Tom Müller (born 27 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 3. Liga club SC Verl. He has previously played for Hallescher FC, Carl Zeiss Jena and Preußen Münster.

Tom Müller
Müller in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Dessau, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
SC Verl
Number 25
Youth career
SG Empor Waldersee
0000–2009 SV Dessau 05
2009–2015 Hallescher FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Hallescher FC 24 (1)
2021–2022 Carl Zeiss Jena 22 (0)
2022–2023 Preußen Münster 5 (0)
2023– SC Verl 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:53, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Dessau,[1] Müller played youth football for SG Empor Waldersee and SV Dessau 05 before joining Hallescher FC's academy in 2009.[2][3] In summer 2015, Müller signed his first professional contract with the club until summer 2018.[4] He made his debut for the club on 1 August 2017 as a 63rd-minute substitute for injured goalkeeper Oliver Schnitzler in a 2–0 defeat to Carl Zeiss Jena.[5][6] In October 2017, having saved a penalty earlier in the match, Müller headed in a 95th-minute equaliser in the club's 1–1 draw with Rot-Weiss Erfurt, becoming the fourth goalkeeper to score in the 3. Liga.[7] He made 22 appearances in total during the 2017–18 3. Liga.[5] In April 2018, Halle took up the option to extend Müller's contract by a year to summer 2019.[8] Having failed to make an appearance during the following season,[9] his contract at Halle was extended by two years to summer 2021 in April 2019.[10] He played twice during the 2019–20 season[11] and failed to appear during the following season.[12]

Müller joined Regionalliga Nordost club Carl Zeiss Jena on a one-year contract in summer 2021.[13] He made 22 appearances during the 2021–22 season.[14] In June 2022, Müller signed for Regionalliga West club Preußen Münster,[15] where he was part of the team reaching promotion to the 3. Liga in 2023.[16] On 1 September 2023, his contract with Preußen Münster was terminated by mutual consent.[17]

On 4 September 2023, Müller signed with SC Verl.[18]

International career edit

Müller was called up to the Germany under-18 squad in 2014.[4]

Honours edit

Preußen Münster

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tom Müller at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Tom Müller – Laufbahn". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ Mann, Andreas (27 September 2016). "HFC-Talent: Torhüter Tom Müller immer noch ohne Pflichtspieleinsatz beim HFC". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Nationaltorwart Tom Müller verlängerte bis 2018". hallescherfc.de (in German). Hallescher FC. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2017/18". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Thiele köpft Jena zu erstem Saisonsieg". kicker (in German). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Müllers "Wahnsinn" für die Geschichtsbücher". kicker (in German). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ^ "HFC: Müller und Kleineheismann bleiben — Quartett geht". kicker (in German). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2018/19". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Halle: Müller verlängert — Lindenhahn zwei Spiele gesperrt". kicker (in German). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Jena schnappt sich Bürger und Müller". kicker (in German). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Spiele von Tom Müller – 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Torhüter-Trio komplett: Preußen Münster verpflichtet Müller". kicker (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  16. ^ a b Rellmann, Thomas; Heflik, Alexander (13 May 2023). "Preußen Münster: Der große Abschied, der ganz große Aufstieg". Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  17. ^ "TOM MÜLLER VERLÄSST DEN SC PREUSSEN" [TOM MÜLLER LEAVES SC PREUSSEN] (in German). Preußen Münster. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ^ "TORHÜTER TOM MÜLLER KOMMT" [GOALKEEPER TOM MÜLLER COMES] (in German). SC Verl. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.