Michael Ballack

**Michael Ballack** (born 26 September 1976 in Görlitz, Germany) was  a German football player and is the retired captain of the Germany national team. He last played for Chelsea, an English club.

Ballack started his career in a small club in Eastern Germany. He later turned to several German clubs, including Bayern Munich. In 2006–07 he arrived England to join Chelsea.

Ballack attended the World Cup twice, in 2002 and 2006, but did not win it with the Germany national football team. He is considered as one of the strongest midfield players to ever play for the German national team.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|Chemnitzer FC II|1994–95|Oberliga Nordost Süd|7|2|–|–|–|–|7|2|||||
|1995–96|Oberliga Nordost Süd|11|3|–|–|–|–|11|3|||||||
|rowspan="3"|Chemnitzer FC|1995–96|2. Bundesliga|15|0|1|0|–|–|–|16|0||||
|1996–97|Regionalliga Nordost|34|10|1|0|–|–|–|35|10||||||
|rowspan="3"|1. FC Kaiserslautern|1997–98|Bundesliga|16|0|2|0|–|–|–|18|0||||
|1998–99|Bundesliga|30|4|2|0|1|0|6|0|–|39|4||||
|rowspan="4"|Bayer Leverkusen|1999–2000|Bundesliga|23|3|0|0|0|0|2|2|–|25|5||
|2000–01|Bundesliga|27|7|2|0|1|0|5|2|–|35|9||||
|2001–02|Bundesliga|29|17|4|0|1|0|16|6|–|50|23||||
|rowspan="5"|Bayern Munich|2002–03|Bundesliga|26|10|5|4|0|0|7|1|–|38|15||
|2003–04|Bundesliga|28|7|3|2|1|2|8|0|–|40|11||||
|2004–05|Bundesliga|27|13|4|3|2|2|9|2|–|42|20||||
|2005–06|Bundesliga|26|14|5|1|0|0|6|1|–|37|16||||
|rowspan="5"|Chelsea|2006–07|Premier League|26|5|3|1|6|0|10|2|1|0|46|8|
|2007–08|Premier League|18|7|2|0|3|0|7|2|0|0|30|9|||
|2008–09|Premier League|29|1|6|3|1|0|10|0|–|46|4||||
|2009–10|Premier League|32|4|4|1|2|0|6|0|1|0|45|5|||
|rowspan="3"|Bayer Leverkusen|2010–11|Bundesliga|17|0|0|0|–|3|2|–|20|2|||
|2011–12|Bundesliga|18|2|1|0|–|6|1|–|25|3|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="12"|Germany|1999|3|0|
|2000|9|0|||
|2001|9|6|||
|2002|11|6|||
|2003|5|2|||
|2004|13|8|||
|2005|11|7|||
|2006|14|6|||
|2007|2|0|||
|2008|12|4|||
|2009|8|3|||
|2010|1|0|||

- _Scores and results list ' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each  goal._

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center"|1||Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece||style="text-align:center"|2–1|style="text-align:center"|4–2|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|2||Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland||style="text-align:center"|1–2|style="text-align:center"|2–2|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|3||Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania||style="text-align:center"|2–0|style="text-align:center"|2–0|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|4||Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine||style="text-align:center"|1–1|style="text-align:center"|1–1|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|5|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany|rowspan="2"||style="text-align:center"|1–0|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1|rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|rowspan="2"||
|style="text-align:center"|6|style="text-align:center"|4–0|||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center"|7||Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan||style="text-align:center"|3–0|style="text-align:center"|8–0|2002 FIFA World Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|8||Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|1–0|2002 FIFA World Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|9||Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|1–0|2002 FIFA World Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|10||Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria||style="text-align:center"|1–1|style="text-align:center"|2–2|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|11||Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|2–0|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|12||Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|2–1|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|13||Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany||style="text-align:center"|2–0|style="text-align:center"|2–1|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|14||Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|3–0|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|15||RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany||style="text-align:center"|3–0|style="text-align:center"|3–0|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|16|rowspan="4"||rowspan="4"|Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany|rowspan="4"||style="text-align:center"|1–0|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|7–0|rowspan="4"|Friendly|rowspan="4"||
|style="text-align:center"|17|style="text-align:center"|2–0|||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center"|18|style="text-align:center"|5–0|||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center"|19|style="text-align:center"|6–0|||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center"|20||Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|1–2|UEFA Euro 2004|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|21||Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan||style="text-align:center"|2–0|style="text-align:center"|3–0|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|22||Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea||style="text-align:center"|1–1|style="text-align:center"|1–3|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|23|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland|rowspan="2"||style="text-align:center"|2–1|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1|rowspan="2"|Friendly|rowspan="2"||
|style="text-align:center"|24|style="text-align:center"|3–1|||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center"|25||Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany||style="text-align:center"|3–2|style="text-align:center"|4–3|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|26||RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|3–0|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|27||Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany||style="text-align:center"|2–2|style="text-align:center"|2–3|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|28||Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany||style="text-align:center"|4–3|style="text-align:center"|4–3|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|29||De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands||style="text-align:center"|1–2|style="text-align:center"|2–2|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|30||Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany||style="text-align:center"|4–0|style="text-align:center"|4–1|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|31||Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|3–0|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|32||San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino||style="text-align:center"|3–0|style="text-align:center"|13–0|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|33||Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany||style="text-align:center"|2–0|style="text-align:center"|2–0|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|34||Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia||style="text-align:center"|2–0|style="text-align:center"|4–1|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|35||GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|1–1|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|36||Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany||style="text-align:center"|2–1|style="text-align:center"|2–1|Friendly|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|37||Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|1–0|UEFA Euro 2008|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|38||St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland||style="text-align:center"|3–2|style="text-align:center"|3–2|UEFA Euro 2008|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|39||Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany||style="text-align:center"|2–0|style="text-align:center"|2–1|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|40||Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|4–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|41||Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|2–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|42||Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany||style="text-align:center"|1–0|style="text-align:center"|4–0|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|||||||

## Honours

**1. FC Kaiserslautern**
- Bundesliga: 1997–98

**Bayer Leverkusen**
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02

**Bayern Munich**
- Bundesliga: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
- DFB-Pokal: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
- DFB-Ligapokal: 2004

**Chelsea**
- Premier League: 2009–10
- FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Football League Cup: 2006–07; runner-up: 2007–08
- FA Community Shield: 2009
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2007–08

**Germany**
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2002; third place: 2006
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2008
- FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2005

**Individual**
- UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2002
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2002
- ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02
- Footballer of the Year (Germany): 2002, 2003, 2005; runner-up 2008
- _kicker_ Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
- kicker Man of the Year (Mann des Jahres): 2002
- FIFA World Cup All-star team: 2002, 2006
- FIFA XI: 2002
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2008
- Bayer Leverkusen Squad of the Century
- FIFA 100
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe Winner: 2005
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 2008