Mats Hummels

I've always rated Hummels as the rare defender who won duels with his brain before his body. At 191 cm he had every physical tool, yet his game was built on anticipation, reading the striker's intention a beat early and stepping in with almost insulting calm. Add the raking diagonal passes and the knack for scoring in big matches, and you get a centre-back who shaped play rather than merely surviving it. Germany naming him Sportspersonality of the Year in 2011 felt right: he represented an idea of football as much as a position. For me, he remains the template modern ball-playing defenders still chase.

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Name (English)

Mats Hummels

Name (Japanese)

マッツ・フメルス

Reading

まっつ・ふめるす

Born

December 16, 1988 (age 37)

Origin

Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2011 German Sportspersonality of the Year

• Official sitehttps://www.mats-hummels.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aussenrist15/
• Xhttps://x.com/matshummels
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats%20Hummels
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110053

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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