Florian Lorenz Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈfloːʁi̯aːn ˈmʏlɐ];[3][4] born 13 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
 Müller with VfB Stuttgart in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Florian Lorenz Müller[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1997[2] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saarlouis, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2001–2010 | FV Lebach | ||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Mainz 05 | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Mainz 05 II | 29 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Mainz 05 | 42 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 49 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023– | SC Freiburg | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025 | |||||||||||
Club career
editMüller playing football with FV Lebach until he joined 1. FC Saarbrücken. He played at Saarbrücken until he joined in the youth academy of Mainz 05 in 2013. In Mainz he played for the U-17 and U-19 teams, and on 1 July 2016 he signed a professional contract for the second team, playing in the 3. Liga.
In the 3. Liga, Müller made his competitive debut during the 2015–16 season when he played in the 5–1 defeat to Chemnitzer FC on matchday 32, taking the place of goalkeeper Jannik Huth.[5]
For the 2016–17 season, Müller was included in Mainz's first team squad, playing in the Bundesliga.
On 15 September 2020, Müller joined SC Freiburg on a season-long loan deal.[6] As a result, Müller initially became the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Benjamin Uphoff and Mark Flekken, following Alexander Schwolow's departure to Hertha BSC.
On 16 June 2021, Müller signed a four-year deal with VfB Stuttgart.[7]
International career
editIn October 2015, Müller was called up by the coach of the Germany national under-19 team, Marcus Sorg. He made his debut on 9 October 2015 during the 1–0 victory in the friendly match against the Mexico national under-19 football team, after coming on at the start of the second half for Timo Königsmann. He also made additional appearances in friendlies against the under-19 teams of Serbia on 15 November 2015 and South Korea on 29 March 2016, both ending in 1–0 wins.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 23 April 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Mainz 05 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 160 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
Honours
editSC Freiburg
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2025–26[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Florian Müller | Sport-Club Freiburg | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 373, 616. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ↑ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 513, 759. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- ↑ "Chemnitzer FC – 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 5:1 (3. Liga 2015/2016, 32. Round)". Worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sport-Club leiht Florian Müller aus" [Sport-Club takes Florian Müller on loan]. scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ "Florian Müller joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ "Florian Müller » Internationals". Worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ Florian Müller at Soccerway
- ↑ "SC Freiburg 0 - 3 Aston Villa (May 20, 2026) ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
External links
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- Florian Müller at WorldFootball.net
- Florian Müller at fussballdaten.de (in German)
