Global InformationToni Kroos information
 Kroos with Real Madrid in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Toni Kroos[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1990[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Greifswald, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Greifswalder SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Hansa Rostock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Bayern Munich II | 13 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Bayern Munich | 130 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 43 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Real Madrid | 303 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Germany U17 | 34 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Germany U19 | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U21 | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Germany | 108 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he is known for his vision, passing, creativity, crossing and set-piece ability.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations] Kroos plays mainly as a central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career.
Kroos began his senior club career playing for Bayern Munich, where he made his debut at age 17 in 2007. He was sparingly used, and opted for an 18-month loan spell at fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, where he became a key contributor, and returned to his parent club with an increased profile in 2010. With Bayern, Kroos won two consecutive league titles (three titles in total), a UEFA Champions League title, two DFB-Pokal titles, and was voted into the league team of the season three times. In 2014, he joined Real Madrid in a transfer worth €25 million.[11]
In Madrid, Kroos has won twenty-one trophies, including four La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, three of which he won consecutively from 2016 to 2018, each time being selected in the competition's team of the season. He has been selected in the FIFPro World11 and UEFA Team of the Year three times, and the league's team of the season twice.[12][13] He was voted the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker in 2014 and German Footballer of the Year in 2018.
Kroos won Golden Player at the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he also finished as top goalscorer, and won the Golden Ball at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut for Germany in 2010, at age 20, and appeared in six major tournaments. Kroos helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he was top assist provider and voted to the All-Star Team, Dream Team, and German Player of the Year. At UEFA Euro 2016, he was selected to the Team of the Tournament. He announced his international retirement following Germany's elimination from UEFA Euro 2020 in 2021, after being heavily criticised for his poor performance.[14][15][16] Kroos announced his return to the national team in 2024 to play the Euro 2024.[17]
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 21 de septiembre de 2016, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 21 September 2016, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Kroos". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "The Best Deep-Lying Playmakers of All Time". www.90min.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Toni Kroos: The German Passing Master Who Conquered Europe". www.90min.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Shah, Parshiva (1 June 2022). "A stat that proves Toni Kroos is the greatest passer in Champions League history". therealchamps.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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- ^ Ryan, Danny (3 August 2022). "Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Santos: The greatest XIs in history". givemesport.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Toni Kroos joins Real Madrid from Bayern Munich for £20m". TheGuardian.com. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Kroos becomes first German player to win five champions leagues". 4 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Kroos becomes Club World Cup's most decorated player". Real Madrid CF. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Hoeness taunts Kroos: He's got no place in today's football". MARCA. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "'I don't agree with the way he plays' - Matthaus criticises Kroos as Germany Euro 2020 fallout rumbles on | Sporting News Canada". www.sportingnews.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Germany legend Lothar Matthäus hits out at Real Madrid star Toni Kroos". OneFootball. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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