Sebastian Rudy


Sebastian Rudy is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

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.
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.

1899 Hoffenheim

Rudy moved to 1899 Hoffenheim in 2010. 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. On 5 February 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Bayern Munich

On 15 January 2017, Rudy was transferred to Bayern Munich on 1 July 2017 after his Hoffenheim contract expired. On 6 August 2017, Rudy made his debut in a 5–4 penalty-shootout victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2017 DFL-Supercup. 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. Rudy scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in a 3–0 victory over Hannover in the Bundesliga.

Schalke 04

On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year-deal, for an undisclosed fee.
On 31 July 2019, Rudy returned to Hoffenheim on a season-long loan deal.

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

Career statistics

Club

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 October 2017Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bayern Munich
Germany U17
Germany
Individual