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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Müller
| image = FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen Bayern München (2025-01-06 Testspiel) 19.jpg
| alt = Müller on a soccer pitch
| caption = Müller with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2025
| full_name = Thomas Müller<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce233/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: FC Bayern München (GER) |publisher=FIFA |page=15 |date=21 June 2025 |access-date=26 June 2025 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|13|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/>
| birth_place = [[Weilheim in Oberbayern]], West Germany
| height = 1.85 m<ref name="FIFA"/>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 = 1993–2000
| youthclubs1 = TSV Pähl
| youthyears2 = 2000–2007
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]]
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]
| caps1 = 35
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2008–
| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps2 = 503<!--DOMESTIC LEAGUE APPS ONLY -->
| goals2 = 150<!--DOMESTIC LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2008
| nationalteam3 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U20]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2009
| nationalteam4 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2010–2024
| nationalteam5 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| nationalcaps5 = 131
| nationalgoals5 = 45
| club-update = 15:21, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 Brazil]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 South Africa]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 Poland–Ukraine]]|}}
}}
'''Thomas Müller''' ({{IPA|de|ˈtoːmas ˈmʏlɐ}};<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 June 2022 |title=Copy the Penalty Challenge {{!}} FC Bayern Summer Games 2022 {{!}} Episode 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGfF3EN0g74&t=10s |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[FC Bayern Munich]] |language=German}}</ref> born 13 September 1989) is a German professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for {{German football updater|BaMunich}} club [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. He primarily plays as an [[attacking midfielder]] or a [[second striker]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=Thomas Müller: the most under-appreciated player in world football |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-the-most-under-appreciated-player-in-football-raumdeuter-bayern-munich-9945 |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=Bundesliga}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Jawale |first=DArshan |date=23 April 2021 |title=Top 10 Best Midfielders in the World 2022 (Ranked) |url=https://www.sportingfree.com/football/best-midfielders-in-the-world/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=SportingFree}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rashid |first=Saad |date=21 September 2015 |title=Why Thomas Müller is the most underrated player of his generation |url=https://worldsoccertalk.com/2015/09/21/thomas-muller-is-the-underrated-player-of-this-generation/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=World Soccer Talk}}</ref> Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his era,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/forget-messi-and-ronaldo-kids-should-copy-muller-henry/bltc01383a34fa5fe74|title='Forget Messi and Ronaldo - kids should copy Thomas Muller' - Thierry Henry &#124; Goal.com UK|date=6 August 2014|website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/09/muellers-companions | title = Thomas Müller's companions on road to Bayern appearance record: Gerland, Klose, Guardiola | website = FC Bayern Munich | date = 3 September 2024 | access-date = 1 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="fourfourtwo">{{cite news |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/101-greatest-football-players-last-25-years-full-list|title=Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list|edition=253|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=13 February 2018|accessdate=22 December 2023}}</ref> Müller has been praised for his positioning, finishing, playmaking, work-rate, and consistency in both scoring and creating goals.<ref name="dfb-profile">{{cite web |date=15 January 2014 |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=1001343 |access-date=18 October 2015 |publisher=DFB |language=de}}</ref>

A product of Bayern Munich's [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|youth system]], Müller [[List of one-club men in association football|has represented the club ever since]]. With Bayern, he has won a record thirteen Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokals, eight DFL-Supercups, two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and two FIFA Club World Cups. He joined the first team in the [[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10 season]] after [[Louis van Gaal]] was appointed as the main coach; he played almost every game that season as Bayern won the [[2009–10 Bundesliga|league]] and [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|cup]] [[Double (association football)|double]] and reached the [[2010 UEFA Champions League final]]. Müller scored in the [[2012 UEFA Champions League final]] though Bayern lost the final on penalties. Müller scored 23 goals in the [[2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season|2012–13 season]] as Bayern won a historic [[Treble (association football)|treble]]; the league title, cup and [[2013 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League]]. He broke the Bundesliga record for assists in a season with 21 (a joint record in the top five leagues alongside [[Lionel Messi]] in [[La Liga]]) and scored 14 goals in [[2019–20 FC Bayern Munich season|2019–20 season]] as Bayern won a second treble. With over 750 matches played across seventeen seasons, Müller is [[List of FC Bayern Munich records and statistics#Appearances|Bayern's all-time record appearance holder]] marking 248 goals and 281 assists for the club across all competitions, and one of only three players in league history to reach the landmark of 100 Bundesliga goals and 100 assists each (alongside [[Andreas Möller]] and [[Marco Reus]]). He also holds the record for the most UEFA Champions League appearances with one team.

Müller was called up to the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] in 2010. At the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], he scored five goals in six appearances as Germany finished in [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off|third place]]. He was named the [[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Young Player Award|Best Young Player]] of the tournament and won the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] as the tournament's top scorer. At the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], he played a major role in helping the team win the trophy, as he scored five goals and received the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Silver Ball]] as the tournament's second best player and the [[FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe#Golden Boot|Silver Boot]] as the second top goalscorer. He was also named in the [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|World Cup All-Star XI]] and in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup awards#Dream Team|Dream Team]]. He retired from international football after the [[UEFA Euro 2024]]. In 2025, Müller became the most decorated German footballer in history with 34 trophies, along with [[Toni Kroos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/09/thomas-muller-numbers-behind-bayern-record-appearance-holder|title=Thomas Müller: The numbers behind Bayern's record appearance holder|publisher=FC Bayern Munich|access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="sky">{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/thomas-mueller-und-toni-kroos-sind-die-deutschen-spieler-mit-den-meisten-titeln/13360349/34130 |title=Thomas Müller und Toni Kroos sind die deutschen Spieler mit den meisten Titeln |publisher=Sky Sport |language=de |date=4 May 2025 }}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
Müller played as a youth for TSV Pähl, and at the age of 10<ref name="Muller claims he turned down">{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=David |date=20 August 2014 |title=Muller claims he turned down 'astronomical' Man United offer |publisher=[[Manchester Evening News]] |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/muller-claims-turned-down-astronomical-7642557 |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref> he made the {{convert|50|km|mi|adj=on}} journey to join local [[Bundesliga]] side Bayern Munich in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/teams/professionals/thomas-mueller |access-date=27 June 2020 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref> He progressed through the [[Bayern Munich Junior Team|youth system]] and was part of the team that finished runner-up in the [[Under 19 Bundesliga]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biografie |url=http://team.dfb.de/de/das-team/mittelfeld/thomas-mueller/biografie/page/1378.html?1313584142 |access-date=17 August 2014 |publisher=DFB |language=de |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083746/http://team.dfb.de/de/das-team/mittelfeld/thomas-mueller/biografie/page/1378.html?1313584142 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Growing up, his favorite player was [[Giovane Élber]].<ref>{{Cite web| title= Wer war mein Idol in der Jugend? |url=https://youtube.com/shorts/ijmP90Zh-K4?feature=share |access-date= 27 June 2023 |publisher= Thomas Müller |language=de}}</ref>

===Bayern Munich===
Müller made his debut for the [[FC Bayern Munich II|reserve team]] in March 2008 when he replaced [[Stephan Fürstner]] in a [[Regionalliga]] match against [[SpVgg Unterhaching]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2007/2008 |trans-title=Appearances by Thomas Müller in the 2007–2008 season |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2008/ |access-date=28 January 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> in which he scored. He made two more Regionalliga appearances in the 2007–08 season,<ref name="2007–08 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> while continuing to play for the under-19 team. The following season, Bayern's second string qualified for the newly formed [[3. Liga]], and Müller established himself as a key player – he played in 32 out of 38 matches<ref name="fussballdaten0809">{{Cite web |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2008/2009 |trans-title=Appearances by Thomas Müller in the 2008–2009 season |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2009/ |access-date=28 January 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> and scored 15 times<ref name="Spieler-Statistik 2008/09">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> to make him the league's fifth top scorer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torjäger der 3. Liga 2008/2009 |trans-title=3rd Liga Top Goalscorers 2008–2009 |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/dritteliga/2009/statistik/#Tore |access-date=28 January 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref>

====2008–09 season====
Müller became involved in the first-team under then manager [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]; he appeared in pre-season friendlies,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2008 |title=Polished Bayern send out signal to rivals |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2008/17116.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319023228/http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2008/17116.php |archive-date=19 March 2009 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2008 |title=Below-strength FCB undone by wily Italians |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2008/17167.php |access-date=28 January 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> and made his full debut on 15 August 2008, when he came on as a substitute for [[Miroslav Klose]] for the last ten minutes of a Bundesliga match against [[Hamburger SV]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2008 |title=Trochowski belohnt Hamburger Moral |trans-title=Trochowski rewards Hamburg's team spirit |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-hsv-2008-bundesliga-863397/analyse |access-date=23 June 2011 |website=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> Despite Müller feeling that his performance did not go well,<ref name="champions1210" /> he made three more Bundesliga appearances that season<ref name="fussballdaten0809" /> and made his [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] debut on 10 March 2009 when he was substituted on in the 72nd minute for [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] in a 7–1 win over [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]]. He scored Bayern's last goal as they won the tie 12–1 on [[Aggregate score|aggregate]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2009 |title=Bayern's deadly dozen piles on humiliation for Sporting Lisbon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/10/championsleague-bayernmunich?INTCMP=SRCH |access-date=23 June 2011 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

In February 2009, Müller signed his first contract for the senior team, a two-year deal effective from the [[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10 season]], along with reserve teammate [[Holger Badstuber]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2009 |title=Badstuber und Müller unterschreiben |trans-title=Badstuber and Müller sign |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/18613.php |access-date=31 January 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich |language=de}}</ref>

====2009–10 season====
{{See also|2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season}}

Müller was prepared to be loaned or even transferred away to find first-team football,<ref name="champions1210" /> but when [[Louis van Gaal]] was appointed manager, both Müller and Badstuber became fixtures in the Bayern first team from the start of the season.<ref name="fussballdaten0910">{{Cite web |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2009/2010 |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2010/ |access-date=31 January 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> In the first few matches, Müller was a regular substitute, and on 12 September 2009, he was brought on against [[Borussia Dortmund]] and scored two goals in a 5–1 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2011 |title=Ribery dankt es van Gaal |trans-title=Ribery is grateful to Van Gaal |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2009-bundesliga-938068/analyse |access-date=31 January 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> Three days later, he scored another [[2 (number)#In other fields|brace]] in a 3–0 [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] victory over [[Maccabi Haifa F.C.|Maccabi Haifa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2009 |title=Filippo Inzaghi double gives Milan the edge over Marseille |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/16/champions-league-round-up-juventus-milan-bayern |access-date=23 June 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> He rounded off September by being named the Bundesliga Player of the Month<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2010 |title=Ein kleiner Trost: Mit dem 3. Titel ans Kap |trans-title=A small consolation: to the Cape with a third title |url=http://www.kicker.de/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/307466/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901033708/http://www.kicker.de/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/307466/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2006 |access-date=7 September 2011 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> and earned praise from his namesake, legendary former Bayern and [[Germany national football team|Germany]] striker [[Gerd Müller]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2009 |title=Muller slams Germany forwards |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1109280/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726033813/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/news/newsid=1109280/index.html |archive-date=26 July 2011 |access-date=31 January 2010 |publisher=[[FIFA]]}}</ref> After the Haifa match, Müller was in the starting XI for almost every match,<ref name="soccernet">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/123465/thomas-muller?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011091917/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/123465/thomas-muller?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2011 |access-date=7 September 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> only missing one match, a Champions League match against [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], for which he was suspended,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2009 |title=Gourcuff bringt die Bayern an den Abgrund |trans-title=Gourcuff brings Bayern towards the abyss |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-bordeaux-2009-champions-league-988041/analyse |access-date=23 June 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> because he was sent off in an earlier match against the same team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2009 |title=Bayern unterliegen im Kuriositätenkabinett |trans-title=Bayern lose in curious match |url=https://www.kicker.de/bordeaux-gegen-bayern-2009-champions-league-988036/analyse |access-date=23 June 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

In February 2010, Müller signed a new contract with Bayern Munich through 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 February 2010 |title=Van Buyten commits future to Bayern |publisher=[[UEFA]] |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e2-0e73bc426d1d-878001a2fb22-1000--van-buyten-commits-future-to-bayern/ |access-date=11 February 2010}}</ref> During the second half of the season, Müller continued to be a regular first-team starter,<ref name="fussballdaten0910" /> usually playing in a central striking role due to the availability of other [[Winger (soccer)|wide players]] [[Franck Ribéry]] and [[Arjen Robben]]. In April 2010, he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win against title rivals [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Honigstein |first=Raphael |author-link=Raphael Honigstein |date=3 April 2010 |title=Self-congratulatory Bayern Munich reclaim top spot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/apr/05/bayern-munich-schalke |access-date=24 June 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> and in the penultimate league match of the season, he scored the first [[hat-trick]] of his career,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2010 |title=Müller to keep on dreaming |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/23303.php |access-date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> in a 3–1 win over [[VfL Bochum]] which effectively secured the [[List of German football champions|German title]] for Bayern.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Honigstein |first=Raphael |author-link=Raphael Honigstein |date=1 May 2010 |title=Schalke find something beautiful in being second best |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/may/03/schalke-bundesliga-runners-up |access-date=24 June 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> The title was confirmed a week later with a 3–1 win at [[Hertha BSC]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Honigstein |first=Raphael |author-link=Raphael Honigstein |date=10 May 2010 |title=Two-day parties, tears, fights and farewells mark Bundesliga finale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/may/10/bundesliga-finale-bayern-munich |access-date=24 June 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="champions">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2010 |title=Champions Munich finish with a flourish |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/matchreport/2010/23368.php |access-date=8 May 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> a match which Müller started.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2010 |title=Robben setzt den letzten Akzent zum 22. Titel |url=https://www.kicker.de/hertha-gegen-bayern-2010-bundesliga-938327/aufstellung |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>

For the season, Müller played in all 34 Bundesliga matches,<ref name="2009–10 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> starting 29, and recorded 13 goals and 11 [[Assist (association football)|assists]].<ref name="fussballdaten0910" /> Bayern and Müller were back in [[Berlin]] the following week, to face [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] in the [[2010 DFB-Pokal Final|final]] of the [[DFB-Pokal]]. He started the match and Bayern won 4–0 to complete the domestic [[Double (association football)|double]].<ref name="2010cupfinal">{{Cite web |date=15 May 2010 |title=Erneute Bayern-Party in Berlin |trans-title=Another Bayern party in Berlin |url=https://www.kicker.de/bremen-gegen-bayern-2010-dfb-pokal-1000000/analyse |access-date=24 June 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> Müller scored four goals and made two assists during the competition, which made him its leading scorer for [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|the season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2010 |title=Torjäger des DFB-Pokals 2009/2010 |trans-title=Top goalscorers of the German cup 2009–10 |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2010/statistik/#Tore |access-date=15 May 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> Bayern's season ended in pursuit of a first [[Treble (association football)|treble]], in the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|2010 Champions League Final]] against [[Inter Milan]] at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in Madrid. It was not to be, however, as they lost 2–0, with both goals coming from [[Diego Milito]]. Müller was in the starting line-up and had a key chance just after half-time, with Bayern 1–0 down, but his shot was saved by [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|Júlio César]].<ref name="CLfinal2010">{{Cite web |date=22 May 2010 |title=Inter win Champions League final as Diego Milito downs Bayern Munich |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/22/inter-champions-league-final-bayern |access-date=24 June 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Müller felt particularly disappointed by this defeat,<ref name="champions1210" /> but he ended his first season as a first-team player with 52 matches played and 19 goals in all competitions.<ref name="fussballdaten0910" />

In a poll conducted by the sports magazine [[Kicker (sports magazine)|''kicker'']], he was voted by his fellow professionals as the best newcomer of the 2009–10 season<ref name="newcomer">{{Cite web |date=31 May 2010 |title=Müller ist 'Aufsteiger der Saison' |trans-title=Müller is newcomer of the year |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2010/23660.php |access-date=1 June 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich |language=de}}</ref> and was named in the Bundesliga [[2009–10 Bundesliga#Team of the season|Team of the Season]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2010 |title=Bayern men dominate 2009–10 players' awards |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/24064.php |access-date=16 July 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> Müller credits Van Gaal for having had the biggest part to play in his rise to success – the coach arrived with a reputation for promoting youth team players, particularly at [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], and consistently gave Müller his chance in the first-team, going as far to say "''Müller spielt bei mir immer''" ("with me, Müller will always play").<ref name="immer">{{Cite web |date=7 November 2010 |title="Müller spielt immer"? Nimmer! |trans-title="Müller always plays?" Never! |url=http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.fc-bayern-mueller-spielt-immer-nimmer.36bf05b5-9f65-4592-a123-8f1090078a85.html |access-date=24 August 2011 |publisher=Abendzeitung München |language=de}}</ref> Müller, in return, described Van Gaal as "a genius technician" who makes players "improve every time".<ref name="champions1210" />

====2010–11 season====
{{See also|2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season}}
[[File:Thomas Müller in Saint-Peterburg, 18 May 2011.png|thumb|upright|Müller with Bayern Munich in Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2011]]

Müller returned from his post-[[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] break to sign another contract extension, this time extending his stay at Bayern until 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2010 |title=Müller extends stay at Bayern until 2015 |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/24549.php |access-date=7 August 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> As with all of Bayern's World Cup participants, he missed much of [[pre-season]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2010 |title=First pre-season session for World Cup stars |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/24471.php |access-date=7 August 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> and his first match back was the [[2010 DFL-Supercup|Supercup]] against Schalke 04 on 7 August.<ref name="WM-Helden Müller und Klose treffen">{{Cite news |date=7 August 2010 |title=WM-Helden Müller und Klose treffen |language=de |work=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-schalke-2010-dfl-supercup-1003714/analyse |access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> He was named in the starting 11, and scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2010 |title=Bayern holen den ersten Titel |trans-title=Bayern take the first title |url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2009/index.php?f=0000159886.php |access-date=29 July 2011 |publisher=[[Bundesliga]] |language=de |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714085616/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2009/index.php?f=0000159886.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two weeks later he scored the opening goal of Bayern's [[2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season|league season]] in a 2–1 home win against [[VfL Wolfsburg]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2010 |title=Schweinsteiger der Matchwinner zum Auftakt |trans-title=Schweinsteiger the match-winner from the start |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-wolfsburg-2010-bundesliga-1013222/analyse |access-date=20 August 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

Müller played in every match of the first half of the season, usually as a starter,<ref name="fussballdaten1011">{{Cite web |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2010/2011 |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2011/ |access-date=1 November 2014 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> but as the team struggled for results, Müller was unable to match the previous season's goalscoring exploits,<ref name="fussballdaten1011" /> being dropped to the bench,<ref name="immer" /> and even receiving a telling off from Louis van Gaal after missing an easy chance in a 2–0 defeat against [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] in August.<ref name="champions1210" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2010 |title=1. FC Kaiserslautern – Bayern München 2:0, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2010/11, 2.Spieltag – Spielanalyse |trans-title=1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 Bayern München, Bundesliga season 2010–11, matchday 2 – match report |url=https://www.kicker.de/klautern-gegen-bayern-2010-bundesliga-1013255/analyse |access-date=1 January 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He was philosophical about this dip in form, though,<ref name="2010review">{{Cite web |date=28 December 2010 |title=Müller's marvellous year |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/27350.php |access-date=1 January 2011 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> and after eight league games without a goal, he scored in a 4–1 win against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] on 27 November;<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2010 |title=Müller nutzt Nikolovs Patzer |trans-title=Müller takes advantage of Nikolov's blunder |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-frankfurt-2010-bundesliga-1013356/analyse |access-date=29 July 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He followed that by scoring in consecutive league and cup wins against [[VfB Stuttgart]] three weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2010 |title=Gomez und Müller als kongeniales Duo |trans-title=Gomez and Müller – A Symbiotic Partnership |url=https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-bayern-2010-bundesliga-1013386/analyse |access-date=29 July 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2010 |title=Rasse, Klasse und erneut Tore satt in Stuttgart |trans-title=Pace, class and more goals in a packed game in Stuttgart |url=https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-bayern-2010-dfb-pokal-1123293/analyse |access-date=29 July 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> These goals took his tally to eight goals in all competitions<ref name="fussballdaten1011" /> and included a spectacular goal to open the scoring in a 2–0 Champions League victory against [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] on 15 September.<ref name="champions1210">{{Cite journal |date=December 2010 |title=The Müller's tale |journal=Champions Magazine |publisher=UEFA |issue=44 |pages=26–29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2010 |title=Van Gaal thrilled by Müller's textbook strike |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2010/25411.php |access-date=19 December 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref>

As his team was on its winter break, Müller was left to reflect on what he described as "an almost unbelievable first year as a pro".<ref name="2010review" /> Müller began the second half of the season in good form, but was involved in an altercation with teammate Arjen Robben, who was angered when Müller showed his displeasure at a poor free-kick Robben took during a 3–1 win at Werder Bremen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2011 |title=Robben hits out at Muller |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/873168/arjen-robben-hits-out-at-thomas-muller-following-bayern-row?cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202231626/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/873168/arjen-robben-hits-out-at-thomas-muller-following-bayern-row?cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2011 |access-date=31 January 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN Soccernet]]}}</ref> Müller again played in every game of the season<ref name="2010–11 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> and scored 19 goals (12 in the league),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/123465/thomas-muller?season |access-date=20 June 2014 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref> but the season was less successful for Bayern, as they finished third in the league,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2011 |title=1. Bundesliga: Spielpaarungen, Tabelle und Ergebnisse der Saison 2010/11 am 34. Spieltag |trans-title=Bundesliga: fixtures, table and results of the 2010–11 season on the 34th matchday |url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2010-11 |access-date=18 May 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> and were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the semi-finals by Schalke 04<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2011 |title=Raul trifft einmal, Neuer hält alles – Bayern k.o. |trans-title=One goal from Raul, and Neuer unbeatable: Bayern are knocked out |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-schalke-2011-dfb-pokal-1129750/analyse |access-date=18 May 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> and in the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|round of 16]] of the UEFA Champions League by Inter Milan; Bayern had won 1–0 at the [[San Siro]], and Müller scored 31 minutes into the second leg to make it 3–1 on aggregate, but Inter levelled the score at 3–3 in the 88th minute to go through on the [[away goals rule]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starcevic |first=Nesha |date=15 March 2011 |title=Goran Pandev strikes late as Inter leave Bayern Munich devastated again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/15/bayern-munich-internazionale-champions-league |access-date=18 May 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Müller's mentor Van Gaal was increasingly criticised for inflexibility in tactical, transfer and selection policy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Honigstein |first=Raphael |author-link=Raphael Honigstein |date=14 April 2011 |title=Van Gaal's failings were many |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/raphael_honigstein/04/14/vangaal.bayern/index.html |access-date=28 August 2011 |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> and ultimately lost his job, being replaced with [[Jupp Heynckes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2011 |title=Louis van Gaal sacked by Bayern Munich |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/10/louis-van-gaal-bayern-munich |access-date=18 May 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

====2011–12 season====
{{See also|2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season}}

In Bayern's first [[2011–12 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] game Müller was awarded the man of the match after earning two penalties which were converted by [[Mario Gómez]] and Bastian Schweinsteiger, Müller then added a third in the closing stages to secure a 3–0 victory over [[Eintracht Braunschweig]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2011 |title=Müller bestraft Braunschweiger Ungeschicktheit |url=https://www.kicker.de/braunschweig-gegen-bayern-2011-dfb-pokal-1140230/spielbericht |access-date=4 January 2012 |publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> It took Müller five matches for him to get his first league goal; he scored it against Schalke 04 in Bayern's 2–0 win. Müller then scored in Bayern's next home game in the early stages of the match, which they went on to win, 3–0. On 26 November 2011, Müller netted the opener on the half-hour in Bayern's 6–0 thrashing of [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]], giving him his second DFB-Pokal goal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2011 |title=Pechvogel Pisot öffnet den Bayern das Tor |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-ingolstadt-2011-dfb-pokal-1260356/analyse |access-date=4 January 2012 |publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> Müller was on the short-list of this year's [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2011 |title=Men's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2011 revealed |url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/media/newsid=1535258/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103105607/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/media/newsid=1535258/index.html |archive-date=3 November 2011 |access-date=4 January 2012 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref> On 10 and 15 January, in Bayern's warm up friendlies, Müller scored three goals in two games, a brace against the [[India national football team|India national team]] (which Bayern then went on to win 4–0)<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2012 |title=Brace for Müller as FCB ease past India |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/matchreport/2012/33006.php?fcb_sid=5212e2fd9b807008ab856a15fe2d41b9 |access-date=16 January 2012 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref> and one goal in Bayern's other 4–0 victory over [[FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt|Rot-Weiß Erfurt]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2012 |title=FCB ease past Erfurt in perfect final warm-up |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/matchreport/2012/33051.php |access-date=16 January 2012 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref> Müller provided two assists in Bayern's win over VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal.

On 11 February, Bayern played 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Müller ended a goal drought lasting since 24 September 2011 with a header in their 2–0 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2012 |title=Müller: Erst Torschütze, dann Spaßvogel |url=http://www.merkur-online.de/sport/fc-bayern/spassvogel-mueller-war-selbst-ueberrascht-1597961.html |access-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=merkur-online.de |language=de}}</ref> On 31 March 2012, Müller played his 100th Bundesliga game against [[1. FC Nürnberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2012 |title=Lahm und Müller jubilieren |trans-title=Lahm and Müller celebrate |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/de/aktuell/news/2012/34226.php |access-date=31 March 2012 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen/index.php?firsttab=kader&player=37903 |access-date=31 March 2012 |publisher=Bundesliga |archive-date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418085345/http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/clubs/fc-bayern-muenchen/index.php?firsttab=kader&player=37903 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 19 May 2012, Müller scored the opening goal in the 83rd minute of the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League final]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] with a powerful header, before being substituted for defender [[Daniel Van Buyten]] moments later. Bayern, however, then conceded a late equaliser, and would go on to lose the final on penalties. Müller stated post match how dissatisfied he was about the amount of time he had spent on the bench recently,<ref name="Muellerdissatisfied">{{Cite news |date=8 June 2012 |title=Teams alerted as Muller reveals Bayern anger |work=[[ESPN (UK)]] |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/154396.html |access-date=9 June 2012 |archive-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824064426/http://en.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/154396.html/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> although also expressed his desire to stay at Bayern in spite of this.<ref name=Muellerdissatisfied/> During the season, Müller had scored seven goals in 34 league matches, two goals in five German Cup matches, and two goals in 14 Champions League matches.<ref name="2011–12 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

====2012–13 season====
{{See also|2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season}}

Müller's first [[2012–13 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] goal of the season came over [[2011–12 2. Bundesliga|2. Bundesliga]] champions [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]] in Bayern's 3–0 victory on 27 August 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2012 |title=Bayern can 'only get better' |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000220346.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005927/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000220346.php |archive-date=7 June 2014 |access-date=19 December 2012 |publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref> On 2 September, he netted a brace as Bayern thrashed southern rivals VfB Stuttgart, 6–1, in front of 71,000 at the newly expanded [[Allianz Arena]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wittmann |first=Gerry |date=2 September 2012 |title=Bayern München 6 – 1 Stuttgart – Heynckes' Team Again Dominant |url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/bayern-munchen-6-1-stuttgart-heynckes-team-again-dominant/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904034146/http://bundesligafanatic.com/bayern-munchen-6-1-stuttgart-heynckes-team-again-dominant/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=4 September 2012 |access-date=19 December 2012 |publisher=Bundesliga Fanatic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayer-Lodge |first=Christopher |date=2 September 2012 |title=Bayern hit Stuttgart for six |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000221282.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005810/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000221282.php |archive-date=7 June 2014 |access-date=19 December 2012 |publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref> Müller helped Bayern achieve a record-breaking start to the league season, when he netted a brace over newly promoted [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] on 20 October in their 5–0 victory, recording Bayern's eighth successive win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2012 |title=Bayern continue perfect start |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=346334&cc=5901 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124065416/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=346334&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2013 |access-date=19 December 2012 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref> Three days later, he scored his first [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] goal of the season, netting from the penalty spot, as Bayern defeated [[Lille OSC|Lille]] 1–0 at the French side's newly built [[Grand Stade Lille Métropole]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Chris |date=23 October 2012 |title=Müller spot kick secures victory for Bayern |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0202-0e9d8ef21359-d02a93daf386-1000--muller-spot-kick-secures-victory-for-bayern/ |access-date=19 December 2012 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>

On 13 December, after his good run of form in the first half of the Bundesliga season, Müller pledged his allegiance claiming he was at home in Munich and that, "There is no club to step up from when you leave FC Bayern... there almost is no better club."<ref name="Pinnacle">{{Cite web |last=Uersfeld |first=Stephan |date=13 December 2012 |title=Muller: Bayern the pinnacle |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1261967/thomas-muller:-bayern-munich-the-pinnacle?cc=5901 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124152603/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1261967/thomas-muller:-bayern-munich-the-pinnacle?cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2013 |access-date=19 December 2012 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref> Six days later, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the Allianz Arena until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uersfeld |first=Stephan |date=19 December 2012 |title=Muller inks new deal at Bayern |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1270008/thomas-muller-inks-new-deal-at-bayern-munich?cc=5901 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124074602/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1270008/thomas-muller-inks-new-deal-at-bayern-munich?cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2013 |access-date=19 December 2012 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref> At the winter break in the Bundesliga, he had nine goals and seven assists in 16 league appearances and a further three goals in the Champions League;<ref name="Pinnacle" /> this gave him a total of 13 goals halfway through the season, including his strike against Borussia Dortmund in Bayern's win in the [[2012 DFL-Supercup]]. Müller scored his first goal in Bayern's second game back from the break in a 2–0 away win over VfB Stuttgart. Müller tapped in his fifth goal of the Champions League campaign on 2 April, completing a 2–0 first leg defeat of [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the quarter-finals, ending the Italian club's 18-match unbeaten record in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Andy |date=2 April 2013 |title=Bayern take command against Juventus |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0ea91a114a4c-66fef31c6795-1000--bayern-take-command-against-juventus/ |access-date=2 April 2013 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>

On 23 April 2013, Müller scored two goals and gave an assist in a 4–0 win against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2013 |title=Bayern Munich crush Barcelona with Thomas Müller leading the rout |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/23/bayern-munich-barcelona-champions-league |access-date=24 April 2013 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In the return fixture at the [[Camp Nou]], Müller scored a header as Bayern won 3–0 to hand Barcelona their biggest ever aggregate defeat in the Champions League, with a 7–0 scoreline across the two matches.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Graham |date=1 May 2013 |title=Clinical Bayern complete Barcelona conquest |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0209-0e9b85afff0e-fc8304296c5c-1000--clinical-bayern-complete-barcelona-conquest/ |access-date=7 June 2013 |publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> Müller then went on to play an important role in Bayern's 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the [[2013 UEFA Champions League Final|final]]. On 1 June, Müller scored a penalty in the final of the [[2012–13 DFB-Pokal]] as Bayern won the cup 3–2 against [[VFB Stuttgart]] to complete a historic treble. Müller scored 23 goals during the season across all competitions, netting 13 in the Bundesliga,<ref name="2012–13 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=21 February 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> one in the Pokal,<ref name="2012–13 season" /> and an impressive eight in the Champions League,<ref name="2012–13 season" /> he also scored one goal in the 2012 DFL-Supercup as Bayern won the match 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=http://www.goal.com/en/people/germany/21854/thomas-m%C3%BCller?ICID=OP |access-date=7 June 2013 |publisher=goal.com}}</ref>

====2013–14 season====
{{See also|2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season}}

[[File:Thomas Müller 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Müller playing for Bayern in 2013]]

Müller began the [[2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season|2013–14 season]] under new manager Pep Guardiola by playing in the German Super Cup.<ref name="Reus eröffnet und beendet den Torreigen">{{Cite news |date=27 July 2013 |title=Reus eröffnet und beendet den Torreigen |language=de |work=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2013-dfl-supercup-1887827/analyse |access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> On 5 August, Müller scored a hat-trick as Bayern won 5–0 in the team's [[2013–14 DFB-Pokal]] first-round game against [[BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden|Schwarz-Weiß Rehden]]. In Bayern's opening [[2013–14 Bundesliga]] fixture, Müller missed a penalty for the first time. Seconds later, the save from the penalty flicked the hand of [[Álvaro Domínguez (footballer, born 1989)|Álvaro Domínguez]] which resulted in another penalty which [[David Alaba]] converted. After this, Müller stated, "I am still happy to take penalties, but I think David Alaba is the main man for spot kicks for now." He played in the [[2013 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]].<ref name="Neuer hält den Supercup fest">{{Cite news |date=30 August 2013 |title=Neuer hält den Supercup fest |language=de |work=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-chelsea-2013-uefa-supercup-1887586/analyse |access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

On 25 September, against [[Hannover 96]] in the second round of the DFB-Pokal, Müller scored twice taking his cup tally to five goals in just two games. On 28 September, Müller scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg, giving him his first goal in the 2013–14 Bundesliga. Müller scored his first [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]] goal of the campaign and Bayern defeated [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] 3–1 at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]] on 2 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/24354473 |title=Manchester City 1–3 Bayern Munich |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2013 }}</ref> He later played in the [[2013 FIFA Club World Cup final|FIFA Club World Cup final]] which ended in a 2–0 win over [[Raja Casablanca]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25406403 |title=Bayern Munich 2–0 Raja Casablanca |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller » Club matches |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/thomas-mueller/2/ |access-date=25 November 2015 |publisher=World Football}}</ref>

On 9 April, Müller scored Bayern's second goal in a 3–1 second leg defeat of [[Manchester United]] in the Champions League quarter-finals. On 17 May 2014, He scored Bayern's second goal in a 2–0 extra-time defeat of Borussia Dortmund in the [[2014 DFB-Pokal Final]], giving ''die Roten'' the tenth league and cup double in their history.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 2014 |title=Bayern beats Dortmund 2–0 in German Cup final |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/05/17/bayern-beats-dortmund-2-0-in-german-cup-final/9221529/ |access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> Müller finished as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals in five appearances.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2014 |title=Die Statistiken zum DFB-Pokalfinale 2014 |language=de |work=Deutscher Fußball-Bund |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/de/d-dfb-pokal/die-statistiken-zum-dfb-pokalfinale-2014/58477.html |access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> He finished the season by scoring 13 goals in 31 league matches, eight goals in five DFB-Pokal matches, and five goals in 12 Champions League matches.<ref name="2013–14 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=17 May 2014 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

====2014–15 season====
{{See also|2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season}}

After the 2013–14 season, Müller signed a new contract keeping him at Bayern until 2019<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2014 |title=Bayern Munich: Philipp Lahm and Thomas Muller sign new deals |work=[[BBC Sport]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27793926 |access-date=11 June 2014}}</ref> and rejected a contract offer from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="Muller claims he turned down"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 August 2014 |title=Mueller: I rejected more money at United |publisher=[[ESPN (UK)]] |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/335261.html |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821053252/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/335261.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Müller played in the [[2014 DFL-Supercup|DFL-Supercup]],<ref name="2014supercup">{{Cite news |date=13 August 2014 |title=Aubameyang köpft BVB zum Supercup-Sieg |language=de |work=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2014-dfl-supercup-2396815/analyse |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> which was Bayern's first match in the [[2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season|2014–15 season]]. Bayern lost the match 2–0.<ref name="2014supercup" /> His first goal of the season was against [[SC Preußen Münster|Preußen Münster]] in the [[2014–15 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] on 17 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2014 |title=Götze, Müller, Alaba und Pizarro – FCB auf Kurs |language=de |work=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/muenster-gegen-bayern-2014-dfb-pokal-2397917/spielbericht |access-date=17 August 2014}}</ref> Then in the opening match of the Bundesliga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunbar |first=Ross |date=24 June 2014 |title=Bayern to open season against Wolfsburg as Bundesliga fixtures confirmed |publisher=Deutsche Welle |url=http://www.dw.de/bayern-to-open-season-against-wolfsburg-as-bundesliga-fixtures-confirmed/a-17733107 |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> on 22 August 2014,<ref name="Robben macht">{{Cite news |date=22 August 2014 |title=Robben macht's besser als Malanda |language=de |work=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-wolfsburg-2014-bundesliga-2407218/analyse |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> Müller scored the opening goal of Bayern's Bundesliga season against VfL Wolfsburg.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2014 |title=Bayern mühen sich zum Erfolg gegen Wolfsburg |language=de |publisher=Die Welt |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article131507396/Bayern-muehen-sich-zum-Erfolg-gegen-Wolfsburg.html |access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> Bayern went on to win the match 2–1.<ref name="Robben macht" />

On 11 March 2015, Müller scored two goals against [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] in a 7–0 win<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2015 |title=FC Bayern düst ins Viertelfinale |language=de |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/champions-league-fc-bayern-duest-ins-viertelfinale-1.2389807 |access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref> to draw level with former teammate Mario Gómez as the top-scoring German player in UEFA Champions League history.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller: You wish for a match like that |work=ESPN |url=http://www.espnfc.com.au/bayern-munich/story/2343584/bayern-munichs-thomas-muller----you-wish-for-a-match-like-that |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref> He subsequently became the leader when he scored in a 6–1 win against Porto on 21 April 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Starcevic |first=Nesha |date=21 April 2015 |title=Bayern routs Porto reach Champions semis |publisher=Toronto Star |agency=The Associated Press |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2015/04/21/bayern-routs-porto-reach-champions-semis.html |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> He finished the season with 13 goals in 32 league matches, a goal in five DFB-Pokal matches, and seven goals in ten Champions League matches.<ref name="2014–15 season">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2014-15/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=16 May 2015 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

====2015–16 season====
{{See also|2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season}}
[[File:Thomas Mueller Training FC Bayern München-5.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Müller at a training session in 2015]]
Müller started the season by playing in the [[2015 DFL-Supercup|DFL-Supercup]] against VfL Wolfsburg.<ref name="Joker Bendtner ist zweimal zur Stelle">{{Cite web |date=1 August 2015 |title=Joker Bendtner ist zweimal zur Stelle |url=https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-bayern-2015-dfl-supercup-2841005/analyse |access-date=1 August 2015 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> He started the [[2015–16 Bundesliga|league season]] with two goals against Hamburger SV,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2015 |title=Doppelpack: Es müllert zum Auftakt |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-hsv-2015-bundesliga-2854915/analyse |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> a goal against [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2015 |title=Lewandowski erweitert seine Serie gegen Baumann |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/hoffenheim-gegen-bayern-2015-bundesliga-2854949/analyse |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> two goals against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]],<ref name="Strahlemann Müller lässt Bayer alt aussehen">{{Cite news |date=29 August 2015 |title=Strahlemann Müller lässt Bayer alt aussehen |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-leverkusen-2015-bundesliga-2854951/analyse |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> and a goal against [[FC Augsburg]]<ref name="Müller bleibt vom Punkt cool">{{Cite news |date=12 September 2015 |title=Müller bleibt vom Punkt cool |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-augsburg-2015-bundesliga-2854960/analyse |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> in the first four matchdays. He had scored from the penalty spot against Bayer Leverkusen<ref name="Strahlemann Müller lässt Bayer alt aussehen" /> and Augsburg.<ref name="Müller bleibt vom Punkt cool" /> He failed to score in his next three Bundesliga matches.<ref name="2015–16 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=5 December 2015 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> He failed to convert a penalty shot against [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]] on matchday seven.<ref name="FCB siegt dank Lewandowski im Schongang">{{Cite news |date=26 September 2015 |title=FCB siegt dank Lewandowski im Schongang |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/mainz-gegen-bayern-2015-bundesliga-2854995/analyse |access-date=28 November 2015}}</ref> His next Bundesliga goal came when he scored two goals against Borussia Dortmund on matchday eight.<ref name="2015–16 season" /> One of the goals was scored from the penalty spot.<ref name="Erst Müller eiskalt, später Lewandowski konsequent">{{Cite news |date=4 October 2015 |title=Erst Müller eiskalt, später Lewandowski konsequent |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-dortmund-2015-bundesliga-2854996/analyse |access-date=28 November 2015}}</ref> His goalscoring continued in other competitions. He scored two goals against Wolfsburg in the second round of the [[2015–16 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 October 2015 |title=Bayern wirft den Titelverteidiger raus – dank Müller und Costa |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-bayern-2015-dfb-pokal-3243148/analyse |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> and in Champions League, two goals against [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 September 2015 |title=Doppelter Müller bringt den FC Bayern auf Kurs |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/olympiakos-gegen-bayern-2015-champions-league-3254880/analyse |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> two goals against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magowan |first=Alistair |date=4 November 2015 |title=Bayern Mun 5 1 Arsenal |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34675853 |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> and a goal in the return leg against Olympiacos.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Matar |first=Daniella |date=24 November 2015 |title=Barcelona, Bayern Munich advance in Champions League |publisher=Toronto Star |agency=The Associated Press |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2015/11/24/barcelona-bayern-munich-advance-in-champions-league.html |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref> In scoring in the home win over Olympiacos, Müller became the youngest player to win 50 UEFA Champions League games, beating the record of [[Lionel Messi]] by 14 months.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2015 |title=This season's Champions League record-breakers |work=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d04516898f2-c5208add3558-1000--this-season-s-champions-league-record-breakers/}}</ref>

On 9 December 2015, Müller came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Franck Ribéry in a 2–0 win against [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2015 |title=Doppelschlag Lewandowski: Fünfter Bayern-Sieg |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/zagreb-gegen-bayern-2015-champions-league-3254883/analyse |access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> He failed to convert his penalty shot in the match<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2015 |title=Robert Lewandowski helps Bayern Munich ease past Dinamo Zagreb |work=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/09/dinamo-zagreb-bayern-munich-champions-league-match-report |access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> and finished the group stage with five goals from six appearances.<ref name="2015–16 season" /> On 18 December 2015, Müller signed a new contract with Bayern, keeping him at the club until 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 December 2015 |title=Der FC Bayern verlängert mit vier Superstars |language=de |publisher=Die Welt |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article150112292/Der-FC-Bayern-verlaengert-mit-vier-Superstars.html |access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> On 19 December 2015,<ref name="Minimalistische Münchner siegen dank Müllers Elfmeter">{{Cite news |date=19 December 2015 |title=Minimalistische Münchner siegen dank Müllers Elfmeter |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/hannover-gegen-bayern-2015-bundesliga-2855083/analyse |access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref> Bayern defeated Hannover 96 1–0<ref name="Minimalistische Münchner siegen dank Müllers Elfmeter" /> with a goal from the penalty mark from Müller.<ref name="Bayern Munich">{{Cite news |date=19 December 2015 |title=Bayern Munich's win at Hannover overshadowed by Guardiola speculation |work=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/19/hannover-bayern-munich-bundesliga-match-report |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Bayern went on winter break after the match.<ref name="Bayern Munich" /> Müller finished the first half of the league with 14 goals from 17 appearances.<ref name="2015–16 season" /> This includes scoring five goals from the penalty mark in six opportunities.<ref name="2015–16 season" /> He had scored 21 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions up until the winter break.<ref name="Joker Bendtner ist zweimal zur Stelle" /><ref name="2015–16 season" />

On 12 March 2016, Müller scored a brace in a 5–0 victory over Werder Bremen.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2016 |title=Bayern Munich hit Werder Bremen for five as Thomas Müller bags brace |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/12/bayern-munich-werder-bremen-bundesliga-match-report |access-date=17 March 2016 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Four days later, with Bayern trailing Juventus 1–2 in the second leg of the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|Champions League round of 16]], he scored a 91st-minute equaliser before Bayern won in extra time 4–2 (6–4 aggregate).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Aimee |date=16 March 2016 |title=Bayern Munich 4–2 Juventus |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35814918 |access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> On 19 April 2016, Müller scored both goals in Bayern's 2–0 defeat of Werder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal semi-final. His first goal of the match was his 150th for the club in all competitions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 April 2016 |title=Daten: Müller zieht an Hoeneß vorbei |language=de |work=Sport1 |url=http://www.sport1.de/fussball/dfb-pokal/2016/04/dfb-pokal-fc-bayern-muenchen-gegen-werder-bremen-in-der-datenanalyse |access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> On 3 May 2016, Müller had a penalty kick saved by [[Jan Oblak]] in the Champions League semi-final second leg at home to [[Atlético Madrid]]. The match ended in a 2–1 win for Bayern but the team was knocked out on the away goals rule.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2016 |title=Bayern 2 Atletico 1: Guardiola pays heavy penalty for Muller miss as Atleti reach final on away goals |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/03/bayern-munich-2-atletico-madrid-1-pep-guardiola-pays-heavy-penal/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 May 2016 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/03/bayern-munich-2-atletico-madrid-1-pep-guardiola-pays-heavy-penal/ |archive-date=11 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He finished the season by scoring 20 goals in 31 league matches, 4 goals in 5 German Cup matches, and 8 goals in 12 Champions League matches.<ref name="2015–16 season" /> He didn't score in the German Super Cup.<ref name="Joker Bendtner ist zweimal zur Stelle" /> With 32 goals in all Competitions, this was Müller's most prolific season to date.

====2016–17 season====
[[File:Thomas Mueller Training 2017-05 FC Bayern Muenchen-3 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Müller at a training session in 2017]]

{{See also|2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season}}

Müller started the season by winning and scoring in the [[2016 DFL-Supercup|2016 German Super Cup]] against Borussia Dortmund on 14 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2016 |title=Bayern Munich 2–0 Borussia Dortmund: Carlo Ancelotti wins first German trophy |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37079772 |access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref> In the league, Müller did not score for 999 minutes until he scored during a home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the 76th minute.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2016 |title=Bayern Munich 5 Wolfsburg 0: Muller breaks duck as hosts go top |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/bayern-munich-5-wolfsburg-0-muller-breaks-duck-as-hosts-go-top-444272 |access-date=10 December 2016 |website=FourFourTwo}}</ref> He finished the [[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|2016–17 season]] by scoring five goals in 29 [[2016–17 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] appearances, no goals in three German Cup appearances, and three goals in nine [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] appearances.<ref name="2016–17 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2016-17/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=20 May 2017 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> Müller also provided 12 assists in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga Scorer 2016/17 |url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/scorer/2016-17 |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>

Several German football experts like [[Lothar Matthäus]] blamed manager [[Carlo Ancelotti]] for Müller's struggles in front of the goal. Ancelotti often preferred [[Thiago Alcântara]] as the player playing behind the striker, Müller's prime position. Müller was often benched for the important matches in Europe and in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tom |date=29 August 2017 |title=Lothar Matthäus believes Carlo Ancelotti is at fault for Thomas Müller's drop off |url=https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2017/8/29/16217850/lothar-matthaus-carlo-ancelotti-thomas-muller |access-date=4 March 2018 |website=bavarianfootballworks.com}}</ref>

====2017–18 season====
{{See also|2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season}}

Müller started the [[2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season|2017–18 season]] by playing in the 2017 German Super Cup.<ref name="2017 German Super Cup">{{Cite web |date=5 August 2017 |title=Bayerns erster Titel dank Flippertor und Ulreich |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2017-dfl-supercup-3813700/analyse |access-date=5 August 2017 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> He played in the opening 67 minutes before being replaced by [[Kingsley Coman]].<ref name="2017 German Super Cup" /> His first goal of the season was against Mainz on matchday four of the [[2017–18 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].<ref name="2017–18 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2017-18/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=20 February 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> On 21 January 2018, he scored two goals against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, with his second goal in the match being his 100th in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4:2! Bremen erweist sich als große Hürde |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-bremen-2018-bundesliga-3827750/analyse |access-date=20 February 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

On 20 February 2018, Müller scored two goals against [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] in the first leg of the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|Champions League round of 16]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Müller spielt den Türöffner bei Bayerns Gala |language=de |publisher=kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-besiktas-2018-champions-league-4200860/analyse |access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> On 17 April 2018, Müller scored a hat-trick in Bayern's 6–2 defeat of Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals. Overall, Müller scored eight goals and provided 14 assists in 29 league matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Müller and the Bundesliga's 2017/18 chart-toppers |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/lewandowski-thomas-muller-2017-18-most-goals-most-assists-top-stats-481046.jsp |access-date=2 July 2018 |publisher=bundesliga.com}}</ref>

====2018–19 season====
{{See also|2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season}}

Müller started the [[2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season|2018–19 season]] by starting in the [[2018 DFL-Supercup|German Super Cup]].<ref name="2018 German Super Cup">{{Cite web |title=FCB gewinnt Supercup – Lewandowski macht den Unterschied |url=https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-bayern-2018-dfl-supercup-4213948/analyse |access-date=19 August 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> Müller scored in the first two matchdays in the [[2018–19 Bundesliga|Bundesliga season]].<ref name="2018–19 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2018-19/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=28 November 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He scored in the second round of the [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal|German Cup]] against [[SV Rödinghausen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wagner schießt pomadige Bayern ins Achtelfinale |url=https://www.kicker.de/roedinghausen-gegen-bayern-2018-dfb-pokal-4546346/analyse |access-date=28 November 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He scored two goals against [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] in the Bundesliga on 24 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=90.+3! Lukebakio schockt die Bayern mit Tor drei |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-duesseldorf-2018-bundesliga-4243364/analyse |access-date=28 November 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> On 12 December 2018, Müller played his 105th Champions League match in a match against [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and therefore leveling former club legend [[Philipp Lahm]] as the record appearance holder in the Champions League at Bayern.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2018 |title=Bayern Munich and Ajax deliver six-goal thriller on memorable European night |url=https://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-and-ajax-deliver-six-goal-thriller-on-memorable-european-night/a-46705178 |access-date=2 January 2019 |website=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> In that same match, Müller was sent off for the first time in his career for a straight red card.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2018 |title=Thomas Muller sent off as Robert Lewandowski double sees Bayern claim top spot in Group E |work=ESPN |agency=Reuters |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=526414 |access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ajax 3–3 Bayern |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46543556 |access-date=2 January 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> This resulted in a two-match suspension.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2019 |title=Zwei Spiele Sperre für Müller – Bayern legt Berufung ein |language=de |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/thomas-mueller-liverpool-sperre-1.4283938 |access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref>

On 15 December 2018, Müller made his 300th Bundesliga appearance for Bayern against Hannover 96.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2018 |title=Hannover vs Bayern match report |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/hannover-bayern-munich-live-line-ups-stats-james-rodriguez-robben-lewandowski-fantasy-518926.jsp |access-date=15 December 2018 |publisher=bundesliga.com}}</ref> On 18 May 2019, Müller won his seventh consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points. It was Müller's eighth Bundesliga title. A week later, He won his fifth DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated [[RB Leipzig]] 3–0 in the [[2019 DFB-Pokal Final]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Lewandowski hits brace as Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig in DFB Cup final to seal the double |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-live-dfb-cup-final-james-rodriguez-lewandowski-neuer-4678 |access-date=27 May 2019 |publisher=bundesliga.com}}</ref>

====2019–20 season====
{{See also|2019–20 FC Bayern Munich season}}

On 2 November 2019, Müller made his 500th competitive appearance for Bayern, becoming the 10th Bayern player to reach this mark since the club's promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milestone for Thomas Müller |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/11/milestone-for-mueller |access-date=8 June 2020 |website=Bayern Munich}}</ref> The following month, he became the first-ever player to register 11 assists in the first half of a Bundesliga season, achieving the new record in his side's 2–0 win over Wolfsburg.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2019 |title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller sets new Bundesliga assist record |publisher=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-assist-record-first-half-2019-20-season-bayern-munich-8908 |access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> On 7 April 2020, Müller pegged a contract extension keeping him at Bayern until 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2020 |title=Bayern Munich: Thomas Muller signs new contract |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52200441 |access-date=8 April 2020 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He recorded his 20th assist of the Bundesliga season in an away match against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 30, breaking the record for most assists in a season, previously held by [[Kevin De Bruyne]] and [[Emil Forsberg]].<ref name="assists record">{{Cite news |date=7 June 2020 |title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller sets new Bundesliga assist record |work=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-sets-new-assist-record-bayern-munich-11432 |access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref> He provided another assist in an away match against Wolfsburg on Matchday 34, to finish off the season with a record of 21 assists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Tom |date=27 June 2020 |title=Wolfsburg 0–4 Bayern Munich: Muller makes history as champions celebrate 100-goal title triumph |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/match/wolfsburg-v-bayern-m%C3%BCnchen/report/25nefqv3fdzkgyuyvstjlhe22 |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Goal.com}}</ref>

On 14 August, Müller scored a brace and assisted another in the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League]] quarter-final match against Barcelona, which ended in an [[FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern Munich|8–2]] win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich – Football Match Summary – August 14, 2020  |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=573704 |access-date=14 August 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Later on, Bayern won 1–0 over [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] in the [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final|final]], which marked the club's sixth Champions League title and Müller's second Champions League title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2020 |title=Bayern win sixth Champions League title in 1–0 victory against PSG |url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/23/psg-eyes-first-champions-league-trophy-in-final-against-bayern-munich-titans |website=euronews.com}}</ref> He finished the season by scoring 8 goals in 33 league matches, two goals in six German Cup matches, and 4 goals in 10 Champions League matches.

====2020–21 season====
{{See also|2020–21 FC Bayern Munich season}}

On 18 September 2020, Müller scored his first goal of the season, and provided one assist, in an emphatic 8–0 league win over Schalke 04.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2020 |title=Bayern Munich 8–0 FC Schalke 04 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54213163 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He later managed to win both the [[2020 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] and the [[2020 DFL-Supercup|DFL-Supercup]] with the latter being his 27th trophy of his club career; hence, he became the most decorated footballer in German history, breaking the previous record of 26 trophies won by his former Bayern teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web  |title=Muller Becomes Most Decorated Player in German History After Bayern Lift DFL Super Cup |website=GOAL |date=30 September 2020 |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/muller-becomes-most-decorated-player-in-german-history-after/edfzv3pt1iov1oytby1vjm0yf |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603161445if_/https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/muller-becomes-most-decorated-player-in-german-history-after/edfzv3pt1iov1oytby1vjm0yf |archive-date=3 June 2023 |url-status=live|quote=Muller has picked up his record 27th trophy of his club career.}}</ref> On 11 February 2021, Müller tested positive for [[COVID-19]] and went into [[quarantine]]; hence, could not play in the [[2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2021 |title=Thomas Müller tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2021/02/fifa-club-world-cup/thomas-muller-tests-positive-for-coronavirus |website=Bayern Munich}}</ref> However, Bayern went on to win the final 1–0 against Mexican side [[Tigres UANL]] which completed their continental sextuple.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bayern Munich beat UANL Tigres to win FIFA Club World Cup and complete sextuple |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-tigres-live-fifa-club-world-cup-final-line-ups-stats-lewandowski-14690 |publisher=Bundesliga |date=11 February 2021 }}</ref> On 8 May, Müller won his ninth consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished the league in first place with 78 points, 13 points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. It was Müller's 10th Bundesliga title overall.

====2021–22 season====
[[File:Thomas Müller 2022 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Müller playing for [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2022]]

{{See also|2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season}}

On 17 August 2021, Müller scored his first goal of the season, and provided one assist, in a 3–1 away win against Borussia Dortmund in the [[2021 DFL-Supercup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund to retain German Super Cup |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58252684 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 19 November, Müller made his 600th appearance for Bayern in a 2–1 loss to Augsburg, becoming the fourth overall appearance maker behind [[Sepp Maier]], Gerd Müller and [[Oliver Kahn]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 November 2021 |title=FC Augsburg 2–1 Bayern Munich: Bundesliga leaders beaten |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59356119 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 8 December, Müller scored his 50th goal in the UEFA Champions League against Barcelona in a 3–0 win, becoming only the 8th player in the competition's history to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2021 |title=Bayern Munich 3–0 Barcelona |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59587194 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

On 17 December, Müller played his 400th match in the Bundesliga, scored one goal and assisted another in a 4–0 home win over Wolfsburg.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2021 |title=FC Bayern Munich 4–0 Wolfsburg |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59702618 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 23 April 2022, following a 3–1 win against Dortmund in [[Der Klassiker]], Bayern won their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title, in the process, making Müller the player with the most Bundesliga title wins in history with 11. On 3 May, Müller extended his contract with Bayern, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Müller extends Bayern Munich contract through to 2024 |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-extends-bayern-munich-contract-through-to-2024-champions-19776 |website=Bundesliga |access-date=3 May 2022 |date=3 May 2022}}</ref>

====2022–23 season====
{{See also|2022–23 FC Bayern Munich season}}

On 1 April 2023, Müller scored a brace in a 4–2 win over Dortmund as Bayern regain top position in the league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bayern Munich defeat Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker to retake Bundesliga lead |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-borussia-dortmund-live-team-news-match-stats-bellingham-mane-tuchel-klassiker-23054 |publisher=Bundesliga |date=1 April 2023 }}</ref> Eventually, Bayern won their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title on goal difference ahead of Dortmund;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4557435/2023/05/27/borussia-dortmund-bayern-munich-bundesliga-title-final-day/|title=Dortmund agony, Bayern joy – and a rogue sprinkler: How Bundesliga drama unfolded|website=The Athletic|date=27 May 2023|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref> meanwhile, Müller extended his record by winning his 12th league title overall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Das sind die Rekordmeister des FC Bayern |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2023/05/meister-2023/thomas-mueller-auf-platz-1---diese-spieler-des-fc-bayern-sind-rekordmeister |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=May 2023 }}</ref> He finished the season by scoring 8 goals in 40 matches in all Competitions.

====2023–24 season====
{{See also|2023–24 FC Bayern Munich season}}
On 18 August 2023, Müller came off the bench in the 84th minute in a 4–0 away win over Werder Bremen in the opening match, in which he managed to participate in 16 Bundesliga seasons to become the first player to achieve this feat at the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dream debut & loyal servant – Bundesliga Matchday 1 fact check |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2023/08/dream-debut-and-loyal-servant-facts-on-the-season-opener |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=18 August 2023 }}</ref> On 20 September, he featured in a 4–3 win over Manchester United in the opening match of the [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], to become the third player to reach 100 wins in the competition, after [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] and [[Iker Casillas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2023/09/muellers-latest-milestone-100-champions-league-wins |title=Müllers latest milestone – 100 Champions League wins |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=20 September 2023 |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> On 19 December 2023, he extended his contract with Bayern until 30 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2023 |title=Thomas Müller signs contract extension at FC Bayern |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2023/12/thomas-mueller-signs-contract-extension-at-fc-bayern-until-2025 |access-date=19 December 2023 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref>

On 3 February 2024, Müller became the first player to reach 500 wins with Bayern in a 3–1 league victory over [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-mr-bayern-munich-last-homegrown-world-beater-lionel-messi-17537 |title=Thomas Müller: Mr. Bayern Munich reaches one more milestone |publisher=Bundesliga |date=3 February 2024 }}</ref> On 6 April, he featured in his 700th match for Bayern in a 3–2 away loss against [[1. FC Heidenheim|Heidenheim]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-reaches-700-appearances-milestone-for-bayern-munich-26832 |title=Thomas Müller reaches 700 appearance milestone for Bayern Munich |publisher=Bundesliga |date=6 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/04/next-milestone-for-thomas-mueller-700-competitive-appearances |title=In Heidenheim: Thomas Müller makes 700th competitive appearance for Bayern |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=6 April 2024 }}</ref> On 30 April, he played his 150th Champions League match in a 2–2 draw against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the semi-finals, becoming the third player to achieve this feat with one club, following [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] and Iker Casillas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2024/04/rekordspieler-thomas-mueller-absolviert-150.-champions-league-spiel |title=150 Champions League-Spiele! Thomas Müller mit Meilenstein |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=30 April 2024 }}</ref> On 8 May, in the return leg, he featured in his 151st game, matching Xavi's record of most matches for one club in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/champions-league/2023-2024/champions-league-halbfinale-rueckspiel-real-madrid-fc-bayern-muenchen-08.05.2024/liveticker |title=Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich, Champions League semi-final second leg |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=8 May 2024 }}</ref> On the final matchday of the season, he equaled [[Sepp Maier]]'s record of most Bundesliga appearances for Bayern with 473 matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/thomas-mueller-zieht-als-rekordspieler-des-fc-bayern-mit-sepp-maier-gleich/13138484/34240 |title=Rekordspieler! Müller zieht mit Maier gleich |publisher=Sky Sport |language=de |date=18 May 2024 }}</ref> He finished the season by scoring 7 goals in 41 matches in all competitions.

====2024–25 season====
[[File:FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen Bayern München (2025-01-06 Testspiel) 20.jpg|thumb|upright|Müller warming up for [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2025]]

{{See also|2024–25 FC Bayern Munich season}}
On 16 August 2024, Müller scored his club's first goals of the season, by netting a brace in a 4–0 away win over [[SSV Ulm 1846|Ulm]] in the [[2024–25 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal-thomas-mueller-schiesst-den-fc-bayern-beim-ssv-ulm-in-runde-zwei-19921666.html |title=FC Bayern auch dank Thomas Müller in Runde zwei |publisher=faz.net |language=de |date=16 August 2024 }}</ref> On 25 August, he played in the league opening match against Wolfsburg, reaching a record of 474 Bundesliga appearances with the club, in addition to equaling Sepp Maier's record of 709 competitive appearances for Bayern.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2024/08/rekord-eingestellt-thomas-mueller-absolviert-709-pflichtspiel-fuer-den-fc-bayern |title=Rekord eingestellt: Thomas Müller absolviert 709. Pflichtspiel für den FC Bayern |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=25 August 2024 }}</ref> On 1 September, on the second matchday against [[SC Freiburg|Freiburg]], he set a new record for the [[List of FC Bayern Munich records and statistics#Appearances|most appearances for Bayern]], reaching a total of 710 matches across all competitions while scoring his team's second goal, which also marked his 150th in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolff |first=Julien |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article253253704/FC-Bayern-Thomas-Mueller-bricht-historischen-Rekord-doch-wie-geht-es-weiter.html |title=Historischer Rekord gebrochen – wie geht es mit Thomas Müller nun weiter? |publisher=WELT |language=de |date=1 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2024/09/ehrung-in-der-allianz-arena-ikone-fuer-fcb-rekordspieler-thomas-mueller |title=Ikone für FC Bayern-Rekordspieler Thomas Müller |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=17 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-bayern-munich-career-milestones-record-appearance-holder-28551 |title=Thomas Müller's top 10 career milestones |publisher=Bundesliga |date=4 September 2024 }}</ref> On 17 September, he featured in his 152nd [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] match which ended in a 9–2 victory over [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], breaking previous record of Xavi as the player with most appearances for one club in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/thomas-mueller-spielt-152-cl-spiele-beim-fc-bayern-und-holt-neuen-rekord/13216900/34956 |title=Müller knackt nächste Bestmarke |publisher=Sky Deutschland |language=de |date=17 September 2024 }}</ref> On matchday six of the UEFA Champions League, Müller scored his first goal of the competition's season in a 5–1 away victory over [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]. This meant he had scored in sixteen Champions League seasons, catching up with [[Ryan Giggs]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]; only [[Lionel Messi]] and [[Karim Benzema]] scored in more seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/12/thomas-mueller-against-shakhtar-goal-and-save |title=Müller magic against Shakhtar: A goal with a forward roll and a crucial block |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=11 December 2024 }}</ref> On 20 December 2024, Müller became the first player in history to win 350 Bundesliga matches, in a 5–1 home victory against [[RB Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribuna.com/de/news/fcbayern-2024-12-21-thomas-muller-ist-erster-spieler-in-der-geschichte-mit-350-bundesligasiegen/ |title=Thomas Müller ist erster Spieler in der Geschichte mit 350 Bundesliga-Siegen |publisher=Tribuna.com |language=de |date=21 December 2024 }}</ref>

In late March 2025, reports emerged that his contract with Bayern would not be renewed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/mueller-erhaelt-beim-fc-bayern-keinen-vertrag-mehr-1101947/artikel |title=Müller erhält beim FC Bayern keinen Vertrag mehr |publisher=Kicker |language=de |date=30 March 2025 }}</ref> On 5 April, it was confirmed that Müller would leave Bayern at the end of the [[2024–25 Bundesliga|season]], bringing his 25 years with the club to an end.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2025 |title=End of an era – Thomas Müller to leave FC Bayern |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2025/04/thomas-mueller-to-leave-fc-bayern}}</ref> In his first match after his departure was announced, Müller came on as a substitute and scored a late equaliser in a 2–1 loss against [[Inter Milan]] in the [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] quarter-finals first leg.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inter Milan 2-1 Bayern (Apr 8, 2025) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/733611/internazionale-bayern-munich |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> He would [[Captain (association football)|captain]] his team for full 90 minutes in the second leg, marking his 163rd Champions League appearance, tieing Lionel Messi for third-most appearances in UCL history. The match would end in a 2–2 draw, eliminating Bayern out of the competition and marking Müller's last ever Champions League match for his side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inter Milan 2-2 Bayern (Apr 16, 2025) Game Analysis |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/733615 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> On 26 April, he featured in his 500th Bundesliga match in a 3–0 victory over Mainz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2025/04/thomas-mueller-absolviert-500.-bundesliga-spiel |title=Rekordmann Thomas Müller absolviert 500. Bundesliga-Spiel |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de |date=26 April 2025 }}</ref>

He eventually secured his 13th Bundesliga title, extending his own record,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-record-13th-league-title-bayern-munich-31776 |title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller lands record-extending 13th Bundesliga title |publisher=Bundesliga |date=4 May 2025 }}</ref> and in doing so, equaled Ryan Giggs' record for the most titles in the top five European leagues. Additionally, he matched the record for the most decorated German player, sharing the achievement of 34 titles with [[Toni Kroos]].<ref name="sky"/> On 10 May, he played his 750th match for Bayern Munich and his final match at the Allianz Arena in a 2–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, marking the occasion by lifting the league trophy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/10/european-football-thomas-muller-bows-out-on-high-note-at-bayern-munich |title=European football: Kane and Bayern lift trophy as Müller says goodbye |publisher=The Guardian |date=10 May 2025 }}</ref> On 15 June, he scored twice in Bayern's 10–0 win over [[Auckland City FC|Auckland City]], marking his 250th goal for the club in their opening match of the [[2025 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/fussball/klub-wm/2025/06/schutzenfest-zum-auftakt-fc-bayern-demontiert-auckland-city |title=Schützenfest zum Auftakt: FC Bayern demontiert Auckland City |publisher=Sport1 |language=de |date=15 June 2025 }}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Thomas Müller, Germany national football team (03).jpg|thumb|upright|Müller wore the number 13 for Germany, a number famously worn by German legend [[Gerd Müller]] who said of his namesake; "he's going to be a great player".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2014 |title=Gerd Muller: Thomas will break records |url=http://m.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=gerd-muller-thomas-will-break-records-2375765.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620190158/http://m.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=gerd-muller-thomas-will-break-records-2375765.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2014 |access-date=20 June 2014 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>]]

[[File:Thomas Müller, Germany national football team (05).jpg|thumb|upright|Müller with Germany in 2011]]

[[File:Thomas Müller, Germany national football team (07).jpg|thumb|Müller in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]] match against [[Austria national football team|Austria]]]]

Müller represented [[Germany national youth football team|Germany]] at various youth levels, starting with the under-16s in 2004.<ref name="DFBprofile">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Mueller – Biografie |trans-title=Thomas Müller – Biography |url=http://team.dfb.de/de/das-team/sturm/thomas-mueller/biografie/page/1378.html?1267017907 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722042740/http://team.dfb.de/de/das-team/sturm/thomas-mueller/biografie/page/1378.html?1267017907 |archive-date=22 July 2010 |access-date=30 June 2010 |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |language=de}}</ref> In August 2009, he was called up to the [[Germany national under-21 football team|under-21 team]] for his debut in a 3–1 [[friendly match|friendly]] defeat against [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2009 |title=Türkei vermiest Adrions Debüt |trans-title=Turkey spoil Adrion's debut |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-tuerkei-2009-u-nationalteams-freundschaftsspiele-946103/spielbericht |access-date=31 January 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He earned six caps for the under-21s and scored one goal,<ref>{{Cite web |title=U 21-Nationalteam Männer – Nationalspieler Thomas Müller |trans-title=Under-21 men's national team – player Thomas Müller |url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500109&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=mueller_tommy&lang=D&cHash=65825f7f84 |access-date=31 January 2010 |publisher=[[German Football Association|DFB]] |language=de}}</ref> the eighth in an 11–0 thrashing of [[San Marino national under-21 football team|San Marino]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2009 |title=San Marino – Germany 0:11 (0:5) |url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=501415&spielid=314&action=schema&teama=San%20Marino&teamb=Deutschland |access-date=25 December 2010 |publisher=[[German Football Association|DFB]]}}</ref>

In October of the same year, Müller's regular appearances for Bayern's first team caused Germany national team [[Germany national football team manager|manager]] [[Joachim Löw]] to publicly consider him for a call-up,<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 October 2009 |title=Löw bleibt – wenn alle bleiben |trans-title=Löw stays – if everyone stays |url=https://www.kicker.de/loew-bleibt---wenn-alle-bleiben-515765/artikel |access-date=20 October 2009 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2009 |title=DFB-Team trifft auf Drogba & Co. |trans-title=DFB team encounters Drogba & Co. |url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-team-trifft-auf-drogba-26-co--516070/artikel |access-date=20 October 2009 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> despite initial reluctance from the Bayern Munich board;<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2010 |title=Rummenigge empfiehlt langen Urlaub |trans-title=Rummenigge recommends long holiday |url=http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/wm/karl-heinz-rummenigge-empfiehlt-langen-urlaub-11685094.bild.html |access-date=23 August 2011 |publisher=[[Bild]] |language=de |archive-date=5 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005124211/http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/wm/karl-heinz-rummenigge-empfiehlt-langen-urlaub-11685094.bild.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> the following month, Müller was named in the squad for a friendly against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2009 |title=Aaron Hunt wins Germany call-up after turning back on England |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/06/aaron-hunt-germany-call-up |access-date=6 November 2009 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> However, this coincided with the death of national team [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Robert Enke]], which led to the cancellation of a match against [[Chile national football team|Chile]] the same week.<ref name="callup">{{Cite web |date=27 January 2010 |title=Müller proud after call to Germany set-up |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/22136.php |access-date=1 February 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> With less opportunity to try out new players, and with the under-21 team facing crucial [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification|qualifiers]] for the [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2011 European Championship]], Löw and under-21 manager [[Rainer Adrion]] felt that Müller was needed at the under-21 level, and Müller was called back into the under-21s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2009 |title=Müller hat Verständnis für Löw |trans-title=Müller understands Löw |url=https://www.kicker.de/mueller-hat-verstaendnis-fuer-loew-517194/artikel |access-date=31 January 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

He was back in the senior squad for its next get-together, a training session in [[Sindelfingen]] in January 2010,<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2010 |title=Robert Huth ist wieder da |trans-title=Robert Huth is back |url=https://www.kicker.de/hunt-sagt-loew-ab-519918/artikel |access-date=31 January 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> and was named in the squad for the following match, a friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in March.<ref name="Argentina-callup">{{Cite web |date=26 February 2010 |title=DFB-Team mit Müller und Kroos |trans-title=German national team with Müller and Kroos |url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-team-ohne-jansen-521561/artikel |access-date=26 February 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He made his debut in this game in the starting XI at the Allianz Arena, his home stadium with Bayern. He was substituted in the 66th minute for fellow debutant [[Toni Kroos]] as Germany lost 1–0.<ref name="internationaldebut">{{Cite web |date=4 March 2010 |title=Löw-Elf misslingt der Härtetest |trans-title=Löw's team fail the acid test |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-argentinien-2010-nationalteams-freundschaftsspiele-993390/analyse |access-date=3 August 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

===2010 FIFA World Cup===
Müller was named in Germany's provisional 27-man [[2010 FIFA World Cup squads#Germany|squad]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] along with seven other Bayern Munich players.<ref name="wcprovisional">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2010 |title=Hans-Jörg Butt called up to Germany's preliminary World Cup squad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/06/germany-world-cup-squad |access-date=3 August 2011 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Despite suffering a scare when he fell off his bicycle at the team's training camp in [[South Tyrol]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2010 |title=Painful start for Müller, Ribéry's role open |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/23630.php |access-date=1 June 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> Müller only received superficial injuries and made the final cut for the tournament when the squad was reduced to 23 players.<ref name="WCsquad">{{Cite news |date=1 June 2010 |title=World Cup 2010: Germany omit Andreas Beck from squad |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8664938.stm |access-date=1 June 2010}}</ref> He was allocated the [[Squad number (association football)|number]] 13,<ref name="number13">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2010 |title=Müller erhält Ballacks Nummer |trans-title=Müller takes Ballack's number |url=https://www.kicker.de/mueller-erhaelt-ballacks-nummer-525895/artikel |access-date=1 June 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> normally worn by injured [[Captain (association football)|captain]] [[Michael Ballack]],<ref name="number13" /> and previously worn by Müller's eponym Gerd Müller.<ref name="number13" /> He earned his second international cap in the final warm-up match before the World Cup when he came on as a half-time substitute for [[Piotr Trochowski]] in a 3–1 win over [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2010 |title=Deutschland – Bosnien-Herzegowina 3:1 |trans-title=Germany 3–1 Bosnia-Herzegovina |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-bosnien-h-2010-nationalteams-freundschaftsspiele-995257/analyse |access-date=4 June 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He started the first game of Germany's World Cup campaign and scored the third goal – his first internationally – in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D#Germany vs Australia|4–0 win]] over [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2010 |title=Germany – Australia |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249722/match=300111116/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722150403/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249722/match=300111116/report.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 |access-date=14 June 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> winning Germany's goal of the month award in the process.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2010 |title=ARD Sportschau – Tor des Monats – Tor des Monats Juni 2010 |trans-title=ARD Sports show – Goal of the Month June 2010 |url=http://www.sportschau.de/sp/tor_des_monats/html/popup.php5?show=details&id=480&cb=chronik |access-date=28 August 2011 |publisher=[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] |language=de}}</ref>

Müller played in all Germany's group games, as they finished top of [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]]; he scored twice and assisted once in the [[Germany v England (2010)#Germany vs England|4–1 victory]] over [[England national football team|England]] in the round of 16.<ref name="england">{{Cite web |date=27 June 2010 |title=Germany – England 4:1 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249717/match=300061501/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307144519/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round%3D249717/match%3D300061501/report.html |archive-date=7 March 2011 |access-date=27 June 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> In the third minute of Germany's 4–0 [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Germany|quarter-final]] win against Argentina, he opened the scoring with his fourth tournament goal.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |date=3 July 2010 |title=Argentina – Germany |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249718/match=300061505/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211170402/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249718/match=300061505/report.html |archive-date=11 December 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> However, he picked up his second booking of the tournament in the first half, for a [[Handball (soccer)|handball]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2010 |title=Argentina – Germany 0:4 |trans-title=Argentina 0–4 Germany |url=https://www.kicker.de/argentinien-gegen-deutschland-2010-weltmeisterschaft-833353/schema |access-date=3 July 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> and was suspended for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Spain|semi-final defeat]] against [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. Müller said that he felt far more nervous during the Spain game than any he was able to play.<ref name="champions1210" /> He returned to the team for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Third place play-off|third-place playoff]] against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] and scored the first goal, his fifth of the tournament, as Germany won 3–2 to take the bronze medals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2010 |title=Uruguay – Germany |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249720/match=300061510/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307110107/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round%3D249720/match%3D300061510/report.html |archive-date=7 March 2011 |access-date=10 July 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> The team's success was a culmination of a series of changes made after the national team's failure at [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. The Germans emphasized a more open, attack-minded style not previously associated with Germany, and included prominent young players, including Müller, [[Sami Khedira]] and [[Mesut Özil]].<ref name="rafaSI">{{Cite web |last=Honigstein |first=Raphael |author-link=Raphael Honigstein |date=2 July 2010 |title=How Germany reinvented itself |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/raphael_honigstein/07/01/germany.reinvention/index.html |access-date=10 August 2011 |publisher=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>

With five goals, Müller ended as joint top goalscorer of the tournament. He earned the [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] with these goals and his three assists.<ref name="goldenboot2010">{{Cite web |date=11 July 2010 |title=Golden Boot |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/awards/goldenboot/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317212405/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/awards/goldenboot/index.html |archive-date=17 March 2012 |access-date=11 July 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> He also won the [[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Young Player Award|Best Young Player Award]] over fellow nominees [[André Ayew]] of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and [[Giovani dos Santos]] of [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].<ref name="youngplayer2010">{{Cite web |date=11 July 2010 |title=Muller claims two coveted crowns |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/awards/bestyoungplayer/news/newsid=1272513/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228024831/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/awards/bestyoungplayer/news/newsid=1272513/index.html |archive-date=28 December 2010 |access-date=10 July 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> For both awards, he succeeded a German teammate, Miroslav Klose and [[Lukas Podolski]], respectively, from [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2010 |title=Müller: Torschützenkönig und "Bester Junger Spieler" |trans-title=Müller top goalscorer and best young player |url=https://www.kicker.de/mueller_torschuetzenkoenig-und-bester-junger-spieler-527485/artikel |access-date=12 July 2010 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

In October 2010, he was named on the [[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|shortlist]] for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award along with four of his Germany teammates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2010 |title=Shortlists for first FIFA Ballon d'Or gala revealed |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/releases/newsid=1323915.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029200537/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/releases/newsid=1323915.html |archive-date=29 October 2010 |access-date=28 October 2010 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> Reflecting on his World Cup success, Müller said "I basically got lucky, I hit form at just the right time".<ref name="2010review" />

===UEFA Euro 2012===
Müller started all ten of Germany's [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|Euro 2012 qualifiers]], as the team qualified for the finals with a 100% record. Müller provided assists for seven goals,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spiele von Thomas Müller in 2010/2011 |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/2011/ |access-date=12 October 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> three of which came in a 6–2 win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in September 2011 which secured Germany's qualification for the finals with two games to spare.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 September 2011 |title=Deutschland – Österreich 6:2, EM-Qualifikation, Saison 2010/11, 9.Spieltag – Spielanalyse, Aufstellung, Torschützen und alle Infos zur Spielpaarung |trans-title=Germany 6–2 Austria, European Championship qualification, season 2010–11, matchday 9 – Match analysis, line-ups and all match information |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-oesterreich-2011-em-qualifikation-999641/schema |access-date=2 September 2011 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> He scored three times in the campaign, two goals coming in a 4–0 win over [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] in March 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2011 |title=Deutschland – Kasachstan 4:0, EM-Qualifikation, Saison 2010/11, 5.Spieltag |trans-title=Germany 4–0 Kazakhstan, Euro 2012 qualification, matchday 5 |url=https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-kasachstan-2011-em-qualifikation-999631/analyse |access-date=26 March 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref> the third in a 3–1 win over [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] in October of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2011 |title=Gomez bringt Deutschlands Rekordjäger auf Kurs |trans-title=Gomez keeps Germany's record-breakers on course |url=https://www.kicker.de/tuerkei-gegen-deutschland-2011-em-qualifikation-999651/analyse |access-date=8 October 2011 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref>

Müller was included in Joachim Löw's squad for [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruppert |first=Axel |date=28 May 2012 |title=Cacau among omissions from final Germany squad |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?referrer=%2fuefaeuro%2fnews%2fnewsid%3d1803008 |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> where the Germans were knocked out in the semi-finals by [[Italy national football team|Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Sam |date=28 June 2012 |title=Balotelli sends Italy past Germany to EURO 2012 final |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2003379--germany-vs-italy/postmatch/report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630193753/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2003379--germany-vs-italy/postmatch/report/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2020 |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

===2014 FIFA World Cup===
[[File:Germany players celebrate winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.jpg|thumb|Müller (no. 13) celebrating with Germany after winning the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]]]

Müller scored his first [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|World Cup qualifying]] goals on 22 March 2013, getting Germany's opener and final goal in a 3–0 away win over Kazakhstan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2013 |title=Kazakhstan 0–3 Germany |url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/334694/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |access-date=2 April 2013 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref> He also scored in the 3–0 victories over Austria and the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] to give him four goals in Germany's successful qualification campaign.<ref name="worldfootball.net">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2013 |title=Germany – Austria 3:0 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/wm-quali-europa-2012-2013-gruppe-c-deutschland-oesterreich/ |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2013 |title=Deutschland feiert glanzlosen Sieg |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/wm-quali-deutschland-siegt-souveraen-gegen-faeroeer-a-921507.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=Der Spiegel |language=de}}</ref>

On 16 June 2014, in Germany's opening match of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]],<ref name="World Cup: Thomas Mueller scores hat trick as Germany routs Portugal">{{Cite news |last=Starcevic |first=Nesha |date=16 June 2014 |title=World Cup: Thomas Mueller scores hat trick as Germany routs Portugal |publisher=Toronto Star |agency=The Associated Press |location=Salvador, Brazil |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/worldcup/2014/06/16/world_cup_thomas_mueller_scores_hat_trick_as_germany_routs_portugal.html |access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref> Müller scored the first hat-trick of the tournament and was named man of the match in a 4–0 win against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].<ref name="Germany 4-0 Portugal">{{Cite news |last=Ornstein |first=David |date=16 June 2014 |title=Germany 4–0 Portugal |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285106 |access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref> In addition, he was also the target of [[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]]'s headbutt in the 37th minute, which resulted in the Portuguese defender being sent off.<ref name="World Cup: Thomas Mueller scores hat trick as Germany routs Portugal" /><ref name="Germany 4-0 Portugal" /> He denied that he had "overplayed" the situation leading to the red card.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Uersfeld |first=Stephan |date=16 June 2014 |title=Muller: I didn't influence Pepe red |work=ESPN FC |url=http://www.espnfc.us/germany/story/1886389/germanys-thomas-muller-denies-seeking-to-get-portugal-defender-pepe-dismissed |access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref> On 26 June, Müller scored the only goal of the final group match against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] to help the Germans win [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]] and dispelled fear of collusion between German coach Joachim Löw and American coach Jürgen Klinsmann to play to a result that benefited both Germany and the US as had occurred in [[Disgrace of Gijon|1982]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2014 |title=Mueller goal wins it but USA make history |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/319259.html |access-date=26 June 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213756/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/319259.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 8 July, Müller scored Germany's opening goal in their 7–1 [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|semi-final]] [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|defeat of Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Knight |first=Ben |date=8 July 2014 |title=Germany demolish Brazil in surreal World Cup semifinal |publisher=Deutsche Welle |url=http://www.dw.de/germany-demolish-brazil-in-surreal-world-cup-semifinal/a-17768416 |access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref> This was Germany's 2,000th goal in its history, and put Müller level with [[Helmut Rahn]]'s tally of ten World Cup goals. Müller also became only the third player to score at least five goals in each of his first two World Cups (after [[Teófilo Cubillas]] and teammate Miroslav Klose).<ref name="Brazil vs Germany, World Cup 2014: as it happened">{{Cite news |last=Tyers |first=Alan |date=9 July 2014 |title=Brazil vs Germany, World Cup 2014: as it happened |publisher=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10951334/Brazil-vs-Germany-World-Cup-2014-as-it-happened.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 July 2014 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10951334/Brazil-vs-Germany-World-Cup-2014-as-it-happened.html |archive-date=11 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 11 July, Müller was named on the ten-man shortlist for FIFA's [[2014 FIFA World Cup#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] award for the tournament's best player.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 July 2014 |title=World Cup 2014: Fifa announces Golden Ball shortlist |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28274011 |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> After playing all 120 minutes of Germany's [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] 1–0 victory against Argentina, Müller received the [[FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe#Golden Boot|Silver Boot]] as the tournament's second-top goalscorer with five goals,<ref name=FIFAWCSB&SB /><ref name=FIFAWCSB&SB2 /> and was also named in the [[FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe#All-Star Team|World Cup All-Star XI]], having played a major role in his team's World Cup triumph.<ref>{{Cite web |title=adidas Golden Boot |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/golden-boot/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603181223/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/golden-boot/index.html |archive-date=3 June 2014 |access-date=16 July 2014 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>

===UEFA Euro 2016===
Müller featured in nine of ten matches during Germany's qualifying campaign for [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2016]], scoring nine goals as Germany topped their qualifying group to qualify for [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 October 2015 |title=Germany, Poland seal Euro 2016 qualification; Ireland to playoff |url=http://www.espnfc.com/european-championship-qualifying/story/2658450/germany-and-poland-qualify-for-euro-2016-ireland-to-playoff |access-date=20 October 2015 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

Müller started in all six matches that Germany played at the finals. In their quarter-final match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]], Müller's shot was the first one to be saved in the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] during the tournament.<ref name="Germany 1–1 Italy–Euro 2016">{{Cite news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=2 July 2016 |title=Germany 1–1 Italy |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36628245 |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> This was also the first time Germany failed to score in a shoot-out since [[Uli Stielike]] missed in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]].<ref name="Germany 1–1 Italy–Euro 2016" /> Germany would still end up winning the shoot-out 6–5, however.<ref name="Germany 1–1 Italy–Euro 2016" /> Müller's poor run of form throughout the tournament hindered Germany's chances, and they would be eliminated by hosts [[France national football team|France]] in the semi-finals. Müller exited the competition without adding a goal to his name at the European Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2016 |title=Kein EM-Tor: Müller geht mit sich hart ins Gericht |url=https://www.t-online.de/sport/fussball/em/id_78407090/kein-tor-bei-em-2016-thomas-mueller-uebt-harte-selbstkritik-aus.html |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=t-online.de |language=de}}</ref>

===2018 FIFA World Cup===
Müller was selected in Germany's final 23-man squad by manager Joachim Löw for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany announce final World Cup squad, with Manuel Neuer, without Leroy Sané |url=http://www.dw.com/en/germany-announce-final-world-cup-squad-with-manuel-neuer-without-leroy-san%C3%A9/a-44064011 |access-date=4 June 2018 |publisher=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> Müller played in all three matches for Germany against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. Müller started against Mexico and Sweden, but came on as a substitute against South Korea. Müller did not manage to score a goal as Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage for the first time since [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] following a shock loss to South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/321722/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608030939/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/321722/ |archive-date=8 June 2018 |access-date=13 July 2018 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>

===Exclusion from the national team===
On 5 March 2019, national team coach [[Joachim Löw]] confirmed that he would plan without Müller for the foreseeable future, along with his club teammates [[Jérôme Boateng]] and [[Mats Hummels]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 March 2019 |title=Löw plant ohne Müller, Hummels, Boateng |language=de |trans-title=Löw plans without Müller, Hummels, Boateng |work=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/loew-plant-ohne-mueller-hummels-und-boateng-199284/ |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref> Müller said after the decision that he was "angry and surprised" why Löw decided to drop him and his Bayern teammates.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Thomas Müller 'angry' after Joachim Löw says he has no Germany future |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/06/thomas-muller-angry-joachim-low-germany-mats-hummels-jerome-boateng-bayern |access-date=27 May 2019 |website=The Guardian|date=6 March 2019 |last1=Butler |first1=Michael }}</ref> However, after Löw later admitted in March 2021 that he was considering reversing his decision and allowing the previously barred players to partake in the upcoming [[UEFA Euro 2020]], Müller insisted he was "definitely ready" to return to international duty, stating his desire to win another title with Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2021 |title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller "definitely ready" for Germany recall |work=Bundesliga.com |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-s-thomas-muller-definitely-ready-for-germany-recall-joachim-low-15039 |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref>

===Return to the national team and UEFA Euro 2020===
On 19 May 2021, Müller, along with Hummels, was included in Germany's final 26-man squad for [[UEFA Euro 2020]], ending a period of over two years of exclusion from the national team.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 May 2021 |title=Euro 2020: Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels recalled by Germany boss Joachim Low |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57168078 |access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref> In the Euro 2020 round of 16, Müller missed a one-on-one chance against [[England national football team|England]] when the score was 1–0 for the latter; however, England went on eventually to beat Germany 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2021 |title=Thomas Muller miss shatters Germany's aura of always delivering on big stage as England march on |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/england-germany-euro-2020-thomas-muller-b1875023.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/england-germany-euro-2020-thomas-muller-b1875023.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hence, Müller played 15 matches in the European Championship without scoring any goals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2021 |title=Thomas Müller ready for last-16 clash with England |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2021/06/thomas-muller-ready-for-last-16-clash-with-england |website=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref>

===2022 FIFA World Cup===
[[File:Thomas Müller WC2022.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Müller with Germany at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]]]]
In November 2022, he was selected in the final squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/flick-beruft-moukoko-fuellkrug-und-goetze-in-wm-kader-245974/|title=Flick beruft Moukoko, Füllkrug und Götze in WM-Kader|publisher=[[German Football Association]]|date=10 November 2022|access-date=10 November 2022|language=de}}</ref> Müller played in all three matches for Germany against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], but failed to find the net as Germany were eliminated in the group stage for the second time in a row following an upset comeback loss to Japan, stalemate against Spain, and a 4–2 win against Costa Rica that ultimately proved meaningless.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-eliminated-from-second-consecutive-world-cup-in-group-stages/a-63956794 |title=Germany out of World Cup at group stage |website=DW |date=1 December 2022 }}</ref>

===UEFA Euro 2024 and retirement===
Müller was named in Germany's squad for [[UEFA Euro 2024]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwager-Patel |first=Nischal |title=UEFA Euro 2024: All Squads and Players – Full List |website=Olympics |date=8 June 2024 |at=Sec. "Germany" |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/uefa-euro-2024-all-squads-and-players-full-list |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608183748if_/https://olympics.com/en/news/uefa-euro-2024-all-squads-and-players-full-list |archive-date=8 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the team's opening match against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on 14 June, he came on as a substitute for [[Jamal Musiala]] in the 74th minute and assisted [[Emre Can]]'s fifth goal of the 5–1 win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c844x4y3ee3t|title=Ruthless Germany humble 10-man Scotland in Euro 2024 opener|website=BBC Sport|access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref> He later featured as a substitute in the quarter-finals against Spain, which ended in a 2–1 defeat after extra time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mackey |first=Ed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/spain-germany-live-updates-euro-2024-score-result/Z319xAExu6dh/wb2e5t721fD4/ |title=How Spain dumped Germany out of Euro 2024 with last-gasp Mikel Merino goal |work=The New York Times |date=6 July 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gokhale |first=Aditya |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/thomas-muller-hints-international-retirement-germany-euro-2024-heartbreak-spain/blt55c591f0ce7a414b |title='There is a high probability' – Thomas Muller hints at international retirement after Germany's Euro 2024 heartbreak against Spain |publisher=Goal.com |date=5 July 2024 }}</ref>

On 15 July 2024, Müller announced his retirement from international football. He scored 45 goals in 131 international appearances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Müller retires from international football |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/07/after-131-caps-thomas-mueller-retires-from-the-german-national-team |website=FC Bayern Munchen |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=15 July 2024}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Müller is a versatile player.<ref name="rafaSI" /> In Bayern’s youth system, he primarily played as a [[midfielder]],<ref name="champions1210" /> but since joining the first team, he has played as an [[Forward (association football)|attacker]]. Bayern Munich usually plays a [[Formation (association football)#4.E2.80.932.E2.80.933.E2.80.931|4–2–3–1]] formation, and Müller usually plays as one of the three [[attacking midfielder]]s behind the central striker,<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2011 |title=Stimmungsschwankungen bei den Bayern |trans-title=Mood swings at Bayern |url=https://www.kicker.de/stimmungsschwankungen-bei-den-bayern-548672/artikel |access-date=13 September 2011 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> but he can also play as a [[second striker]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2010 |title=Klose impressed by new generation |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/klose-impressed-by-new-generation-2018688.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/klose-impressed-by-new-generation-2018688.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=7 September 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="dfb-profile" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2010 |title=Bayern München – FC St. Pauli 3:0, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2010/11, 16.Spieltag – Spielanalyse |trans-title=Bayern Munich 3–0 St. Pauli, Bundesliga season 2010–11 |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-st-pauli-2010-bundesliga-1013374/analyse |access-date=1 January 2011 |website=kicker |language=de}}</ref><ref name="under-appreciated">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller: the most under-appreciated player in world football |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/thomas-muller-the-most-under-appreciated-player-in-football-raumdeuter-bayern-munich-9945 |access-date=15 April 2020 |publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref>

Although he lacks physical strength,<ref name="Ancelotti on Muller" /> Müller has been praised for his tactical intelligence,<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2010 |title=Thomas following in Gerd's footsteps |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2010/23893.php |access-date=30 June 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2010 |title=Rooney joins in chorus of praise for Müller |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2010/23785.php |access-date=30 June 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref> finishing, and positioning.<ref name="2010review" /><ref name="Ancelotti on Muller">{{Cite web |date=18 January 2017 |title=Carlo Ancelotti on Thomas Muller's Bayern Munich role: I'm not stupid |url=http://www.espnfc.com/bayern-munich/story/3040455/carlo-ancelotti-on-thomas-mullers-bayern-munich-role-im-not-stupid |access-date=20 September 2017 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref>  Former Germany manager [[Joachim Löw]] said he is "impervious to pressure"<ref name="champions1210" /> and former Bayern manager [[Louis van Gaal]] said he has tremendous mental strength.<ref name="2010review" /> Müller is heavily involved in buildup play<ref name="fussballdaten">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellerthomas/ |access-date=24 April 2010 |publisher=fussballdaten.de |language=de}}</ref> and he has been praised by the media for his intelligent movement off the ball;<ref name="under-appreciated" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grez |first=Matias |date=13 March 2018 |title=Football's first 'Raumdeuter': The making of Thomas Mueller |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/football/thomas-mueller-bayern-munich-bundesliga-germany/index.html |access-date=15 April 2020 |work=CNN}}</ref> he describes himself as a player who can find spaces in the opposition defence but not particularly good at dribbling or one-on-ones.<ref name="champions1210" /> Müller describes this role as ''Raumdeuter'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2011 |title=Thomas Müller im Gespräch |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/thomas-mueller-im-gespraech-ich-bin-ein-raumdeuter-1.1043798 |access-date=4 April 2013 |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2017 |title=James Rodriguez as 'Zehner'? Thomas Müller the 'Raumdeuter'? German soccer positions explained... |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/james-rodriguez-lewandowski-muller-german-soccer-positions-explained-465557.jsp |access-date=29 October 2018 |publisher=Bundesliga |language=en}}</ref> a term which translates, literally, to "space interpreter".

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Löw said Müller "is a very unorthodox player and you can't really predict his lines of running, but he has one aim and that is 'how can I score a goal?{{'"}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2014 |title=2014 Worldcup Germany-Ghana match preview |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285228 |access-date=21 June 2014 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In addition to his offensive capabilities, Müller has also been praised by pundits for his stamina and defensive work-rate.<ref name="dfb-profile" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcotti |first=Gabriele |date=22 April 2015 |title=Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller: When the ordinary is extraordinary |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/2412554/thomas-muller-success-at-bayern-munich-is-extraordinary |access-date=15 April 2020 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2020 |title=Thomas Müller is Bayern's January Player of the Month |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2020/02/Januarys-player-of-the-month--thomas-mueller |access-date=15 April 2020 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref> Former Bayern assistant coach [[Hermann Gerland]] gave him the nickname ''Radio Müller'' for his loud and frequent comments on the pitch and in the dressing room.

==Personal life==
Müller was born in [[Weilheim in Oberbayern]], Bavaria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller: Profile |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/thomas-mueller/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL}}</ref> He was raised in the nearby village of [[Pähl]], which became the centre of media attention during his World Cup campaign.<ref name="sdz">{{Cite web |date=15 July 2010 |title=Thomas Müller – Pähl feiert seinen WM-Helden |trans-title=Thomas Müller – Pähl celebrates its World Cup hero |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/sport/nationalmannschaft-thomas-mueller-paehl-feiert-seinen-wm-helden-1.959572 |access-date=4 August 2011 |publisher=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] |language=de}}</ref> His parents are Klaudia and Gerhard, and he has a brother, Simon, who is two and a half years younger.<ref name="sdz" />

Müller married his long-time girlfriend Lisa Trede, a semi-professional equestrienne who works on a farm,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galler |first=Stefan |date=22 June 2012 |title=Pferde statt Prada |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/thomas-muellers-ehefrau-lisa-pferde-statt-prada-1.1389655 |access-date=15 July 2014 |publisher=sueddeutsche.de |language=de}}</ref> in December 2009 after being engaged for two years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2009 |title=Thomas Müller unter der Haube |trans-title=Thomas Müller ties the knot |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/21594.php |access-date=10 July 2010 |publisher=Bayern Munich |language=de}}</ref> In June 2011, he became an ambassador for ''YoungWings'', a charity that helps children who have suffered [[Grief|bereavement]] or trauma.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2011 |title=Müller takes up role as YoungWings ambassador |url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/news/news/2011/29858.php |access-date=23 June 2011 |publisher=Bayern Munich}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 29 June 2025}}

{| 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"|[[DFB-Pokal]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]{{efn|All appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]
|[[2007–08 Regionalliga#South|2007–08]]<ref name="2007–08 season" />
|[[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]]
|3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1
|-
|[[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich II season|2008–09]]<ref name="Spieler-Statistik 2008/09"/><ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" />
|[[3. Liga]]
|32||15||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35!!16!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!35!!16
|-
|rowspan="18"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|[[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season|2008–09]]<ref name="Spieler-Statistik 2008/09"/><ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" />
|rowspan="17"|[[Bundesliga]]
|4||0||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009–10 season" />
|34||13||6||4||12||2||colspan="2"|—||52||19
|-
|[[2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season|2010–11]]<ref name="2010–11 season" /><ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" />
|34||12||5||3||8||3||1{{efn|name=DFL|Appearance in [[DFL-Supercup]]}}||1||48||19
|-
|[[2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season|2011–12]]<ref name="2011–12 season" />
|34||7||5||2||14||2||colspan="2"|—||53||11
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season|2012–13]]<ref name="2012–13 season" /><ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" />
|28||13||5||1||13||8||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||1||47||23
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season|2013–14]]<ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" /><ref name="2013–14 season" />
|31||13||5||8||12||5||3{{efn|One appearance in DFL-Supercup, one appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||51||26
|-
|[[2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season|2014–15]]<ref name="2014–15 season" />
|32||13||5||1||10||7||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||0||48||21
|-
|[[2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season|2015–16]]<ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" /><ref name="2015–16 season" />
|31||20||5||4||12||8||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||0||49||32
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|2016–17]]<ref name="Thomas Müller » Club matches" /><ref name="2016–17 season" />
|29||5||3||0||9||3||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||1||42||9
|-
|[[2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season|2017–18]]<ref name="2017 German Super Cup" /><ref name="2017–18 season" />
|29||8||5||4||10||3||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||0||45||15
|-
|[[2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season|2018–19]]<ref name="2018 German Super Cup" /><ref name="2018–19 season" />
|32||6||6||3||6||0||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||0||45||9
|-
|[[2019–20 FC Bayern Munich season|2019–20]]<ref name="Sancho glänzt in doppelter Rolle: BVB gewinnt Supercup">{{Cite web |date=3 August 2019 |title=Sancho glänzt in doppelter Rolle: BVB gewinnt Supercup |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2019-dfl-supercup-4574262/analyse |access-date=3 August 2019 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref><ref name="2019–20 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/dfb-pokal/2019-20/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=23 August 2020 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>
|33||8||6||2||10||4||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||0||50||14
|-
|[[2020–21 FC Bayern Munich season|2020–21]]<ref name="2020–21 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2020-21/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>
|32||11||2||1||9||2||3{{efn|One appearance and one goal in DFL-Supercup, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup}}||1||46||15
|-
|[[2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season|2021–22]]<ref name="2021–22 season">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler | access-date = 14 May 2022 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>
|32||8||2||0||10||4||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||1||45||13
|-
|[[2022–23 FC Bayern Munich season|2022–23]]<ref name="2022–23 season">{{cite web | title = Thomas Müller | url = https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2022-23/fc-bayern-muenchen | access-date = 27 May 2023 | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | language = de}}</ref>
|27||7||4||0||8||1||1{{efn|name=DFL}}||0||40||8
|-
|[[2023–24 FC Bayern Munich season|2023–24]]<ref name="2023–24 season">{{cite web | title = Thomas Müller | url = https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2023-24/fc-bayern-muenchen | access-date = 12 May 2024 | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | language = de}}</ref>
|31||5||1||1||9||1||0||0||41||7
|-
|[[2024–25 FC Bayern Munich season|2024–25]]<ref name="2024–25 season">{{cite web | title = Thomas Müller | url = https://www.kicker.de/thomas-mueller/spieler/bundesliga/2024-25/fc-bayern-muenchen | access-date = 29 June 2025 | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | language = de}}</ref>
|30||1||2||2||12||3||4{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}}||2||48||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!503!!150!!67!!36!!165!!57!!20!!7!!755!!250
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!538!!166!!67!!36!!165!!57!!20!!7!!790!!266
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Müller |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/39317/nationalspieler_thomas-mueller.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323081707/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/39317/nationalspieler_thomas-mueller.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2010 |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|-
|2010||12||5
|-
|2011||13||5
|-
|2012||13||0
|-
|2013||9||6
|-
|2014||15||10
|-
|2015||6||5
|-
|2016||15||5
|-
|2017||6||1
|-
|2018||11||1
|-
|2019||0||0
|-
|2020||0||0
|-
|2021||10||4
|-
|2022||11||2
|-
|2023||5||1
|-
|2024||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!131!!45
|}

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.''<ref name="rsssf">{{Cite web |date=22 January 2019 |title=Thomas Müller – Goals in International Matches |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/thmueller-intlg.html |access-date=5 October 2017 }}</ref><ref name="NFT">{{Cite web |title=Müller, Thomas |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/36374/Thomas_Mueller.html |access-date=26 March 2018 |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Thomas Müller
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align=center| 1 || 13 June 2010 || [[Moses Mabhida Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa || {{fb|AUS}} || align=center| 3–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D|2010 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align=center| 2 || rowspan="2" | 27 June 2010 || rowspan="2" | [[Free State Stadium]], [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa || rowspan="2" | {{fb|ENG}} || align=center| 3–1 || rowspan="2" align=center| 4–1 
| rowspan="2" |2010 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align=center| 3 || align=center| 4–1
|-
| align=center| 4 || 3 July 2010 || [[Cape Town Stadium]], [[Cape Town]], South Africa || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 4–0
|2010 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align=center| 5 || 10 July 2010 || [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa || {{fb|URU}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 3–2
|2010 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align=center| 6 || rowspan="2" | 26 March 2011 || rowspan="2" | [[Fritz-Walter-Stadion]], [[Kaiserslautern]], Germany || rowspan="2" | {{fb|KAZ}} || align=center| 2–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 4–0 || rowspan="2" | [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]]
|-
| align=center| 7 || align=center| 3–0
|-
| align=center| 8 || 7 October 2011 || [[Türk Telekom Stadium]], [[Istanbul]], Turkey || {{fb|TUR}} || align=center| 2–0 || align=center| 3–1
|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|-
| align=center| 9 || 11 November 2011 || [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex]], [[Kyiv]], Ukraine || {{fb|UKR}} || align=center| 3–3 || align=center| 3–3 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align=center| 10 || 15 November 2011 || [[Volksparkstadion]], [[Hamburg]], Germany || {{fb|NED}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 3–0
|Friendly
|-
| align=center| 11 || 6 February 2013 || [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || {{fb|FRA}} || align=center| 1–1 || align=center| 2–1
|Friendly
|-
| align=center| 12 || rowspan="2" | 22 March 2013 || rowspan="2" | [[Astana Arena]], [[Astana]], Kazakhstan || rowspan="2" | {{fb|KAZ}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 3–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align=center| 13 || align=center| 3–0
|-
| align=center| 14 || 14 August 2013 || [[Fritz-Walter-Stadion]], [[Kaiserslautern]], Germany || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center| 2–2 || align=center| 3–3 || Friendly
|-
| align=center| 15 || 6 September 2013 || [[Allianz Arena]], [[Munich]], Germany || {{fb|AUT}} || align=center| 3–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align=center| 16 || 10 September 2013 || [[Tórsvøllur]], [[Tórshavn]], [[Faroe Islands]] || {{fb|FAR}} || align=center| 3–0 || align=center| 3–0
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align=center| 17 || 1 June 2014 || [[Borussia-Park]], [[Mönchengladbach]], Germany || {{fb|CMR}} || align=center| 1–1 || align=center| 2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align=center| 18 || rowspan=3 | 16 June 2014 || rowspan=3 | [[Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Brazil || rowspan=3 |{{fb|POR}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="3" align=center| 4–0 || rowspan="3" | [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G|2014 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align=center| 19 || align=center| 3–0
|-
| align=center| 20 || align=center| 4–0
|-
| align=center| 21 || 26 June 2014 || [[Itaipava Arena Pernambuco]], [[Recife]], Brazil || {{fb|USA}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 1–0
|2014 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align=center| 22 || 8 July 2014 || [[Mineirão]], [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil || {{fb|BRA}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center|[[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|7–1]] 
|2014 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align=center| 23 || rowspan="2" | 7 September 2014 || rowspan="2" | [[Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]], Germany || rowspan="2" |{{fb|SCO}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 2–1 || rowspan="2" | [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification]]
|-
| align=center| 24 || align=center| 2–1
|-
| align=center| 25 || rowspan="2" | 14 November 2014 || rowspan="2" | [[Stadion Nürnberg]], [[Nuremberg]], Germany || rowspan="2" |{{fb|GIB}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 4–0
| rowspan="2" |UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
|-
| align=center| 26 || align=center| 2–0
|-
| align=center| 27 || 29 March 2015 || [[Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena]], [[Tbilisi]], Georgia || {{fb|GEO}} || align=center| 2–0 || align=center| 2–0
|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
|-
| align=center| 28 || 4 September 2015 || [[Stadion am Bornheimer Hang]], [[Frankfurt]], Germany || {{fb|POL}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 3–1
|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
|-
| align=center| 29 || rowspan="2" | 7 September 2015 || rowspan="2" | [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || rowspan="2" |{{fb|SCO}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 3–2
| rowspan="2" |UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
|-
| align=center| 30 || align=center| 2–1
|-
| align=center| 31 || 11 October 2015 || [[Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)|Red Bull Arena]], [[Leipzig]], Germany || {{fb|GEO}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 2–1
|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
|-
| align=center| 32 || 4 June 2016 || [[Arena AufSchalke]], [[Gelsenkirchen]], Germany || {{fb|HUN}} || align=center| 2–0 || align=center| 2–0 || Friendly
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| align=center| 33 || rowspan="2" | 4 September 2016 || rowspan="2" | [[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]], Norway || rowspan="2" |{{fb|NOR}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 3–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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| align=center| 34 || align=center| 3–0
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| align=center| 35 || rowspan="2" | 8 October 2016 || rowspan="2" | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany || rowspan="2" |{{fb|CZE}} || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 3–0
| rowspan="2" |2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align=center| 36 || align=center| 3–0
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| align=center| 37 || 26 March 2017 || [[Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium]], [[Baku]], Azerbaijan || {{fb|AZE}} || align=center| 2–1 || align=center| 4–1
|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align=center| 38 || 23 March 2018 || [[Merkur Spiel-Arena]],<ref group="lower-alpha">The stadium was known as Esprit Arena in 2018.</ref> [[Düsseldorf]], Germany || {{fb|ESP}} || align=center| 1–1 || align=center| 1–1 || Friendly
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| align=center| 39 || 7 June 2021 
|Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany|| {{fb|LVA}} || align=center| 3–0 || align=center| 7–1
|Friendly
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| align=center| 40 || 8 October 2021 || Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany || {{fb|ROM}} || align=center| 2–1 || align=center| 2–1 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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| align=center| 41 || rowspan="2" | 11 November 2021 || rowspan="2" | [[Volkswagen Arena]], Wolfsburg, Germany || rowspan="2" | {{fb|LIE}} || align=center| 6–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 9–0
| rowspan="2" |2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align=center| 42 || align=center| 8–0
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| align=center| 43 || 29 March 2022 || [[Johan Cruyff Arena]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|NED}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 1–1 || Friendly
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| align=center| 44 || 14 June 2022 || [[Borussia-Park]], Mönchengladbach, Germany || {{fb|ITA}} || align=center| 3–0 || align=center| 5–2 || [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League A]]
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| align=center| 45 || 12 September 2023 || Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany || {{fb|FRA}} || align=center| 1–0 || align=center| 2–1 || Friendly
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'''Notes'''
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==Honours==
'''Bayern Munich'''<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |title=T. Müller |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/thomas-muller/38215/ |access-date=17 August 2014 |website=Soccerway}}</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]], [[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Bundesliga|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Bundesliga|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Bundesliga|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Bundesliga|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Bundesliga|2021–22]], [[2022-23 Bundesliga|2022–23]], [[2024–25 Bundesliga|2024–25]]
*[[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]], [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal|2018–19]], [[2019–20 DFB-Pokal|2019–20]]
*[[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2010 DFL-Supercup|2010]], [[2012 DFL-Supercup|2012]], [[2016 DFL-Supercup|2016]], [[2017 DFL-Supercup|2017]], [[2018 DFL-Supercup|2018]], [[2020 DFL-Supercup|2020]], [[2021 DFL-Supercup|2021]], [[2022 DFL-Supercup|2022]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13]], [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|2019–20]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2020 |title=Bayern Munich win the Champions League: How social media reacted to the Bavarians being kings of Europe |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4165270/bayern-munich-win-the-champions-league-how-social-media-reacted-to-the-bavarians-being-kings-of-europe |access-date=23 July 2020 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2013 UEFA Super Cup|2013]], [[2020 UEFA Super Cup|2020]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2013 FIFA Club World Cup|2013]], [[2020 FIFA Club World Cup|2020]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2021 |title=Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern |work=FIFA.com |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |url-status=dead |access-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211201846/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/amp/pavard-completes-sextuple-for-dominant-bayern |archive-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>
'''Germany'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match report: Germany – Argentina |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255959/match=300186501/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817004102/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255959/match=300186501/report.html |archive-date=17 August 2019 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> third place: [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Match report: Uruguay – Germany |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249720/match=300061510/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401180239/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249720/match=300061510/report.html |archive-date=1 April 2019 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship]] third place: [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burrows |first=Ben |title=Is there a third-place playoff at Euro 2024? And are there bronze medals? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5627940/2024/07/10/euro-2024-third-place-playoff-bronze/ |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|FIFA World Cup Golden Boot]]: [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<ref name="goldenboot2010" />
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Young Player Award|FIFA World Cup Best Young Player]]: [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<ref name="youngplayer2010" />
*[[FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[2010 FIFA World Cup#All-Star Team|2010]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211083633/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html |title=2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa statistics |publisher=FIFA |archive-date=11 February 2011 |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Boot|FIFA World Cup Silver Boot]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<ref name=FIFAWCSB&SB /><ref name=FIFAWCSB&SB2 />
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|FIFA World Cup Silver Ball]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<ref name="FIFAWCSB&SB">{{Cite web |date=6 October 2014 |title=Thomas Muller receives his World Cup awards |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/photos/galleries/y=2014/m=10/gallery=thomas-muller-receives-his-world-cup-awards-2454229.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011210909/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/photos/galleries/y=2014/m=10/gallery=thomas-muller-receives-his-world-cup-awards-2454229.html |archive-date=11 October 2014 |access-date=15 February 2018 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |quote=Thomas Mueller (C) receives the adidas silver Ball as second best player of the FIFA World Cup 2014™ and the adidas silver boot for the second best goalscorer of the World Cup from Herbert Hainer, CEO adidas group (L) and his Brother Simon Mueller (R) at the adidas headquarter in Herzogenaurach.}}</ref><ref name="FIFAWCSB&SB2">{{Cite web |date=6 October 2014 |title=Muller receives World Cup honours |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=10/news=muller-receives-world-cup-honours-2454235.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006210728/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=10/news=muller-receives-world-cup-honours-2454235.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=15 February 2018 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |quote=Muller was recognised by FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) for his impressive performances at the world's greatest football competition, receiving the adidas Silver Ball as the World Cup's second-best player. [...] With five goals and three assists, he also secured the adidas Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer at the 2014 World Cup, having previously won the Golden Boot in South Africa four years earlier.}}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Castrol Index Top 11 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrol-index/top11.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621231333/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrol-index/top11.html |archive-date=21 June 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup awards#Dream Team|FIFA World Cup Dream Team]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dream Team |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/games/dream-team/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528003307/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/games/dream-team/index.html |archive-date=28 May 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014 |publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer Awards#Men's World Player of the Year|World Soccer Young Player of the Year]]: 2010<ref name="WS2010">{{Cite web |date=16 December 2010 |title=Xavi voted World Soccer Player of the Year |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/xavi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year |access-date=17 December 2010 |publisher=[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]] |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113092647/http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/xavi-voted-world-soccer-player-of-the-year |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Bravo Award]]: 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bravo Award |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bravo-awards.html |access-date=13 February 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Vereinigung der Vertragsfussballspieler|VDV]] Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2010 
*[[List of DFB-Pokal top scorers#Top scorers by season|DFB-Pokal top scorer]]: [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|2010]], [[2013–14 DFB-Pokal|2014]]
*[[Bavarian Order of Merit]]: 2019<ref>{{cite news |date=3 December 2019 |title=Thomas Müller awarded Bavarian Order of Merit |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/12/bavarian-order-of-merit-for-thomas-mueller |access-date=3 December 2019 |publisher=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Super Cup]] Man of the Match: [[2020 UEFA Super Cup|2020]]
*UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League#Squad of the season|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2020 |title=UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season |publisher=UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0260-103d6b6179e6-7a1932c7a58c-1000--uefa-champions-league-squad-of-the-season |access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
*Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2017–18,<ref>{{cite news |date=30 May 2018 |title=CONFIRMED 2017/18 Bundesliga FIFA 18 Team of the Season! |publisher=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/fifa-18-ultimate-team-of-the-season-james-rodriguez-reus-lewandowski-pulisic-479371.jsp |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> 2019–20,<ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2020 |title=Bundesliga Fantasy Manager Team of the Season 2019/20 |publisher=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/fantasy-manager-team-of-the-season-2019-20-lewandowski-sancho-werner-11789 |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref> 2020–21<ref>{{cite news |date=15 May 2021 |title=The 2020/21 Bundesliga Team of the Season! |publisher=Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/team-of-the-season-2021-vote-fifa-21-ea-sports-haaland-lewandowski-overview-4204 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
*Bundesliga Player of the Month: [[2021–22 Bundesliga#Monthly awards|January 2022]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Nkunku, Sosa, Angelino, Lewandowski, Marmoush and Kalajdzic nominated for March Bundesliga Player of the Month |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/player-of-the-month-vote-fifa-22-ea-sports-21-22-season-17213 |access-date=7 April 2022 |publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref>
*Bundesliga Goal of the Month: [[2024–25 Bundesliga#Monthly awards|August 2024]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Thomas Müller wins August's Bundesliga Goal of the Month Award |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/2024-25-goal-of-the-month-season-vote-28780 |date=11 September 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024 |publisher=Bundesliga}}</ref>
*[[Vereinigung der Vertragsfussballspieler|VDV]] Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2009–10, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21
*''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2015–16, 2019–20,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2020 |title=Sechsmal Bayern, einmal Gladbach: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2019/20) |url=https://www.kicker.de/sechsmal_bayern_einmal_gladbach_die_kicker_elf_der_saison-778646/slideshow |access-date=3 September 2020 |publisher=kicker |language=de}}</ref> 2020–21
*[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] Player of the Season: [[2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |date=28 June 2022 |title=Thomas Müller is the 2021/22 FC Bayern Player of the Season |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2022/06/mueller-player-of-the-season |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of UEFA Champions League top scorers]]
* [[List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of one-club men in association football]]

==References==
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