Antonio Rüdiger

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Antonio Rüdiger
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Personal information
Full name Antonio Rüdiger
Date of birth (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Roma
Number 2
Youth career
2000–2002 VfB Sperber Neukölln
2002–2005 SV Tasmania Berlin
2005–2006 Neuköllner Sportfreunde 1907
2006–2008 Hertha Zehlendorf
2008–2011 Borussia Dortmund
2011 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 VfB Stuttgart II 22 (3)
2012–2016 VfB Stuttgart 66 (2)
2015–2016 Roma (loan) 30 (2)
2016– Roma 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U18 8 (4)
2011–2012 Germany U19 13 (1)
2012 Germany U20 2 (0)
2012– Germany U21 10 (1)
2014– Germany 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Antonio Rüdiger (born 3 March 1993) is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Roma.[1]

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

On 23 July 2011, Rüdiger had his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against Arminia Bielefeld.[2]

On 29 January 2012, Rüdiger made his Bundesliga debut for VfB Stuttgart's first team in a home professional match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He had his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League on 4 October 2012 against Molde FK.

On 19 April 2013, Rüdiger extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2017.[3] He scored his first goal for Stuttgart on 1 September 2013 in a 6–2 home victory against TSG Hoffenheim.

Roma

On 19 August 2015, Serie A side Roma signed Rüdiger on loan from VfB Stuttgart for €4 million. The clubs agreed on an optional €9 million transfer fee at the end of the one-year contract.[4] On 30 May 2016 Roma officially signed Rüdiger from VfB Stuttgart for €9 million + €0.5m bonuses in a 4-year contract.[5]

International career

Rüdiger was eligible to play for Germany and Sierra Leone, his mother's homeland[6] and was a member of the several German national youth football teams up to the Germany U21 team.

He made his debut for the German national senior team on 13 May 2014 in a 0–0 draw against Poland.[7] and his competitive debut for Germany on 11 October 2014 in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D against the same opponent.

Personal life

Rüdiger's father, Matthias Rüdiger, is an ethnic German, while his mother Lily is originally from Sierra Leone. He is the half-brother of Sahr Senesie.[8]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2016
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2011–12 VfB Stuttgart II 3. Fußball-Liga 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2012–13 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
2011–12 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 16 0 4 0 4 0 24 0
2013–14 30 2 1 0 4 0 35 2
2014–15 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
2015–16 A.S. Roma Serie A 30 2 1 0 6 0 37 2
Career total 117 7 7 0 14 0 148 7

References

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External links

  • Profile at VfB-Stuttgart.de (German)