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{{short description|German association football player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Holger Badstuber
| image = FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs. Germany 2012-09-11 - Holger Badstuber 01.JPG
| caption = Badstuber with [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in 2012
| fullname = Holger Felix Badstuber<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2010/PDF_BackUp_2010_06_13/FWC_2010_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=11 |date=12 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018131759/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2010/PDF_BackUp_2010_06_13/FWC_2010_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=y}}<ref name="Soccerway" />
| birth_place = [[Memmingen]], West Germany
| height = 1.90 m
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1994–2000
| youthclubs1 = TSV Rot an der Rot 1890
| youthyears2 = 2000–2002
| youthclubs2 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| youthyears3 = 2002–2007
| youthclubs3 = [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]]
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]
| caps1 = 56
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2009–2017
| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps2 = 119
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2020
| clubs4 = [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| caps4 = 56
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = [[VfB Stuttgart II]]
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = [[FC Luzern]]
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 283
| totalgoals= 12
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam3 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2010–2015
| nationalteam4 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| nationalcaps4 = 31
| nationalgoals4 = 1
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'''Holger Felix Badstuber''' (born 13 March 1989) is a German former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]] or [[left-back]].

Badstuber made his debut in the Bundesliga for [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the 2009–10 season, at the age of 19. He played nearly every game that year and helped the club win the league and [[Double (association football)|cup double]] and reached the [[UEFA Champions League]] final the same year, before eventually earning a call up to the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in 2010 and later the [[Euro 2012]]. He won over 30 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for Germany. Former Bayern Munich coach [[Louis van Gaal]] stated in 2010 that Badstuber was the best left footed defender in Germany.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://m.goal.com/x/en/news/2259272 | title = If Holger Badstuber Is Fit, He Will Always Play For Me – Bayern Munich Coach Louis Van Gaal | date = 13 December 2010 | access-date = 30 August 2011 | first = Clark | last = Whitney | publisher = goal.com | archive-date = 2 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182648/http://m.goal.com/x/en/news/2259272 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Club career==
===Bayern Munich===
====Youth career, reserve team, and first team debut====
From 2002 to 2007, Badstuber progressed through the youth setup at [[Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]]. He played for Bayern's [[FC Bayern Munich II|reserve team]] before signing professional terms in July 2009. He had scored four goals in 23 appearances in the [[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]] during the [[2007–08 Regionalliga|2007–08 season]]<ref name="2007–08 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731155029/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2009|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref> and three goals in 32 appearances in the [[3. Liga]] during the [[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich II season|2008–09 season]].<ref name="2008–09 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130206143732/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 February 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref> Badstuber, along with teammate [[Thomas Müller]], was an unused substitute in a number of first-team matches in the [[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season|2008–09 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skladyfutbol.pl/infopage.php?id=4224|publisher = Skladyfutbol.pl|title=Bayern Munchen 2008-09|date=10 February 2020|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> He made his debut in the first league game of the [[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10 season]], against [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]] and was a regular in defense. He scored his first senior goal, a powerful free kick, against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] on 4 December 2009. A centre-back by trade, he played out of position at left back. The youngster impressed in his first season, and started all league games in the 2009–10 domestic campaign.

On 4 February 2010, Bayern Munich announced that Badstuber had signed a new contract that would keep him at the club until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20803|title=Bayern Munich trio sign new deals|work=Ontheminute.com|access-date=4 February 2010|date=4 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e2-0e73bc426d1d-878001a2fb22-1000--van-buyten-commits-future-to-bayern/|title=Van Buyten commits future to Bayern|work=[[UEFA]]|date=5 February 2010|access-date=11 February 2010}}</ref> He finished the [[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10 season]] with a goal in 49 appearances.<ref name="2009–10 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2009-10/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820100101/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2009-10/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 August 2009|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref>

====2010–12====
[[File:Holger Badstuber (cropped).jpg|thumb|Badstuber in 2010]]
Throughout the [[2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season|2010–11 season]] he made 32 appearances in all competitions for Bayern.<ref name="2010–11 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130211152510/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 February 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref> During the 2010–11 season, Badstuber endured a tumultuous relationship with coach [[Louis van Gaal]], who despite stating that he has high trust in Badstuber, strongly criticized him following a number of poor performances. As a result of his poor form he found himself out of the starting eleven several times throughout the season. With the arrival of [[Jupp Heynckes]], Badstuber was reinstated at the left of central defense, where he enjoyed a fruitful relationship with fellow international [[Jérôme Boateng]], and helped Bayern maintain 11 clean sheets in a row. Additionally, he was integral to the Bayern Munich defensive line which lead the team to the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final]], beating [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] along the way,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7dd1d52131-ef15b8d04841-1000--bayern-and-chelsea-renew-rivalry/ | title = Bayern and Chelsea renew rivalry | publisher = [[UEFA]] | date = 26 April 2012 | access-date = 28 April 2012}}</ref> before losing out to English side [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final|final]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044385 | title = Chelsea 1–1 Bayern | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 19 May 2012 | access-date = 20 November 2012}}</ref> He made 50 appearances across all competitions during the [[2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season|2011–12 season]].<ref name="2011–12 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926185516/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2011|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref>

====2013–15====
On 3 February 2013, Badstuber signed a contract extension with Bayern, keeping him at the club until 2017.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Badstuber injured his anterior [[cruciate ligament]] against [[Borussia Dortmund]] on 1 December 2012<ref>{{cite news|title=Kroos und Götze machen das Remis klar|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-dortmund-2012-bundesliga-1441769/analyse|access-date=6 May 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref> and re–injured it on 19 May 2013, missing the entire [[2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Das könnte Badstuber sogar die WM kosten"|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article116334764/Das-koennte-Badstuber-sogar-die-WM-kosten.html|access-date=6 May 2014|newspaper=Die Welt|date=19 May 2013| last1 = Rößner | first1 = Jörg | last2 = Wolff | first2 = Julien|language=de}}</ref><ref name="2013–14 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/bayern-muenchen-14/45699/spieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627020404/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/bayern-muenchen-14/45699/spieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=23 April 2014|language=de}}</ref> He had played in 18 matches up until the injury during the [[2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season|2012–13 season]].<ref name="2012–13 season">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828141907/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/45699/vereinsspieler_holger-badstuber.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2012|publisher=kicker|access-date=1 December 2012|language=de}}</ref> He returned to first–team training on 5 May 2014<ref>{{cite news|title=Badstuber absolviert erstes Mannschaftstraining|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article127658966/Badstuber-absolviert-erstes-Mannschaftstraining.html|access-date=6 May 2014|newspaper=Die Welt|date=5 May 2014|language=de}}</ref> and played in his first match since his injury on 18 July 2014 in a friendly match against [[FC Memmingen]], which Bayern won 3–0.<ref name="Bayern siegt bei Badstuber-Comeback">{{cite news|title=Bayern siegt bei Badstuber-Comeback|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-siegt-bei-badstuber-comeback-608262/artikel|access-date=18 July 2014|publisher=kicker|date=18 July 2014|language=de}}</ref> It had been 594 days<ref name="Bayern siegt bei Badstuber-Comeback"/> since the injury.

Badstuber began the [[2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season|2014–15 season]] as a starting player in Bayern's first three [[2014–15 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] fixtures.<ref name="2014–15 season">{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/holger-badstuber/spieler/bundesliga/2014-15/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Holger Badstuber | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 22 April 2015}}</ref> However, a thigh injury sustained against [[VfB Stuttgart]] on 13 September kept him out for the rest of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0ea783d45049-b07bdc362ca5-1000--injury-nightmare-goes-on-for-bayern-s-badstuber/|title=Injury nightmare goes on for Bayern's Badstuber|date=14 September 2014|work=UEFA}}</ref> He returned to the starting line-up for an 8–0 defeat of [[Hamburger SV]] on 14 February 2015 and re-established himself as a first choice player in [[Pep Guardiola]]'s Bayern team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000318664.php|title=Badstuber ruled out for up to four months|date=23 April 2015|work=Bundesliga|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150424122223/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000318664.php|archive-date=24 April 2015}}</ref> On 11 March 2015, Badstuber scored a goal in the 63rd minute in a [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] match against [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] in a 7–0 win.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Bayern düst ins Viertelfinale|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/champions-league-fc-bayern-duest-ins-viertelfinale-1.2389807|access-date=12 March 2015|publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=11 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> This was his first goal since December 2009<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zitouni|first1=Mounir|title=Badstuber auf der Überholspur|url=https://www.kicker.de/badstuber-auf-der-ueberholspur-622959/artikel|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=kicker|date=13 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> and also his first start in Champions League since 20 November 2012 against [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Uersfeld|first1=Stephan|title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller: You wish for a match like that|url=http://www.espnfc.us/league-name/story/2343584/headline|access-date=12 March 2015|publisher=ESPN FC|date=11 March 2015}}</ref> It was announced on 23 April 2015 that Badstuber had ruptured his quadriceps muscle in a 6–1 Champions League quarter-final second leg win against [[FC Porto|Porto]] and was ruled out for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badstuber fällt abermals monatelang aus|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/riss-des-oberschenkels-badstuber-faellt-abermals-monatelang-aus-1.2450085|access-date=23 April 2015|publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=23 April 2015|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32447620|title=Holger Badstuber: Bayern Munich defender sidelined again|date=24 April 2015|work=BBC}}</ref> He finished the [[2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season|2014–15 season]] with 16 appearances.<ref name="2014–15 season"/> He finished the [[2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season|2015–16 season]] with nine appearances.<ref name="2015–16 season">{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/holger-badstuber/spieler/bundesliga/2015-16/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Holger Badstuber | language = de | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 10 February 2016}}</ref>

====Loan to Schalke====
On 10 January 2017, Badstuber joined [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] on loan<ref>{{cite news|title=Holger Badstuber: Manchester City target joins Schalke on loan from Bayern Munich|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38573446|access-date=10 January 2017|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2017}}</ref> until the end of the [[2016–17 Bundesliga]] season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pearson|first1=Matt|title=Holger Badstuber leaves Bayern Munich to join Schalke on loan|url=http://www.dw.com/en/holger-badstuber-leaves-bayern-munich-to-join-schalke-on-loan/a-37080612|access-date=11 January 2017|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=10 January 2017}}</ref> On the same day, it was reported that Badstuber had signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich lasting until 2018, although the club would refute this later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/10/manchester-city-holger-badstuber-schalke|title=Manchester City target Holger Badstuber joins Schalke on loan|date=11 January 2017|work=The Guardian}}</ref> In the first half of the [[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|season]], Badstuber had made only one Bundesliga appearance, one [[2016–17 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] appearance, and one [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] appearance for Bayern prior to the loan.<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches">{{cite web|title=Holger Badstuber » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/holger-badstuber/2/|publisher=World Football|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> 

Badstuber made his debut for the ''Königsblauen'' on 4 February 2017 against his parent club, playing 59 minutes as Bayern were held to a 1–1 draw in Munich.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38798876|title=Bayern Munich 1-1 FC Schalke 04|date=4 February 2017|work=BBC | access-date = 2 March 2017}}</ref> On 1 March 2017, Badstuber was sent off for two yellow card offences on his second return to the Allianz Arena as Schalke lost 3–0 to Bayern in the quarter-final of the [[2016–17 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sport1.de/fussball/dfb-pokal/2017/03/holger-badstuber-mit-platzverweis-im-dfb-pokal-viertelfinale|title=Traurige Rückkehr für Badstuber|date=1 March 2017|work=Sport1|language=de | access-date = 2 March 2017}}</ref> On 11 May 2017, Schalke announced they would not be signing Badstuber on a permanent deal after his loan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37521707/schalke-not-sign-holger-badstuber-bayern-munich-christian-heidel|title=Schalke will not sign Holger Badstuber from Bayern Munich - Christian Heidel|date=11 May 2017|work=ESPN| access-date = 20 November 2024}}</ref> The following day, 12 May 2017, Bayern Munich released a statement claiming that they had not extended his contract and his time with the club would end at the conclusion of his loan spell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbayern.com/en/news/2017/05/press-release-badstuber-not-returning-to-fc-bayern|title=Statement: Holger Badstuber|date=12 May 2017| access-date = 20 November 2024}}</ref>

===VfB Stuttgart===
[[file:HolgerBadstuber.jpg|thumb|Badstuber playing for Stuttgart in 2018]]
On 4 August 2017, a few weeks after being released by Bayern Munich, Badstuber announced his return to [[VfB Stuttgart]], the club for whom he played as a young teenager, on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2017/verpflichtung-holger-badstuber/|title=VfB sign Holger Badstuber|work=vfb.de|publisher=[[VfB Stuttgart]]|date=4 August 2017|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He finished the [[2017–18 VfB Stuttgart season|2017–18 season]] with two goals in 28 appearances.<ref name="2017–18 season">{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/holger-badstuber/spieler/bundesliga/2017-18/vfb-stuttgart | title = Holger Badstuber | language = de | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 4 March 2018}}</ref>

On 10 July 2018, Badstuber extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2018/holger-badstuber-bleibt-beim-vfb-stuttgart/|title=Holger Badstuber sticks with VfB|work=vfb.de|publisher=[[VfB Stuttgart]]|date=10 July 2018|access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>

===FC Luzern===
On 12 July 2021, Badstuber signed with Swiss club [[FC Luzern]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Badstuber nimmt "Herausforderung" Luzern an |url=https://www.kicker.de/badstuber-nimmt-herausforderung-luzern-an-865285/artikel |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=Olympia Verlag |date=12 July 2021}}</ref> On 16 December 2021, Badstuber and FC Luzern came to a mutual agreement to terminate the contract.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

===Retirement===
On 5 September 2022, Badstuber announced his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite web |title=Badstuber beendet Karriere und hat neue Pläne |url=https://www.kicker.de/badstuber-beendet-karriere-und-hat-neue-plaene-916111/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=5 September 2022 |language=de |date=5 September 2022}}</ref> Overall he played almost 200 matches in the first two levels of the [[German football league system|German league pyramid]] and the Swiss top-flight.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/badstuberdata.html | title = Holger Badstuber - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 18 October 2022 | accessdate = 19 October 2022 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]]}}</ref>

==International career==

===2010 World Cup===
He was first called up to the [[Germany national football team|senior team]] as part of the provisional squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]. He made his debut in a warm-up match against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] on 29 May coming on as a substitute for [[Arne Friedrich]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/ungarn-gegen-deutschland-2010-nationalteams-freundschaftsspiele-997621/analyse|title=Löw experimentiert in Ungarn|work=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|date=29 May 2010|access-date=29 May 2010|language=de}}</ref> and was for the first time in the starting lineup in the next game against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], the last friendly prior to the World Cup. Badstuber was then selected in Germany's [[2010 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|23-man squad]] for the World Cup finals in South Africa on 1 June, and being handed the squad number 14 shirt by coach [[Joachim Löw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8664938.stm|title=World Cup 2010: Germany omit Andreas Beck from squad|work=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2010|access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref> He started in Germany's opening group game against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] at the [[Moses Mabhida Stadium|Durban Stadium]], playing the full 90 minutes at left-back and helping the team to a 4–0 victory, it was only his third match in the Germany jersey. Badstuber then started the next group game against [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] on 18 June 2010 in Port Elizabeth at the [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]]. He played 77 minutes, prior to being substituted for fellow Bayern teammate [[Mario Gómez]]. He was criticised for his performance and lost his leftback position in the starting lineup to [[Jérôme Boateng]] for the rest of the tournament, the 1–0 loss against the Serbs was – so far – the only match in which Badstuber played and Germany lost.

===Euro 2012===
[[file:Holger Badstuber, Germany national football team (07).jpg|thumb|Badstuber with Germany in 2011]]
After the erratic World Cup, Badstuber improved his performances with consistency and established himself as a starting lineup defender in Löw's team. He helped Germany to win all ten matches of the Mannschaft's [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualification]] campaign for [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]] to top [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A|group A]] by playing nine out of a possible ten matches, he was only spared in the – for qualification irrelevant – last match against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]. During the campaign Badstuber scored his first goal, the 5–1 against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]], he headed home a corner kick by [[Mesut Özil]]. In a friendly 3–3 draw on 11 November 2011 against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], in the international inauguration match of the new [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex|Kyiv Olympic Stadion]], Löw's experimental formation featured only three defenders, Badstuber was as named the single centre-back. This was interpreted as a signal that out of many possible candidates, Badstuber had established himself as Löw's most important player in Germany's central defense.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/dfb-elf-in-der-einzelkritik-ersatzkapitaene-und-traurige-debuetanten-1.1187150-3 | title = Holger Badstuber | date = 12 November 2011 | access-date = 12 December 2011 | language = de | work = [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]}}</ref> Badstuber started the first game for Germany in UEFA Euro 2012 helping the team to a clean sheet against Portugal in which the Germans won 1–0.

Due to the fact that Badstuber was injured in December 2012 and only returned to training late during the 2013–14 season, he was not called up for the final [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] squad and replaced with youngster [[Shkodran Mustafi]].

===Euro 2016===
On 19 March 2015, Badstuber was called up to the national team for a friendly match against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] and a [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D|Euro 2016 qualifier]] against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]].<ref name="Löw schenkt Podolski weiterhin sein Vertrauen">{{cite news|last1=Hartmann|first1=Oliver|title=Löw schenkt Podolski weiterhin sein Vertrauen|url=https://www.kicker.de/loew-schenkt-podolski-weiterhin-sein-vertrauen-623352/artikel|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=kicker|date=19 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> He played against Australia on 25 March 2015.<ref name="Anfängerkurs voller Fehler">{{cite news|last1=Hartmann|first1=Ulrich|title=Anfängerkurs voller Fehler|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/dfb-remis-gegen-australien-anfaengerkurs-voller-fehler-1.2411041|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=25 March 2015|location=Kaiserslautern|language=de}}</ref> This was his first international match since his injury.<ref name="Anfängerkurs voller Fehler"/> He had last played in a 4–4 draw against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]].<ref name="Löw schenkt Podolski weiterhin sein Vertrauen"/> Badstuber did not fly to Georgia for the European qualifier because of a problem with the hip flexor and later was not included to [[Euro 2016]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Badstuber und Bellarabi sind nicht an Bord|url=https://www.kicker.de/badstuber-und-bellarabi-sind-nicht-an-bord-623905/artikel|access-date=27 March 2015|publisher=kicker|date=27 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> In the end the match against the Australians became his final international match.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/badstuber-intl.html | title = Holger Felix Badstuber - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 18 October 2022 | accessdate = 19 October 2022 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF.com]]}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[DFB-Pokal]] and [[Swiss Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] qualifiers}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes [[DFL-Supercup|German Super Cup]]}}!!colspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]
|[[2007–08 Regionalliga|2007–08]]
|[[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]]
|23||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||4||<ref name="2007–08 season"/>
|-
|[[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich II season|2008–09]]
|[[3. Liga]]
|32||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3||<ref name="2008–09 season"/>
|-
|[[2016–17 Regionalliga|2016–17]]
|[[Regionalliga Bayern]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!7!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!56!!7!!—
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|[[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|33||1||4||0||12||0||colspan="2"|—||49||1||<ref name="2009–10 season"/>
|-
|[[2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season|2010–11]]
|Bundesliga
|23||0||3||0||5||0||1||0||32||0||<ref name="2010–11 season"/>
|-
|[[2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season|2011–12]]
|Bundesliga
|33||0||5||0||12||0||colspan="2"|—||50||0||<ref name="2011–12 season"/>
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season|2012–13]]
|Bundesliga
|12||0||1||0||4||0||1||0||18||0||<ref name="2012–13 season"/>
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season|2013–14]]
|Bundesliga
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||<ref name="2013–14 season"/>
|-
|[[2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season|2014–15]]
|Bundesliga
|10||0||2||0||4||1||0||0||16||1||<ref name="2014–15 season"/>
|-
|[[2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season|2015–16]]
|Bundesliga
|7||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||9||0||<ref name="2015–16 season"/>
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|2016–17]]||Bundesliga||1||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||3||0||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!119!!1!!17!!0!!39!!1!!2!!0!!178!!2!!—
|-
|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 FC Schalke 04 season|2016–17]]
|Bundesliga
|10||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[VfB Stuttgart]]
|[[2017–18 VfB Stuttgart season|2017–18]]
|Bundesliga
|27||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||2||<ref name="2017–18 season"/>
|-
|[[2018–19 VfB Stuttgart season|2018–19]]
|Bundesliga
|10||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||13||0||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
|[[2019–20 VfB Stuttgart season|2019–20]]
|2. Bundesliga
|19||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||2||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!4!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!62!!3!!—
|-
|[[VfB Stuttgart II]]
|[[2020–21 Regionalliga|2020–21]]
|[[Regionalliga Südwest]]
|28||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
|[[FC Luzern]]
|[[2021–22 Swiss Super League|2021–22]]
|[[Swiss Super League]]
|14||0||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||18||0||<ref name="Holger Badstuber » Club matches"/>
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!283!!12!!26!!0!!41!!1!!3!!0!!353!!13!!—
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Badstuber goal.''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Holger Badstuber
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 7 September 2010 || [[RheinEnergieStadion]], Cologne, Germany || {{fb|Azerbaijan}} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|6–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Bayern Munich'''<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/holger-badstuber/38221/ | title = H. Badstuber | publisher = Soccerway | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]], [[2012–13 Bundesliga|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Bundesliga|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Bundesliga|2015–16]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|2009–10]], [[2012–13 DFB-Pokal|2012–13]], [[2013–14 DFB-Pokal|2013–14]], [[2015–16 DFB-Pokal|2015–16]]
* [[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2010 DFL-Supercup|2010]], [[2012 DFL-Supercup|2012]], [[2016 DFL-Supercup|2016]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2013 UEFA Super Cup|2013]]
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2013 FIFA Club World Cup|2013]]

'''Germany'''<ref name="Soccerway" />
* [[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
* {{Fussballdaten|badstuberholger|Holger Badstuber}}
* {{FIFA player|323324|Holger Badstuber}}
* {{UEFA player|250000142|Holger Badstuber}}
* {{NFT|38170}}
* {{ESPN Soccernet|123466}}

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