Angelo Nicolas Stiller (German pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo ˈʃtɪlɐ]; born 4 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.
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Stiller with VfB Stuttgart in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angelo Nicolas Stiller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | TSV Milbertshofen | ||
| 2010–2019 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Bayern Munich II | 50 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 47 | (3) |
| 2023– | VfB Stuttgart | 97 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Germany U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | Germany | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 6 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editClub career
editBayern Munich
editStiller made his professional debut for Bayern's reserve team making 17 appearances during the 2019–20 season.[4] In October 2020, he made his debut for Bayern Munich in a 3–0 victory against 1. FC Düren in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, replacing Niklas Süle in the second half.[5] On 1 December 2020, Stiller made his Champions League debut in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid.[6]
TSG Hoffenheim
editOn 18 January 2021, Stiller joined TSG Hoffenheim for the 2021–22 season.[7] Later that year, on 15 December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–2 away draw against Bayer Leverkusen.[8]
VfB Stuttgart
editOn 25 August 2023, Stiller moved to VfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year deal.[9] He scored his first goal for the club and provided an assist in a 3–3 draw against Heidenheim on 31 March 2024.[10] Later that year, on 11 December, he netted his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 5–1 victory over Young Boys.[11] In January 2025, Stiller extended his contract until 2028.[12]
International career
editStiller was a youth international footballer for Germany;[13] he was also eligible to represent Croatia internationally due to his maternal Croatian heritage.[14] In August 2024, he was called up for the Germany national team ahead of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Hungary and the Netherlands.[15] Stiller debuted for the senior team 7 September 2024 against Hungary at the Merkur Spiel-Arena, replacing Robert Andrich in the 82nd minute of Germany's 5–0 victory.[16] On 21 May 2026, he was called-up by Julian Nagelsmann for the FIFA World Cup, marking his first international tournament.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 1 | — | — | — | 50 | 1 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 52 | 4 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
| Total | 97 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 12 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 1 2 Appearance in DFL-/Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
editHonours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Angelo Stiller". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ "Player fined for mocking appearance of opponent born with cleft pallet". BBC News. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Stiller Angelo". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "Thomas Müller and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting send Bayern Munich into DFB Cup second round with victory against Düren". Bundesliga. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético 1–1 Bayern". UEFA (in German). 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "Wechsel erst im Sommer: Bayern-Talent Stiller folgt Hoeneß nach Hoffenheim". Kicker (in German). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ↑ "Spektakuläre Aufholjagd sichert Punktgewinn in Leverkusen" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 15 December 2021.
- ↑ "VfB sign Angelo Stiller". VfB Stuttgart. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "Wahnsinn in Stuttgart! Undav kontert Kleindienst-Show". Sky Sport Germany (in German). Sky Group. 1 April 2024.
- ↑ "Five-star VfB Stuttgart come from behind to keep alive hopes of UEFA Champions League progression". Bundesliga. 12 December 2024.
- ↑ "Angelo Stiller verlängert vorzeitig beim VfB". VfB Stuttgart (in German). 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "Angelo Stiller Personenprofil" (in German). German Football Association.
- ↑ Janković, Željko (3 June 2025). "Omiljeni vatreni za VL: Da su se naši malo potrudili imali bi igrača iz Reala, majka mu je Hrvatica". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nach Heim-EM: Nagelsmann beruft einen Neuen und zwei Rückkehrer" (in German). German Football Association. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ Winderl, Kai (9 September 2024). "Der neue Kroos? So lief das DFB-Debüt von Angelo Stiller". Südwest Presse (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ Zeitung, Stuttgarter. "Der deutsche Kader steht: Welche Rolle spielen die vier VfB-Profis bei der WM?". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Angelo Stiller at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Angelo Stiller | Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "Angelo Stiller international matches". EU-Football.info. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld 2–4 Stuttgart: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ "Check out the EA SPORTS FC 26 Bundesliga Team of the Season!". Bundesliga. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "The Athletic's end-of-season awards, 2023–24: Men's football". The Athletic. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2024.