Torben Müsel (born 25 July 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen.[2]
 Müsel with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Grünstadt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | SV Obersülzen | ||
| 2006–2017 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 54 | (21) |
| 2020–2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Eupen (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rot-Weiss Essen | 41 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Germany U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career edit
1. FC Kaiserslautern edit
Born in Grünstadt, Müsel grew up in Obrigheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate.[3] He started playing football in the neighbouring town with SV Obersülzen. In 2006, he moved to the youth academy of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he signed his first professional contract ahead of the 2017–18 season.[4]
Müsel made his professional debut on 25 September 2017 in a 5–0 away defeat against 1. FC Union Berlin in the 2. Bundesliga.[5] He was in the starting eleven for the first time on 16 December in the home game against 1. FC Nürnberg, which ended 1–1.[6]
Borussia Mönchengladbach edit
After Kaiserslautern suffered relegated to the 3. Liga, Müsel signed with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach for the 2018–19 season.[7] He appeared for the reserve team during his first season and played 30 games in the Regionalliga West.[8] Müsel made his debut in the Bundesliga on 20 June 2020 when he came on as a late substitute for Breel Embolo in the 3–1 away win over SC Paderborn.[9] His second appearance came a year later, on 20 November 2021, in a 4–0 home win over Greuther Fürth.[10]
On 18 January 2022, Müsel signed a contract extension with Borussia until June 2024. At the same time, Müsel was sent on a six month loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season to Belgian First Division A club Eupen.[11]
Rot-Weiss Essen edit
On 30 January 2023, Müsel signed a contract with Rot-Weiss Essen until June 2024.[12]
International career edit
Müsel has played for Germany at youth level, and has been capped at U18, U19 and U20-level.[13]
References edit
- ^ "#26 TORBEN MÜSEL". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022.
- ^ Torben Müsel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Fussball: Torben Müsel (1. FC Kaiserslautern) - Grünstadt". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). 11 February 2017.
- ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern stattet Torben Müsel mit Profivertrag aus". SPORT1 (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "1. FC Union Berlin – 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5:0 (2. Bundesliga 2017/2018, 8. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "1. FC Kaiserslautern – 1. FC Nürnberg 1:1 (2. Bundesliga 2017/2018, 18. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Borussia verpflichtet Torben Müsel". borussia.dk (in German). 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Torben Müsel – Regionalliga West 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "SC Paderborn 07 – Bor. Mönchengladbach 1:3 (Bundesliga 2019/2020, 33. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Malter, Judith; Müller, Achim (20 November 2021). "Gladbach: Noten und Einzelkritik zum 4:0-Sieg gegen Fürth". GladbachLIVE (in German).
- ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia verleiht Torben Müsel an KAS Eupen". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 18 January 2022.
- ^ "ROT-WEISS ESSEN VERPFLICHTET TORBEN MÜSEL" (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Torben Müsel – Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2022.