Mats Hummels

**Mats Julian Hummels** (; born 16 Dizember 1988) is a German fitbawer who plays as a central defender for the German club Borussia Dortmund an the German naitional fitbaw team.

He came throu the Bayern Munich youth academy afore jynin his current club on loan in Januar 2008, an he offeecially signed for Dortmund in Februar 2009 for €4 million. His honours at the club include twa league titles an feenishin as runner up in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League.

Hummels haes been a full internaitional syne 2010, earnin ower 30 caps an representin Germany at the UEFA Euro 2012 an the 2014 FIFA Warld Cup.

## Club career

Hummels is a product o Bayern Munich's youth academy, first enterin the club as a sax-year-auld. He signed his first profeesional contract on 19 Dizember 2006, till 2010. On 19 Mey 2007, in the season's feenal match, he played his first Bundesliga match wi the first team in a 5–2 hame routin o 1. FSV Mainz 05.

In Januar 2008, Hummels jyned Borussia Dortmund, initially on loan. Durin his first full saison, he quickly established hissel as first-choice, as he aften pairtnered newly signed Neven Subotić, but missed a great pairt o its feenal months due tae injury an aw. In Februar 2009, he wis fully signed tae the club for a fee o €4 million.

The 2010–11 saison brocht increased success for Hummels. He wis the regular first-choice center-back, again paired wi Subotić. The duo helpit Dortmund tae the best defensive record in the Bundesliga, as the team wan the league title. Hummels' performances that saison displayed great quality in tacklin, positionin, an composur. He haes attractit praise frae pundits an coaches alike, an he is considered ane o the best defenders in the Bundesliga, an in Europe.

Hummels wan the Bundesliga for a seicont time in 2011–12 as Borussia set a Bundesliga record wi the maist points in a Bundesliga saison wi 81 points. Hummels scored a goal in Borussia's 5–2 win against Bayern in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Feenal as the team completit the league an cup double. On 3 Juin 2012, Hummels signed a new contract that will keep him at Dortmund till the simmer o 2017.

On 25 Mey 2013, Hummels wis in the Borussia Dortmund line-up that wis defeatit 2–1 bi Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium, Lunnon, in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Feenal.

On 27 Julie 2013, Hummels wis in the Borussia Dortmund line-up that wan 4–2 against Bayern Munich at BVB's Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, in the 2013 DFL-Supercup.

## Internaitional career
Hummels wis cried bi the German unner-21 naitional team for the 2009 European Championship; efter gettin anerly minimal playin time durin the initial fower matches, he stairtit (an performit well) in the feenal, a 4–0 success against Ingland.

He made his senior team debut in a friendly against Malta on 13 Mey 2010 in Aachen. He came on as a 46t minute substitute for Serdar Tasci, takkin pairt in a 3–0 win at New Tivoli.

Hummels wis in the stairtin line-up for Germany's openin UEFA Euro 2012 match against Portugal an helpit thaim tae a 1–0 victory. He subsequently receivit heich praise for his performance. Hummels went on tae play aw 450 minutes in Germany's Euro campaign, alang wi teammates Philipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Holger Badstuber, an Manuel Neuer.

Hummels scored the seicont goal in Germany's 4–0 win ower Portugal in their first gemme o the 2014 FIFA Warld Cup on 16 Juin, heidin a corner frae Toni Kroos. Efter missin the team's roond o 16 match due tae illness, Hummels returned tae the team for the quairter-feenal against Fraunce, whaur he scored the winnin goal in a 1–0 victory at the Estádio do Maracanã.

## Personal life
Hummels wis born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalie. His faither, Hermann Hummels, wis a profeesional fitbawer an manager. His faither wirkit as youth coordinator at Bayern Munich till he wis replacit bi Stephan Beckenbauer, the son o Franz Beckenbauer, on 30 Mairch 2012. His younger brither Jonas is a fitbawer an aw, currently playin for SpVgg Unterhaching.

His girlfriend, Cathy Fischer, wis namit as Germany's WAG o the year in Mey 2013.

## Career statistics

### Club

### Internaitional
:*As o 4 Julie 2014.*

### Internaitional goals
:*Scores an results table. Germany's goal tally first:*

## Honours

### Club
;Borussia Dortmund
* Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
* DFB-Pokal: 2011–12
* DFL-Supercup: 2013

### Kintra
;Germany
* FIFA Warld Cup: 2014
* UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009

### Individual
* ESM Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12

## References

## Freemit airtins
* Mats Hummels Official Twitter 
* Mats Hummels Official Facebook

* German national team profile  
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* ESPN FC profile