This article was previously published on Sept. 2, 2024, and has been updated.
Having been with the club for the past 25 years, Thomas Müller is Bayern Munich. One of the Bundesliga's greatest ever players, he became Bayern's record appearance-maker last year when he played in the 2-0 win over Freiburg in September to mark his 710th competitive game.
But the 35-year-old revealed in April that he will leave Bayern at the end of the season and made his final home appearance on Saturday against Borussia Mönchengladbach in what was his 750th game.
Born in a small town around 30 miles south of Munich, Müller joined the Bavarians as a 10-year-old in summer 2000 and made his way through the ranks, excelling at youth level before eventually making his first-team debut during the 2008-09 season under then-coach Jürgen Klinsmann.
Despite looking as though he has barely aged a day since, Muller has coupled his phenomenal staying power with a trophy haul to match: 13 Bundesliga titles (including 11 consecutive championships claimed between 2012-13 and 2022-23), as well as six German Cups, eight German Super Cups, two Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups and two FIFA Club World Cups, plus a variety of individual goal-scoring awards and accolades.
Müller has weighed in with 248 goals in all competitions, which puts him third on Bayern's star-studded list of all-time top goal scorers behind only Robert Lewandowski (344 goals in 375 games) and the late, great Gerd Müller (563 goals in 605 games). Not bad for a player who defies description and cannot be easily categorised as a striker, midfielder or winger -- he has a unique "Raumdeuter" role, often described as a "space interpreter."
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