2018 German Super Cup, which Bayern won 5–0.

On 10 November 2017, Hummels captained Germany for the first time in a 0–0 draw with England at Wembley Stadium.

On 4 June 2018, Hummels was named in Germany's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 23 June, Hummels missed the second group stage match of the World Cup due to a minor injury though his side won the match against Sweden with a 2–1 victory. He returned to the side for the final group fixture against South Korea on 27 June, but missed several chances from headers after moving up front during the second half in Germany's unsuccessful attempts to score; ultimately they were defeated 2–0 and eliminated from the tournament