Sebastian Rudy

Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, on loan from Schalke 04.

Sebastian Rudy
Rudy playing for Germany in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Rudy[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990[2]
Place of birth Villingen-Schwenningen,[3] West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
(on loan from Schalke 04)
Number 16
Youth career
1996–2001 FC Dietingen
2001–2003 SV Zimmern
2003–2007 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 VfB Stuttgart II 37 (12)
2008–2010 VfB Stuttgart 15 (0)
2010–2017 1899 Hoffenheim 195 (11)
2017–2018 Bayern Munich 25 (1)
2018– Schalke 04 23 (0)
2019– → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) 45 (2)
National team‡
2007–2008 Germany U18 7 (1)
2008–2009 Germany U19 8 (2)
2009–2013 Germany U21 23 (5)
2014– Germany 29 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:03, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

Rudy joined VfB Stuttgart's youth academy in 2003 and started his senior career in 2007 with the club's reserve team, playing in the semi-professional Regionalliga Süd. He made his professional debut with the same team in the newly established 3. Liga on 2 August 2008 against Union Berlin.[5]

During the summer of 2008, he also signed a contract with VfB Stuttgart's first team, for which he made his competitive debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 10 August 2008 in their 5–0 away victory over Hansa Lüneburg.[6]

1899 Hoffenheim

Rudy moved to 1899 Hoffenheim in 2010.[7] On 28 August 2010, Rudy made his debut in a Bundesliga match as a substitute by replacing Peniel Mlapa in the 89th minute in a 1–0 victory over St. Pauli.[8] On 5 February 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]

Bayern Munich
Rudy with Bayern Munich in May 2018

On 15 January 2017, Rudy was transferred to Bayern Munich on 1 July 2017 after his Hoffenheim contract expired.[10] On 6 August 2017, Rudy made his debut in a 5–4 penalty-shootout victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2017 DFL-Supercup.[11][12] In his first Bundesliga match with the club, he provided an assist from the free-kick to his fellow Bayern newcomer and his former Hoffenheim teammate Niklas Süle in a 3–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen.[13] Rudy scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in a 3–0 victory over Hannover in the Bundesliga.[14]

Schalke 04
Rudy with Schalke 04 in October 2018

On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year-deal, for an undisclosed fee.[15]

Return to 1899 Hoffenheim on loan

On 31 July 2019, Rudy returned to Hoffenheim on a season-long loan deal.[16] On 5 October 2020, he was again loaned to Hoffenheim until the end of the season.[17]

International career

Rudy debuted for the German senior team on 13 May 2014 in a friendly against Poland in Hamburg. On 6 October 2017, Rudy scored his first international goal from outside the box in a 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland and it was Germany's fastest goal in World Cup qualifiers which was scored in the 2nd minute of the match.[18]

On 4 June 2018, Rudy was named in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 January 2021[20]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2007–08 Regionalliga Süd 154———154
2008–09 3. Liga 167———167
2009–10 3. Liga 61———61
Total 3712———3712
VfB Stuttgart 2008–09 Bundesliga 20102[lower-alpha 1]0—50
2009–10 Bundesliga 130206[lower-alpha 2]1—211
2010–11 Bundesliga 00102[lower-alpha 1]1—31
Total 15040102—292
1899 Hoffenheim 2010–11 Bundesliga 32130——351
2011–12 Bundesliga 28010——290
2012–13 Bundesliga 23010—2[lower-alpha 3]0260
2013–14 Bundesliga 27230——302
2014–15 Bundesliga 29440——334
2015–16 Bundesliga 24210——252
2016–17 Bundesliga 32221——343
Total 19511151—2021212
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga251405[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 4]0351
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 210304[lower-alpha 2]0—280
2020–21 Bundesliga 2000——20
Total 2303040—300
1899 Hoffenheim (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 32130——351
2020–21 Bundesliga 141105[lower-alpha 1]0—201
Total 4624050—552
Career total 341263012423039829
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. Appearance in the DFL-Supercup

International
As of match played 16 November 2019[21]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
201450
201540
201630
2017121
201830
201920
Total291
As of match played 16 November 2019. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rudy goal.
List of international goals scored by Sebastian Rudy
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 October 2017Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bayern Munich[22]

Germany U17

Germany

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. "Sebastian Rudy: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Sebastian Rudy: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Sebastian Rudy". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Taktische Aufstellung | 1. FC Union Berlin - VfB Stuttgart II 3:1". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. "Taktische Aufstellung | FC Hansa Lüneburg - VfB Stuttgart 0:5". kicker.de (in German). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. "Bayern sign Sule and Rudy from Hoffenheim". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. "St. Pauli 0–1 Hoffenheim – Bundesliga 2010–2011 Live". Whoscored.com. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. "Hoffeneheim 3–2 Kaiserslautern – Budnesliga 2010–2011 Live". Whoscored.com. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. "Bayern Munich sign Hoffenheim duo Sebastian Rudy and teammate Niklas Sule". BBC Sport Football. 15 January 2017.
  11. "Sebastian Rudy already at home in the Bayern Munich midfield". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. "Supercup 2017: Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Bayern Munich (4–5 pens) – as it happened!". Bundesliga. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. "Dream debuts for Bayern Munich trio Süle, Rudy and Tolisso". Bundesliga. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  14. "Rudy nets first goal – Süle foresees it". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  15. "S04 verpflichtet Nationalspieler Sebastian Rudy". Schalke 04. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  16. "Sebastian Rudy kehrt zur TSG zurück" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  17. "Sebastian Rudy joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.
  18. "WATCH: Bayern Munich's Sebastian Rudy Scores A Net-Buster Against Northern Ireland".
  19. "Germany announce final World Cup squad, with Manuel Neuer, without Leroy Sané". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  20. "Sebastian Rudy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  21. "Rudy, Sebastian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  22. "S. Rudy". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  23. "Match report: Ghana – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020.
  24. "Match report: Chile – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
  25. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille für vier deutsche U 19-Europameister". dfb-de (in German). 20 August 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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