Sebastian Rudy (born 28 February 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1899 Hoffenheim, on loan from Schalke 04.<\/P>
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 Sud. He made his professional debut with the same team in the newly established 3. Liga on 2 August 2008 against Union Berlin.<\/P>
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 Luneburg.<\/P>
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.<\/P>
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 Sule 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.<\/P>
Schalke 04
On 27 August 2018, Rudy joined Schalke 04 on a four-year-deal, for an undisclosed fee.<\/P>
On 31 July 2019, Rudy returned to Hoffenheim on a season-long loan deal.<\/P>
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.<\/P>
On 4 June 2018, Rudy was named in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.<\/P>","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Schalke 04","65809D335DC33AB4":"921","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"180cm","57C2653B331A7DDA9BB5C336225EACEB":"1500000.00","53F6A06F211D096A":"Hoffenheim","57C2653B331A7DDA71EF0009D79DD15B8B218E4BC397458C":"1","68B71F6A7FE5F18E":"74kg","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Sebastian Rudy","0DC344593C67F298":"56266","6F2A70628678CF42F2F15CA1EF3BF952":"","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"
CLUB<\/U><\/STRONG> INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
Bayern Munich<\/STRONG>
DFL-Supercup: 2017, 2018
Bundesliga: 2017–18
INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
Germany<\/STRONG>
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third Place 2007<\/P>
Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver Medal:
<\/STRONG>2008
DFB-Pokal top assist provider:
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