German · Greifswald, Germany · Born 4 January 1990German midfielder regarded as one of the finest passers in football history, winning Champions League titles with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Toni Kroos was born in Greifswald, Germany in 1990. Bayern Munich developed him and won three Bundesliga titles. Real Madrid paid £25 million for him in 2014. His ten Madrid seasons produced four Champions Leagues and two La Liga titles. He won the World Cup with Germany in 2014 — man of the match in the final. He was named into the UEFA Champions League squad of the season four times. His pass completion rate — consistently above 93% in the Champions League — is the highest recorded by any player in the competition's modern statistical era. His free kicks from the right side — curled with the outside of his right foot — became one of football's most precise set-piece weapons. He won the Champions League in 2022 at 32. He retired from international football in 2021 before dramatically returning in 2024 when Germany hosted the European Championship. He lost the Euro 2024 Final to Spain. He retired from club football when his Real Madrid contract expired in 2024. His ten Madrid years produced a statistical precision that has no precedent in the game's analysis era.
Most successful German player in Champions League history with 5 titles
How They Played
Deep-lying playmaker with exceptional passing range, vision, and set-piece ability
Lasting Impact
One of the greatest passers in football history, instrumental in Germany's 2014 World Cup triumph
Career Honours
- Champions League 4x (2014,2016,2018,2022)
- World Cup (2014)
- Bundesliga 3x
- La Liga 2x
- DFB-Pokal 2x
- Champions League 2013
- Champions League 2017
- La Liga 2017
- La Liga 2020
- Bundesliga 2013
- Bundesliga 2014
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Shirt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 2010–2014 | 130 | 6 | #8 |
| Real Madrid | 2014–2024 | 465 | 28 | — |
| Bayern Munich II | 2007–2009 | 13 | 0 | — |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2009–2010 | 43 | 10 | — |
 Germany | — | 114 | 17 | — |
German Athletes