Mathias Müller

Mathias Müller (born 3 April 1992)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga side Hamburger Polo Club and the Germany national team.[3]

Not to be confused with Matthias Müller.

Mathias Müller
Personal information
Born (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992
Hamburg, Germany[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Hamburger Polo Club
Youth career
1996–2010 UHC Hamburg
Senior career
Years Team
2010–2013 UHC Hamburg
2013–2018 Rot-Weiss Köln
2018–present Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–present Germany 134 (9)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 London
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2014 Bhubaneswar
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2013 New Delhi
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 's-Hertogenbosch
Last updated on: 6 February 2023

Club career

Müller started playing hockey at the age of four at UHC Hamburg.[4] He made his debut for the senior team when he was 18 years old. He then played for Rot-Weiss Köln from 2013 until 2018. In 2018 he returned to Hamburg to play for Hamburger Polo Club.[5]

International career

Müller made his debut for the German national team in 2014.[6] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.[7] On 6 December he was named in the squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[8] He played in all seven matches as Germany won the tournament.[9]

References
  1. "Mathias Müller". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. "Mathias Muller". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Mathias Müller - geboren mit der Eule im Herzen". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. "Mathias Müller geht zurück nach Hamburg zu Polo". beta.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. "Nationalspieler: Herren". www.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "Olympedia - Mathias Müller".
  8. "Zwei Kader für zwei Großereignisse". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. "Hamburgs WM-Helden sind zurück - "möchte jetzt nur geniessen"". abendblatt.de (in German).
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