Antonio Rüdiger

★ Veteran KingDefender · Real Madrid

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

NATION · GER Germany →

// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation

reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve

the back linethe cover positionthe duel

// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.

33Years old

DefenderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

international

International

UEFA Europa League

×2

club

Club

UEFA Super Cup

×4

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

×4

UEFA Champions League

×3

FA Cup

×2

La Liga

×2

Super Cup

×2

Copa del Rey

×2

// the closing word

Antonio Rüdiger.Germany · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

GERDefenderReal Madrid