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{{Short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Philipp Lahm
| image = Philipp Lahm auf der Berlinale 2024, Ausschnitt.jpg
| caption = Lahm in 2024
| full_name = Philipp Lahm<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Germany |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203092301/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWC/2014/pdf/FWC_2014_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|11|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/>
| birth_place = [[Munich]], West Germany<ref name="Philipp Lahm" />
| height = 1.70 m<ref name="Philipp Lahm" />
| position = [[Right-back]], [[left-back]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1989–1995
| youthclubs1 = FT Gern München
| youthyears2 = 1995–2001
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]]
| years1 = 2001–2003
| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]
| caps1 = 63
|
| years2 = 2002–2017
| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| caps2 = 332
| goals2 = 12 <!--League games only in the infobox please-->
| years3 = 2003–2005
| clubs3 = → [[VfB Stuttgart]] (loan)
| caps3 = 53
| goals3 = 2
| totalcaps = 448
| totalgoals = 17
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2000
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U18]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2001–2002
| nationalteam3 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam4 = [[Germany national youth football team|Germany U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2003
| nationalteam5 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany U21]]
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2004–2014
| nationalteam6 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| nationalcaps6 = 113
| nationalgoals6 = 5
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 Brazil]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 South Africa]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 Germany]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 2008|2008 Austria–Switzerland]]|}}
{{Medal|B|[[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 Poland–Ukraine]]|}}<!--Though there was no third place playoff, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers (Germany and Portugal) bronze medals for the first time: https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/euro/91/87/57/918757_download.pdf-->
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2002 Norway]]|}}
}}
'''Philipp Lahm''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfɪlɪp ˈlaːm}}; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Full back (association football)|full-back]]. Widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time,<ref name="greatest1">{{cite web |last1=Max |first1=Cooper |title=The Best Right-Backs of All Time |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/the-best-right-backs-of-all-time |publisher=90min.com |access-date=9 December 2021 |language=English |date=12 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=20 May 2017|title=German legend Philipp Lahm somehow retired without ever getting a red card|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/05/philipp-lahm-retirement-red-card-streak-sent-off|access-date=30 May 2019|website=For The Win}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=20 February 2011|title=Lahm's full-back guide|url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=806826.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604031026/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=806826.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2013|access-date=15 March 2013|publisher=UEFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=1 March 2012|title=The 20 Best Fullbacks in World Football|publisher=Bleacher Report|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1082324-20-best-fullbacks-in-world-football/page/4|access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> Lahm was the longtime [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], having led them to numerous honours including the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2013 UEFA Champions League]] as part of the [[Treble (association football)|Treble]].
Lahm is also a former captain of his [[Germany national football team|national team]], which he led to win the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], before retiring from international football.<ref name="Philipp Lahm">{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/teams/profis/04553.php|title =Philipp Lahm|publisher=Bayern Munich|access-date =23 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909151235/http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/teams/profis/04553.php|archive-date=9 September 2010}}</ref><ref name="espn_fc">{{cite web | url = http://www.espnfc.com/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/1956149/world-cup-champion-phillip-lahm-joins-peledavid-beckhameric-cantona-and-johan-cruyff-retiring-on-top | title = Top Tenner: Players who retired on top | publisher = ESPN FC | date = 22 July 2014 | access-date = 22 July 2014 | first = Nick | last = Miller}}</ref> He was included in the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] team of the tournament in [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Awards|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup#All-Star Team|2010]], and [[2014 FIFA World Cup#All-Star Team|2014]], and the UEFA Team of the Tournament in [[Euro 2008#Awards|2008]] and [[Euro 2012#Awards|2012]] and in the [[UEFA Team of the Year]] 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014. With 113 international appearances, Lahm is one of the 10 players with the most [[List of Germany international footballers|caps for Germany]].
==Club career==
===Early career===
Lahm developed into a professional football player within the [[Bayern Munich Junior Team]].<ref name="Philipp Lahm" /> He joined the team at the age of 11 after a youth coach, Jan Pienta, had scouted him several times while he was playing for the local youth team in his hometown Gern, Munich.<ref name="Portrait">{{cite web | url = http://www.philipplahm.de/portrait/verein/ | title = Portrait, Verein | publisher = philipplahm.de | access-date = 5 September 2008 | language = de | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080921233015/http://www.philipplahm.de/portrait/verein/ | archive-date = 21 September 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He was already considered very talented; one of his coaches, [[Hermann Hummels]], even stated that "If Philipp Lahm will not make it in the [[Bundesliga]], nobody will anymore."<ref>{{cite web |title=Lahm erhielt alle Freiheiten, Schweinsteiger nahm sie sich |url=http://www.kigges.de/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=878 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205003427/http://www.kigges.de/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=878 |archive-date=5 February 2009 |access-date=5 September 2008 |publisher=Kigges.de |language=de |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He twice won the Bundesliga youth title, the second time as [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of his team,<ref name="Portrait" /> and then was introduced into the [[FC Bayern Munich II|B team]] at the age of 17. His former amateur coach [[Hermann Gerland]] considers Lahm to be the most talented player he has ever coached<ref>{{cite web |date=16 June 2006 |title=Schlecht spielen kann der gar nicht |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/interview-schlecht-spielen-kann-der-gar-nicht-1.302387 |access-date=5 September 2008 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> and made him the captain of the B team during his second season. Up to this point Lahm played as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]], [[Midfielder#Wide midfielder|right midfielder]] or right [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The undercover playmaker|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=622726.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027152551/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=622726.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 October 2007|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=25 October 2007}}</ref>
On 13 November 2002, Lahm made his debut for the Bayern Munich first team as a 92nd-minute substitute in a 3–3 draw with [[RC Lens]] in the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] of the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1636/match=1036523/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107130148/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/round=1636/match=1036523/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2012|title=Bayern 3–3 Lens|access-date=3 October 2013|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> However, since [[Willy Sagnol]] and [[Bixente Lizarazu]] were established as Bayern's first choice full-backs, and the club's midfield was also well-staffed, Lahm made no further appearances during the [[2002–03 FC Bayern Munich season|2002–03]] season and was loaned to [[VfB Stuttgart]] for the [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]] and [[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05]] seasons to gain first team experience in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/lahmdata.html | title = Philipp Lahm – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 8 June 2017 | access-date = 12 June 2017 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]}}</ref>
===VfB Stuttgart (loan)===
Lahm was originally signed as a back-up for [[Andreas Hinkel]], who played as right back, but coach [[Felix Magath]] moved him to the left back position, on which he toppled the German international [[Heiko Gerber]].<ref name="fussballportal">{{cite web |title=Philipp Lahm – ein Wolf im Schafspelz |url=http://www.fussballportal.de/index.php?kat=59_55 |access-date=16 September 2008 |publisher=fussballportal.de |language=de}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He made his Bundesliga debut on the first day of the season 2003–04 against [[Hansa Rostock]] as he came in as a substitute left back in the 76th minute for midfielder [[Silvio Meissner]]. He made his first professional start as a left back on the fourth matchday as a 63rd-minute substitute for Gerber and his first game over the full 90 minutes followed on the sixth matchday against [[Borussia Dortmund]]. Thereafter he established himself as a regular left back for Stuttgart.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/26870/saison/2003-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212183357/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/26870/saison/2003-04 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 December 2007 | title = 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2003/04 Statistik | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 16 September 2008 | language = de}}</ref> On 29 September 2003, Lahm made his first [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] appearance as a starter against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. On 3 April 2004, he scored his first ever Bundesliga goal in a 5–1 away win for Stuttgart against [[VfL Wolfsburg]]. During the 2003–04 season Lahm appeared for Stuttgart in 31 Bundesliga and seven [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] matches overall and came second in the election for the [[Footballer of the Year (Germany)|Germany Footballer of the year]].
During his second season in Stuttgart, Lahm had substantially more difficult time.<ref name="fussballportal" /> After the [[Euro 2004]] tournament and the resulting shorter vacation and pre-season training, he had difficulties getting off the ground and also in conforming with the tactics and system of the new coach [[Matthias Sammer]]. However, he still made 16 Bundesliga appearances for Stuttgart before the Christmas break, 14 of them over the full 90 minutes, and six appearances in the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/26870/saison/2004-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212073950/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/26870/saison/2004-05 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 December 2007 | title = 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2004/05 Statistik | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 16 September 2008 | language = de}}</ref> In January 2005, Lahm suffered a stress-fracture in his right foot and was thus sidelined for four months, making his comeback on 9 April 2005, against [[FC Schalke 04]]. Only around five weeks later, he was injured again, this time suffering a torn [[cruciate ligament]] which ended his season and simultaneously his career in Stuttgart.<ref name="Portrait" />
===Bayern Munich===
[[File:Philipp Lahm Training 2017-05 FC Bayern Muenchen-1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Lahm with [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in 2017]]
In July 2005, Lahm returned to Bayern Munich.<ref name="Philipp Lahm" /> However, the torn cruciate ligament he had suffered just before his return forced him to start his professional time at FC Bayern on rehabilitation. He returned to the field at the end of November, playing twice for the B team and thereafter making his first professional Bundesliga appearance for Bayern in November 2005 against [[Arminia Bielefeld]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/26870/saison/2005-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202072401/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/spielersteckbrief/object/26870/saison/2005-06 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 December 2007 | title = 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2005/06 Statistik | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 16 September 2008}}</ref> During the [[2005–06 FC Bayern Munich season|2005–06]] season he appeared for Bayern 20 times in the [[2005–06 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] and thrice in the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], contending over field-time evenly with [[Bixente Lizarazu]].
During the [[2006–07 FC Bayern Munich season|2006–07]] season, Lahm played in all of Bayern's 34 [[2006–07 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] games and in nine of the ten [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] games and was only substituted twice, mainly because he was the only left back in the team but also due to his sufficiently solid performances during a season that was one of the worst for Bayern in many years. On 20 August 2006, in Bayern's first away match of the season, a 2–1 win over [[VfL Bochum]], he scored his first goal for the club.
For the [[2007–08 FC Bayern Munich season|2007–08]] season, Bayern bought the German international left back [[Marcell Jansen]] and Lahm was supposed to revert to right, both to accommodate Jansen and to replace French right back [[Willy Sagnol]]. Due to injuries (both his and Jansen's) he still mainly ended up playing left for Bayern and remained left for the end of the season, although he expressed his wish to play on right several times during the year 2008. During the whole season there were various rumors suggesting that Lahm would leave Bayern in the summer of 2008 to join [[FC Barcelona]] and the transfer seemed to be almost a done deal.<ref name="Stuttgarter">{{cite web |title=Philipp Lahm – Die Führungskraft, die aus der Tiefe kommt |url=http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/1746861_0_2147_philipp-lahm-die-fuehrungskraft-die-aus-der-tiefe-kommt.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102111820/http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/1746861_0_2147_philipp-lahm-die-fuehrungskraft-die-aus-der-tiefe-kommt.html |archive-date=2 November 2008 |access-date=14 September 2008 |publisher=stuttgarter-zeitung.de |language=de |df=dmy-all}}</ref> However, on 16 May 2008 FC Bayern signed a new contract with Lahm. His new contract kept him in [[Munich]] through 20 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=94272.php&fla=1 | title = Lahm stays at FC Bayern | publisher = Bundesliga.de | access-date = 16 May 2008 | date = 16 May 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080526041211/http://bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=94272.php&fla=1 | archive-date = 26 May 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Lahm had his most prolific goalscoring season in [[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season|2008–09]], scoring three times in the [[2008–09 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] and once in the [[2008–09 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]]. However, the season was a poor one for Bayern, leading to the sacking of head coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] after less than a year in charge.
On 8 November 2009, Lahm was given the highest fine in the history of Bayern Munich to date (estimated to be over €25,000) after giving an unauthorised interview in the ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]''. He criticised the transfer policy of the club and the lack of game philosophy and strategic planning.<ref name="farewell">{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/englische-woche/2017/may/18/philipp-lahm-germany-bayern-munich-world-cup-bundeliga | title = Farewell Philipp Lahm, the man who won it all and left as a champion | website = The Guardian | date = 18 May 2017 | access-date = 22 February 2018 | first = Jason | last = Humphreys}}</ref> Back in May 2008 Lahm had turned down lucrative offers from [[Manchester United]] and [[F.C. Barcelona]] to stay with Bayern as club president [[Uli Hoeneß]] promised to build a team that could challenge in Europe.<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/nov/09/philipp-lahm-bayern-munich-bundesliga | title = Philipp Lahm slaughters his own club to leave Bayern Munich ranting and railing | access-date = 10 November 2009 | date = 9 November 2009 | work = The Guardian | ___location = London | first = Raphael | last = Honigstein }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=7 November 2009 |title=Ja, der Trainer hat recht |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/367/493712/text/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110071207/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/367/493712/text/ |archive-date=10 November 2009 |access-date=8 November 2009 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |language=de |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2009/21343.php?fcb_sid=a6e28c97dc09acbf643a128a42399505 | title = Lahm and Toni Players fined for breaches of discipline | access-date = 8 November 2009 | date = 9 November 2009 | publisher = fcbayern.t-home.de }}</ref> This incident drew mixed reactions from fans and the media, both local and foreign, with some saying that Lahm should have kept his opinions to himself and others praising him for his honesty.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bayern Munich's season goes from bad to worse for Louis van Gaal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/09/bayern-munich-philipp-lahm-van-gaal|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=9 November 2009 | ___location=London | access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref> Although he was fined and heavily criticised by the club, he kept his place in the Bayern starting lineup and went on to have a good season.
During the [[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10]] season under the new coach [[Louis van Gaal]], Lahm was able to play in his preferred position as a right back. After some difficulties in early games he played one of his best seasons ever, forming an excellent partnership on the right wing with [[Arjen Robben]], scoring one goal and giving 12 assists in all of his games.<ref>{{cite web |title=1. Bundesliga, Saison 2009/10 Statistik (für FC Bayern München) |url=https://www.kicker.de/philipp-lahm/spieler/bundesliga/2009-10/fc-bayern-muenchen |access-date=6 June 2010 |publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref> Lahm was also chosen as vice-captain by Van Gaal, and played full-time in all of Bayern's competitive matches apart from the first-round game in the [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]]. Bayern went on to win the league and cup [[Double (association football)|double]] and reached the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final]], where Lahm played 90 minutes as right-back as they lost to [[Inter Milan]] 2–0.
After the departure of captain [[Mark van Bommel]] in January 2011, Lahm was made the new captain for the remainder of the [[2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season|2010–11]] season and eventually named club captain.<ref name="captain">{{cite news|title=Duties split between Lahm and Schweinsteiger|url=http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2011/27763.php?logout_redirect=true|publisher=fcbayern.de|date=27 January 2011}}</ref> On 19 May 2012, he captained Bayern in the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at the [[Allianz Arena]]. Lahm scored the team's first penalty in the [[Penalty shootout|shootout]] but Bayern finished as runner-up for the second time in three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c50fb78a384-1434bbcadbcb-1000--shoot-out-win-ends-chelsea-s-long-wait-for-glory/ |title=Shoot-out win ends Chelsea's long wait for glory |publisher=UEFA |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref>
In the [[2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season|2012–13]] season, Lahm captained Bayern to an historic [[Treble (association football)|treble]] of the [[2012–13 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]], [[2012–13 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] and [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. In the [[2013 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] of the Champions League on 25 May 2013, Lahm helped his side to a 2–1 victory over fellow Bundesliga side [[Borussia Dortmund]] at historic [[Wembley Stadium]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c50ff9a7f18-7e59ddb15025-1000--robben-ends-bayern-s-run-of-final-misery/ |title=Robben ends Bayern's run of final misery |publisher=UEFA |date=25 May 2013 |access-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> After the game, he revealed how happy he was at winning the title, saying "It's incredible – a huge joy and huge relief. The pressure was enormous after losing in the Champions League final twice."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11890/8735550/champions-league-bayern-munichs-lahm-and-schweinsteiger-delighted-with-win |title=Champions League: Bayern Munich's Lahm and Schweinsteiger delighted with win |publisher=Sky Sports |date=26 May 2013 |access-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref>
From the start of the [[2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season|2013–14]] season, under new manager [[Pep Guardiola]], Lahm was utilised as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://talksport.com/football/pep-guardiolas-use-philipp-lahm-midfield-stays-true-his-attacking-ideals-13100662872 | title = Pep Guardiola's use of Philipp Lahm in midfield stays true to his attacking ideals | publisher = talksport.com | date = 6 October 2013 | access-date = 14 November 2013 | first = Lee | last = Roden}}</ref><ref name=understated>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/9/18/4743102/bayern-munich-cska-moscow-philipp-lahm|title=Philipp Lahm's midfield shift shows his understated quality|date=18 September 2013|work=SB Nation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich is a lean, mean winning machine.. and 2014 looks the year that he cements their monopoly|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pep-guardiolas-bayern-munich-lean-2995243|access-date=8 January 2014|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=6 January 2014}}</ref> Guardiola said of Lahm: "[He] is perhaps the most intelligent player I have ever trained in my career. He is at another level."<ref name=understated/> That season brought a new milestone for Lahm and the club, as he captained Bayern to a record 24th Bundesliga title and the earliest league championship in Bundesliga history, retaining the title with seven games to spare, which beat the mark set by the club in the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/german-bundesliga/story/1763695/bayern-munich-win-earliest-bundesliga-title |title=Bayern win earliest Bundesliga title |publisher=ESPN FC |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26713870 |title=Bayern Munich were crowned champions of Germany for a 24th time with a record seven games to spare after victory at Hertha Berlin. |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> In June 2014, Lahm signed a new contract keeping him at Bayern until 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bayern Munich: Philipp Lahm and Thomas Muller sign new deals|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27793926|access-date=11 June 2014|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=11 June 2014}}</ref>
On 18 October, Lahm scored the first brace of his career in a 6–0 defeat of [[SV Werder Bremen]] in the [[2014–15 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000304602.php|title=Lahm: 'it's the first time I've scored two since I was a kid'|date=18 October 2014|work=Fußball-Bundesliga|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527235723/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000304602.php|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> On 26 April 2015, Bayern were confirmed as Bundesliga champions for the third consecutive season, giving Lahm the sixth league championship of his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/bayern-munich-win-straight-german-league-title-150426202327636.html|title=Bayern Munich win third straight German league crown|date=26 April 2015|publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref> On 28 April 2015, he was one of four Bayern players to miss in a 2–0 penalty shootout defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the [[2014–15 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] semi-final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/32483389|title=Bayern Munich 1–1 Borussia Dortmund|date=29 April 2015|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Leading up to the [[2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season|2015–16 season]], Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola stated that Lahm could return to his role at fullback with the arrivals of [[Arturo Vidal]] and [[Joshua Kimmich]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Uersfeld|first1=Stephan|title=Philipp Lahm could see more time at full-back this season – Pep Guardiola|url=http://www.espnfc.us/bayern-munich/story/2543748/philipp-lahm-could-see-more-time-at-full-back-this-season|access-date=1 August 2015|publisher=ESPN FC|date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
[[File:2016-05-15 Lahm -Rummenigge - Starke 2346.JPG|thumb|right|Lahm holding the ''[[Meisterschale]]'' during the [[Bundesliga]] title celebration in May 2016]]
On 24 February 2016, Lahm made his [[List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances|100th UEFA Champions League appearance]] in a 2–2 draw with [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in Turin.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/feb/23/juventus-bayern-munich-champions-league-live?page=with:block-56cc79bee4b041c56e71d9c7%3C | title = Juventus 2-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League – as it happened | website = The Guardian | date = 23 February 2016 | access-date = 28 May 2020 | first = Tim | last = Hill}}</ref> He equaled Kahn's record "in Germany" of 103 matches on 13 April 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thomas Müller seals semi-final place as Bayern Munich see off Benfica|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/13/benfica-bayern-munich-champions-league-match-report|access-date=14 April 2016|agency=[[Reuters]] |work=The Guardian|date=13 April 2016}}</ref> The [[2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season|2015–16 season]] ended with Lahm captaining Bayern to a fourth consecutive Bundesliga title; the first time a team had won four back-to-back championships in the competition's history.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/4-in-a-row-bayern-clinch-record-breaking-title-145564/ | title = 4 in a row - Bayern clinch record-breaking title | date = 7 May 2017 | website = Deutscher Fußball-Bund | access-date = 28 May 2020}}</ref>
On 4 February 2017, Lahm made his 500th appearance for FC Bayern in a 1–1 Bundesliga draw with Schalke 04.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/blmd19v-fc-bayern-m%C3%BCnchen-500-not-out-for-philipp-lahm-431782.jsp|title=Bayern's Philipp Lahm reaches 500 game milestone|date=4 February 2017|work=Bundesliga}}</ref> Three days later, Lahm confirmed that he would be retiring at the end of the [[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/bayern-munich/story/3055890/philipp-lahm-confirms-plan-to-retire-from-bayern-munich-after-this-season|title=Philipp Lahm to retire at the end of the season|date=7 February 2017|work=ESPN FC| access-date = 7 February 2017}}</ref> He had rejected an offer from the club to become a sporting director.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/07/philipp-lahm-bayern-munich-captain-retire-end-season | title = Philipp Lahm, Bayern Munich captain, to retire from playing at end of season | website = The Guardian | date = 7 February 2017 | access-date = 8 February 2017}}</ref> On 20 May 2017, Lahm, along with teammate [[Xabi Alonso]], made their final career appearances before retiring, Lahm captaining Bayern as they ended the season as champions for the fifth consecutive year.<ref name="farewell"/> He was substituted in the 87th minute and received a standing ovation from the Allianz Arena crowd in a 4–1 win over [[SC Freiburg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/bayern-munich-freiburg-live-blog-philipp-lahm-xabi-alonso-retirement-bundesliga-champions-celebration-444653.jsp|title= Champions Bayern celebrate title – LIVE! |date=20 May 2017|work=Bundesliga | access-date = 20 May 2017}}</ref> It was confirmed on 19 July that [[Manuel Neuer]] would succeed Lahm as team captain.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Manuel Neuer succeeds Philip Lahm as Bayern Munich captain | work=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website | access-date=16 January 2020 | url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/manuel-neuer-succeeeds-lahm-as-bayern-captain-455371.jsp }}</ref>
Lahm entered Bayern Munich's Hall of Fame on 27 May 2017; he won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League while playing for the club.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2017/05/lahm-to-be-inducted-into-fcb-hall-of-fame | title = Lahm inducted into FC Bayern Hall of Fame | website = FC Bayern Munich | date = 19 May 2017 | access-date = 28 May 2020}}</ref>
==International career==
===Youth teams and Euro 2004===
[[File:Philipp Lahm germany 2004 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Lahm with [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in 2004]]
Lahm started his international career in the [[Germany national under-19 football team|U19 national team]]. He was part of the team that won silver for Germany in the [[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] playing in all games in the final tournament and scoring a crucial goal in the 90th minute (2–3) against [[England national under-19 football team|England]] in a game that ended 3–3.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=504292&spieltag=101 | title = U19 Junioren Statistik | publisher= dfb.de | access-date =5 September 2008 | language = de}}</ref> Afterwards he played a few [[Germany national under-20 football team|U20]] and [[Germany national under-21 football team|U21]] matches for Germany before impressing [[Rudi Völler]] enough to hand the youngster his debut on 18 February 2004,<ref name="Lahm tritt überraschend als Nationalspieler zurück">{{cite news |date=18 July 2014 |title=Lahm tritt überraschend als Nationalspieler zurück |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/sport/fussball-lahm-tritt-ueberraschend-als-nationalspieler-zurueck-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-140718-99-01826 |access-date=18 July 2014 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |___location=Berlin |language=de |agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur}}</ref> at 20 years of age. His first game was a 2–1 win over [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], where he played the full 90 minutes and was chosen as the man of the match by German football magazine [[Kicker (sports magazine)|Kicker]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramelow sorgt noch für den Sieg |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/laenderspiele/spielpaarungsbericht/object/622012/liga/1830/saison/2004/naviindex/1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522175936/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/nationalelf/laenderspiele/spielpaarungsbericht/object/622012/liga/1830/saison/2004/naviindex/1 |archive-date=22 May 2008 |access-date=5 September 2008 |publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was also part of Germany's team in [[UEFA Euro 2004]] in Portugal and played full 90 minutes in all three games. Although Germany did not make it past the group stage, Lahm's performance was considered very promising and many German papers saw this as the sole positive aspect in Germany's lack of accomplishment in the tournament.
===2006 FIFA World Cup===
Lahm missed more than a year of international football between January 2005 and March 2006<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lahm-intl.html | title = Philipp Lahm – Century of International Appearances | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | date = 8 June 2017 | access-date = 12 June 2017 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]}}</ref> due to injuries (stress-fracture on foot and a torn [[cruciate ligament]]), including the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005 Confederations Cup]], but after his recovery he immediately made it back to the starting line-up. Even though he injured his elbow in a friendly game right before the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] and thus had to wear a special cast on his left arm,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060517/ai_n16367079 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070322202602/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060517/ai_n16367079 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 March 2007 | title = Football: Lahm elbow injury blow to Germany's Cup campaign | publisher= bnet.com | access-date =5 September 2008}}</ref> [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] still chose him as first option for the left back position. He scored the first goal in the opening game of the World Cup in Germany against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in the sixth minute, cutting inside the area and launching a right foot shot into the top-right corner of the net. He was awarded [[Man of the Match]] for his performance in the second [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group A|group]] game against [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. He was also the only German player to play the complete 690 minutes of the World Cup and was also elected to the [[Mastercard All Star Team|All Star Team]] of the tournament.
===Euro 2008===
During [[UEFA Euro 2008]] he was in Germany's starting line-up in all games and was only substituted in the [[UEFA Euro 2008 Final|final]] after getting a cut needing stitches on his foot. Lahm started the tournament as a right back but replaced the under-performing Jansen as left back midway through the second game. On 25 June 2008, he scored the winning goal of the [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] semi-final against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] in the 90th minute. He described this as the most important goal of his career and although he was elected ''Man of the Match'', he himself did not consider this as well-deserved.<ref name="career">{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-germany-lahm-idUKL2524999320080625 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208204625/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-euro-germany-lahm-idUKL2524999320080625 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2015 |title=Lahm happier with goal than own performance |last=Ledson |first=Mark |date= 25 June 2008 |work=Reuters |access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref> On 29 June 2008 – in the Euro 2008 final against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] – on 33 minutes [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] played a piercing ball through the German defence and a lack of communication between Lahm and German goalkeeper [[Jens Lehmann]] allowed [[Fernando Torres]] to net the decisive goal in the game; Spain prevailed 1–0 to win its second European Championship title in 44 years.
===2010 FIFA World Cup===
[[File:Philipp Lahm, Germany national football team (06).jpg|thumb|left|Lahm playing for Germany in 2011]]
Lahm was ever present during Germany's [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 World Cup qualifying]] campaign and was the only player to play every single minute.
Following the withdrawal of regular [[Captain (association football)|captain]] [[Michael Ballack]] from the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] squad due to injury, Lahm was chosen to captain the team at the upcoming tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesoccerroom.com/?p=8977|title=Philip Lahm new German captain 2010|publisher=thesoccerroom.com|access-date=26 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034400/http://thesoccerroom.com/?p=8977|archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Philipp Lahm: Germany's little giant|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5591624,00.html|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date=27 May 2010}}</ref> On 13 June 2010, he captained the national team in the opening game of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], becoming the youngest player to captain a German side in a World Cup tournament. The team advanced all the way to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Spain 1–0. Lahm did not play in the third-place (bronze) match against Uruguay due to an infection, so in his absence [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] captained the team which won 3–2.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_63/default.stm | title = Uruguay 2–3 Germany | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 10 July 2010 | access-date = 1 August 2014 | first = David | last = Ornstein}}</ref>
Lahm's captaincy would later become permanent, when coach [[Joachim Löw]] announced that Ballack would not be considered to play for Germany anymore.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bundestrainer Löw plant nicht mehr mit Ballack|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/bayer-leverkusen/article13432785/Bundestrainer-Loew-plant-nicht-mehr-mit-Ballack.html|access-date=30 August 2011|newspaper=[[Die Welt]]|date=16 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ballack's national team career finished|url=http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20110616-35703.html|access-date=31 August 2011|newspaper=[[The Local]]|date=16 June 2011|archive-date=18 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618011747/http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20110616-35703.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Euro 2012===
[[File:Nani - Philipp Lahm 20120609.jpg|thumb|Lahm playing against [[Nani (footballer)|Nani]] at [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]]]]
Captain Lahm's solid defending helped Germany win all ten [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|qualification]] matches for [[UEFA Euro 2012]], and he also provided one assist each for [[Mesut Özil]] and [[Mario Gómez]]. He was an ever-present in the German defence that attracted praise from a variety of sources. Germany won all three group games against Portugal, Netherlands, and Denmark. Lahm scored the opening goal in their 4–2 victory over [[Greece national football team|Greece]] in the quarter-finals. Germany was eliminated 2–1 by Italy in the semi-finals.
===2014 World Cup and retirement===
[[File:Philipp Lahm lifts the 2014 FIFA World Cup.jpg|thumb|Lahm lifting the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] trophy in Brazil]]
On 6 September 2013, Lahm was awarded his [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100th]] [[Cap (association football)|cap]] for the Germany national team in a 3–0 win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]] during [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C|qualification]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000268584.php|title=Lahm happy after beating Austria and winning 100th cap|date=7 September 2013|access-date=11 October 2013|work=Bundesliga|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809000512/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000268584.php|archive-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
On 16 June 2014, Lahm started for Germany in central midfield in their first match of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], a 4–0 defeat of [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/17/world-cup-2014-talking-points-germany-portugal|title=World Cup talking points: Lahm purrs, Portugal crumble and USA stay cool|date=17 June 2014|access-date=18 June 2014|work=The Guardian}}</ref> and remained in the position for the other two group games and the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]] match against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]].
Lahm reverted to right back for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] against [[France national football team|France]], and remained there in Germany's [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|7–1]] victory over [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|semi-final]]. On 11 July 2014, Lahm was named on the 10-man shortlist for FIFA's [[2014 FIFA World Cup#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] award for the tournament's best player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28274011|title=World Cup 2014: Fifa announces Golden Ball shortlist|date=11 July 2014|access-date=12 July 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
On 13 July 2014, Lahm led Germany to a World Cup victory, a 1–0 win against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|final]], the fourth time Germany have won the competition and the first for a reunified Germany.<ref name="ref_1">{{cite web|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10959517/World-Cup-final-2014-Germany-vs-Argentina-as-it-happened.html|title= World Cup final 2014, Germany vs Argentina: as it happened|date=13 July 2014|work= The Daily Telegraph |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> [[Fritz Walter]], [[Franz Beckenbauer]], and [[Lothar Matthäus]] had skippered [[West Germany]] to the World Cup title.<ref name="Germany captain Philipp Lahm retires from national team">{{cite news|title=Germany captain Philipp Lahm retires from national team|url=http://www.dw.de/germany-captain-philipp-lahm-retires-from-national-team/a-17793396|access-date=18 July 2014|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
On 18 July 2014, Lahm, at the age of 30,<ref name="Germany captain Philipp Lahm retires from national team" /> announced his retirement from international football.<ref name="Lahm tritt überraschend als Nationalspieler zurück" /><ref name="Germany captain Philipp Lahm retires from national team" /> He had scored five goals<ref name="Lahm tritt überraschend als Nationalspieler zurück" /> in 113 appearances.<ref name="espn_fc" /><ref name="Lahm tritt überraschend als Nationalspieler zurück" /><ref name="Germany captain Philipp Lahm retires from national team" /> On 2 September 2014, [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] succeeded Lahm as captain of the Germany national team.
===Germany Euro 2024===
On 8 December 2017, Lahm was named honorary ambassador for Germany's bid to host the [[UEFA Euro 2024]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/germany/story/3302042/philipp-lahm-named-honorary-germany-captain-and-euro-2024-ambassador|title=Philipp Lahm named honorary Germany captain, Euro ambassador|date=8 December 2017|publisher= ESPN|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> Lahm was a [[UEFA Euro 2020]] ambassador and later became the tournament director for UEFA Euro 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-lahm-idUKKBN2GV2BZ |title=Soccer-Euro 2024 boss Lahm opposed to biennial World Cup |publisher=Reuters |date=5 October 2021 |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> In August 2022, Lahm criticised the awarding of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] to [[Qatar]], citing human rights violations in the country and claimed that he would boycott the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2022/shouldn-t-happen-again-ex-germany-captain-philipp-lahm-critical-of-qatar-world-cup-over-human-rights_sto9078284/story.shtml |title= 'Shouldn't happen again' - Ex-Germany captain Philipp Lahm critical of Qatar World Cup over human rights record | first = James | last = Walker-Roberts |publisher=Eurosport |date=9 August 2022 |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>
==Style of play and reception==
Although Lahm is right-footed, he was able to play on both sides of the pitch due to his tactical intelligence, [[Cross (association football)|crossing]] ability, and versatility.<ref name="farewell"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/bayern-munich/story/2098457/pep-guardiola-philipp-lahm-bayern-munich-top-five-ever|title=Pep Guardiola: Philipp Lahm one of Bayern Munich's best ever players|publisher=ESPN FC| first = Stephan | last = Uersfeld|date=20 October 2014|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/news/921369|title=theScore's Top 20 footballers of 2015|publisher=The Score|date=28 December 2015|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="consistency">{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/names-in-the-news-philipp-lahm/ |title=Lahm a model of consistency for Germany |publisher=www.sportsnet.ca |access-date=14 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name="high">{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/german-captian-lahm-retires-on-high-note/ |title=German captain Lahm leaves on high note |publisher=www.sportsnet.ca |access-date=14 April 2022 }}</ref> He played as a [[left-back]] for much of his early career before switching to [[right-back]] later on. He often cut from the flank to the inside of the pitch to either shoot and/or pass. In particular, he was renowned for his pace, technique, stamina, and precise tackling abilities, as well as his small stature, which earned him the nickname the "Magic Dwarf"; despite his size and playing role, he was described in 2010 by Matthew Scianitti of ''[[CBC Sports]]'' as having "deceptive strength and impressive shooting skills," which allowed him to assist his teams both offensively and defensively.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/philipp-lahm-small-stature-big-talent-1.931849 | title = Philipp Lahm: Small stature, big talent | publisher = CBC Sports | date = 27 May 2010 | access-date =4 June 2012 | first = Matthew | last = Scianitti}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/7852273/England-v-Germany-Philipp-Lahm-the-Magic-Dwarf-plays-giant-role-for-his-country.html | title = England v Germany: Philipp Lahm, the Magic Dwarf, plays giant role for his country | work = The Telegraph | date = 25 June 2010| access-date =4 June 2012 | first = Ian | last = Chadband}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/skills/shield-ball-philipp-lahm#:x5Equ92etlKNRA|title=Shield the ball like Philipp Lahm|publisher=FourFourTwo| first=Alfred | last = Galustian |date=16 June 2014|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>
During his time under manager Pep Guardiola, Lahm also occasionally played as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central]] or defensive midfielder, in a pivot role in a 3–4–3 formation, which has been likened to that of a ''[[Midfielder#Centre-half|metodista]]'' ("centre-half," in Italian football jargon), due to his ability to dictate play in midfield and act as a [[playmaker]] by starting attacks in addition to assisting his team defensively by winning back possession.<ref name="farewell"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2465729-the-complete-evolution-of-pep-guardiola-from-barcelona-to-bayern-munich |title=The Complete Evolution of Pep Guardiola from Barcelona to Bayern Munich |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Dimond |first1=Alex |date=10 June 2015 |access-date=14 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2394176-where-does-philipp-lahm-fit-into-pep-guardiolas-bayern-munich-plan |title=Where Does Philipp Lahm Fit into Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich Plan? |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Bienkowski |first1=Stefan |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=14 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 March 2014 |title=Bayern Monaco, Pep Guardiola verso la storia: possibili cinque titoli stagionali |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/03/26/bayern-monaco-pep-guardiola-verso-la-storia-possibili-cinque-titoli-stagionali/926966/ |access-date=14 April 2022 |work=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT}}</ref> Owing to his positioning, tactical sense, and tackling ability despite his small stature, as well as his wide range of skills, such as ability to read the game, leadership qualities, consistency, and ability on the ball,<ref name="consistency"/><ref name="high"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/philipp-lahm-bayern-munich-and-germany-legend-dfb-president-3430 |title=Philipp Lahm: a Bayern Munich and Germany legend |publisher=bundesliga.com |access-date=14 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/0000283012.jsp |title=Philipp Lahm: FC Bayern's Captain Fantastic and then some |publisher=bundesliga.com |access-date=14 April 2022 }}</ref> he is widely regarded by pundits as one of the best full-backs of all time.<ref name="greatest1"/><ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/> Guardiola once described Lahm as "perhaps the most intelligent player" he had ever coached.<ref name=understated/>
During their time together at Bayern Munich, Lahm also formed an efficient partnership with winger [[Arjen Robben]] along the right flank. Robben's improved defensive work-rate at the club allowed him to track back and cover for Lahm's overlapping runs.<ref name="Sports">{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130522/arjen-robben-champions-league-final/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705102038/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130522/arjen-robben-champions-league-final/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2013 |title=Robben can put past failures to bed with Champions League triumph |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=18 May 2014 |first=Raphael |last=Honigstein}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Lahm is known as a private person who maintains a low-profile outside of football; his best friend [[Andreas Ottl]] was the only footballer present at his wedding to Claudia Schattenberg.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Winterer |first1=Paul |date=14 July 2010 |title=Ja-Wort: Eine bayerische Traumhochzeit |url=http://www.wz-newsline.de/home/gesellschaft/leute/ja-wort-eine-bayerische-traumhochzeit-1.172218?cache=False%25253Fpage%25253D2%3Fpage%3D2%3Fpage%3D2%3Fpage%3D2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718044958/http://www.wz-newsline.de/home/gesellschaft/leute/ja-wort-eine-bayerische-traumhochzeit-1.172218?cache=False%25253Fpage%25253D2%3Fpage%3D2%3Fpage%3D2%3Fpage%3D2 |archive-date=18 July 2014 |access-date=23 July 2014 |work=Westdeutsche Zeitung |language=de}}</ref><ref name="Ottl über Lahm: "Ich war nicht überrascht"">{{cite news |date=21 July 2014 |title=Ottl über Lahm: "Ich war nicht überrascht" |url=http://www.tz.de/sport/fc-bayern/andreas-ottl-tz-interview-ueber-ruecktritt-philipp-lahm-3712467.html |access-date=23 July 2014 |publisher=tz |language=de}}</ref> The couple have a son, Julian,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000256818.php | title = 10 things about: Philipp Lahm | publisher = bundesliga.com | date = 7 June 2013 | access-date = 24 September 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141024163124/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2012/0000256818.php | archive-date = 24 October 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> and a daughter, Lenia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/philipp-lahm-ex-bayern-profi-zum-zweiten-mal-vater-geworden-a-1161398.html | title = Philipp Lahm zum zweiten Mal Vater geworden | language = de | website = Der Spiegel | date = 4 August 2017 | access-date = 2 September 2017}}</ref> A [[Munich]] native, Lahm is a lifelong Bayern fan and served as a ball boy at the [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]].<ref name="Lahmearlylife">{{cite news |last=Wolff |first=Julien |date=31 May 2012 |title=Kein "Checker" – Lahm wollte Bäcker werden |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/em-2012/article106392354/Kein-Checker-Lahm-wollte-Baecker-werden.html |access-date=1 June 2012 |newspaper=[[Die Welt]] |language=de}}</ref>
Lahm is involved in many charity campaigns and events. In June 2007, [[FIFA]] announced that Lahm and [[Owen Hargreaves]] would visit South Africa in advance to support the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=534229.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708082851/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=534229.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 8 July 2007 | title = Hargreaves and Lahm to visit South Africa| access-date =4 February 2007 | date = 8 June 2007 | publisher = FIFA}}</ref> Although Hargreaves never managed to take part in the trip due to injury, Lahm and Germany national teammate [[Piotr Trochowski]] visited the country taking time not only to visit the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] organizers but also to visit a local SOS Children's Village and to take part in the Kick-AIDS event.<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=534513.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011120134/http://fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=534513.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 October 2007 | title = Fanfare greets Lahm in South Africa | access-date =14 September 2008 | date = 10 June 2007 | publisher = FIFA}}</ref>
Lahm has established a foundation, Philipp Lahm-Stiftung, to support underprivileged children and is also an official ambassador representing "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages".<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/Get-involved/Celebrities-as-partners/FIFA-ambassadors-Europe/Pages/default.aspx | title = FIFA/SOS ambassadors Europe | access-date = 14 September 2008 | date = 10 June 2007 | publisher = sos-childrensvillages.org | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080518053607/http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/Get-involved/Celebrities-as-partners/FIFA-ambassadors-Europe/Pages/default.aspx | archive-date = 18 May 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> In addition he was an ambassador of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 [[World AIDS Day]]. He has also taken part in a campaign against speeding and various others such as ''Bündnis für Kinder'', a campaign against child abuse.<ref name="Stuttgarter"/><ref>{{cite web |date=10 June 2007 |title=Philipp Lahm erhält den Kinder-Medien-Preis – Eine Auszeichnung für ein faires Spiel auf dem Fußballplatz |url=http://www.buendnis-fuer-kinder.de/berichte/447_ein-faires-spiel-auf-dem-fusballplatz/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628174535/http://www.buendnis-fuer-kinder.de/berichte/447_ein-faires-spiel-auf-dem-fusballplatz/ |archive-date=28 June 2008 |access-date=14 September 2008 |publisher=buendnis-fuer-kinder.de |language=de}}</ref>
Lahm was awarded a Tolerantia-Preis on 20 September 2008, due to his outstanding contribution against intolerance and [[homophobia]] in sports, particularly in football. He also stated that it's a "pity that being gay in football is still a taboo subject" and he would have no problem with a homosexual teammate and is "not afraid of homosexuals".<ref>{{cite web |date=20 June 2008 |title=Tolerantia-Preis für Philipp Lahm und Theo Zwanziger |url=http://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=8941 |access-date=16 September 2008 |publisher=queer.de |language=de}}</ref> However, Lahm does not advise footballers to publicly admit to being homosexual, because of the abuse they would suffer.<ref name="WeltLahmcomment">{{cite news|title=Lahm rät homosexuellen Fußballern von Outing ab|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article13379230/Lahm-raet-homosexuellen-Fussballern-von-Outing-ab.html|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=[[Die Welt]]|date=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="TelegraphLahmcomment">{{cite news|last=Bloxham|first=Andy|title=Germany football captain: 'gays should keep quiet'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/8523864/Germany-football-captain-gays-should-keep-quiet.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/8523864/Germany-football-captain-gays-should-keep-quiet.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=19 May 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Autobiography==
In August 2011 at age 27 Lahm released his [[autobiography]], ''Der feine Unterschied: Wie man heute Spitzenfußballer wird'' (The Subtle Difference – How to Become a Top Footballer), reviewing his football career and personal experiences, the general football environment, football in the social context and the effectiveness of different coaching and training methods. The number-one bestselling book received extensive media attention in Germany, and has been criticized for parts in which Lahm discerningly analyzed his former coaches' work; among the critics were [[Rudi Völler]] (himself criticized by Lahm in the book) and [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Goldmann |first1=Sven |date=24 August 2011 |title=Fußballerbuch – Philipp Lahm tritt nach |url=http://www.zeit.de/sport/2011-08/lahm-buch-ballack-vangaal |access-date=6 November 2011 |work=Die Zeit}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="
!colspan="2"|[[DFB
!colspan="2"|
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!League!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="
|[[2001–02 Regionalliga|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/lahmphilipp/2002/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=25 August 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]]
|27||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||2
|-
|[[2002–03 Regionalliga|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/lahmphilipp/2003/|publisher=Fussballdaten.de|access-date=25 August 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|34||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1
|-
|[[2005–06 Regionalliga|2005–06]]<ref name="Spieler-Statistik 2005/06">{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2005-06/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524001359/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2005-06/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2012|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!64!!3
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|[[2002–03 FC Bayern Munich season|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2002-03/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627225649/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2002-03/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2011|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|rowspan=13|[[Bundesliga]]
|0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2005–06 FC Bayern Munich season|2005–06]]<ref name="Spieler-Statistik 2005/06"/>
|20||0||4||0||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||27||0
|-
|[[2006–07 FC Bayern Munich season|2006–07]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2006-07/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611231811/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2006-07/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2010|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|34||1||3||0||9{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||2{{efn|name=DFLL}}||0||48||1
|-
|[[2007–08 FC Bayern Munich season|2007–08]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612055036/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2007-08/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2010|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|22||0||5||0||10{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||1||3{{efn|name=DFLL}}||0||40||1
|-
|[[2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629035057/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2008-09/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|28||3||3||1||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||39||4
|-
|[[2009–10 FC Bayern Munich season|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2009-10/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612170344/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2009-10/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2010|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|34||0||6||1||13{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||53||1
|-
|[[2010–11 FC Bayern Munich season|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629035107/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2010-11/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|34||3||5||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DFLS|Appearance in [[DFL-Supercup]]}}||0||48||3
|-
|[[2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921005648/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2011-12/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2011|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|31||0||5||0||14{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||50||0
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season|2012–13]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618064314/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2012-13/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|29||0||5||0||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DFLS}}||0||47||0
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009050236/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2013|publisher=kicker|access-date= 17 May 2014 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/philipp-lahm/2/|publisher=World Football|access-date=16 April 2016|language=de}}</ref>
|28||1||4||0||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||4{{efn|One appearance in DFL-Supercup, one appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], two appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||48||1
|-
|[[2014–15 FC Bayern Munich season|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/philipp-lahm/spieler/bundesliga/2014-15/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Philipp Lahm | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 23 May 2015}}</ref>
|20||2||4||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DFLS}}||0||33||2
|-
|[[2015–16 FC Bayern Munich season|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=https://www.kicker.de/philipp-lahm/spieler/bundesliga/2015-16/fc-bayern-muenchen|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date = 21 May 2016 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-bayern-2015-dfl-supercup-2841005/analyse | title = Joker Bendtner ist zweimal zur Stelle | language = de | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | date = 1 August 2015 | access-date = 1 August 2015}}</ref>
|26||1||6||0||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DFLS}}||0||45||1
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web |date=14 August 2016 |title=Im zweiten Anlauf: Vidal beschert Bayern den ersten Titel |url=https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-bayern-2016-dfl-supercup-3303617/analyse |access-date=14 August 2016 |website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/philipp-lahm/spieler/bundesliga/2016-17/fc-bayern-muenchen | title = Philipp Lahm | language = de | website = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 20 May 2017}}</ref>
|26||1||4||1||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DFLS}}||0||38||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!332!!12!!54!!3!!117!!1!!14!!0!!517!!16
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[VfB Stuttgart|Stuttgart]] (loan)
|[[2003–04 VfB Stuttgart season|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2003-04/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611231801/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2003-04/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2010|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|Bundesliga
|31||1||1||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=DFLL|Appearance(s) in [[DFL-Ligapokal]] }}||0||40||1
|-
|[[2004–05 VfB Stuttgart season|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Philipp Lahm|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2004-05/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614111321/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2004-05/26870/vereinsspieler_philipp-lahm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2010|publisher=kicker|access-date=17 February 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|22||1||2||0||6{{efn|name=UC}}||1||1{{efn|name=DFLL}}||0||31||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!53!!2!!3!!0!!13!!1!!2!!0!!71!!3
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!colspan="3"|Career total
!448!!17!!58!!3!!130!!2!!16!!0!!652!!22
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===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
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|rowspan="11"|[[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|2004||15||1
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|2005||0||0
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|2006||15||1
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|2007||7||0
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|2008||15||1
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|2009||11||0
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|2010||12||1
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|2011||10||0
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|2012||10||1
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|2013||9||0
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|2014||9||0
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!colspan="2"|Total!!113!!5
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:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lahm goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Philipp Lahm<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500397&action=showPlayer&full=1&liga=Nationalmannschaft&vorname=&nachname=Lahm&cHash=0604488660 | title = Philipp Lahm's full international stats | publisher = dfb.de | access-date =26 June 2008}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 28 April 2004 || [[Stadionul Giulesti]], [[Bucharest]], Romania || {{fb|Romania}} || align="center"|1–5 || align="center"|1–5 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
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| align="center"|2 || 9 June 2006 || [[Allianz Arena|WM-Stadion München]], Munich, Germany || {{fb|Costa Rica}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
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| align="center"|3 || 25 June 2008 || [[St. Jakob Park]], [[Basel]], Switzerland || {{fb|Turkey}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]]
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| align="center"|4 || 3 June 2010 || [[Commerzbank-Arena]], Frankfurt, Germany || {{fb|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|5 || 22 June 2012 || [[PGE Arena Gdańsk]], [[Gdańsk]], Poland || {{fb|Greece}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2012]]
|}
==Honours==
'''Bayern Munich'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/lahmphilipp/2014/ | title = Philipp Lahm | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 17 July 2014}}</ref>
*[[Bundesliga]]: [[2005–06 Bundesliga|2005–06]], [[2007–08 Bundesliga|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]], [[2012–13 Bundesliga|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Bundesliga|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Bundesliga|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17]]
*[[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2005–06 DFB-Pokal|2005–06]], [[2007–08 DFB-Pokal|2007–08]], [[2009–10 DFB-Pokal|2009–10]], [[2012–13 DFB-Pokal|2012–13]], [[2013–14 DFB-Pokal|2013–14]], [[2015–16 DFB-Pokal|2015–16]]
*[[DFL-Ligapokal]]: [[2007 DFL-Ligapokal|2007]]
*[[DFL-Supercup]]: [[2010 DFL-Supercup|2010]], [[2012 DFL-Supercup|2012]], [[2016 DFL-Supercup|2016]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2013 UEFA Super Cup|2013]]
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2013 FIFA Club World Cup|2013]]
'''Germany U19'''
* [[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] runner-up: [[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2002]]
'''Germany'''
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]],<ref name="ref_1" /> third place: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
* [[UEFA European Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]; third place: [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burrows |first=Ben |title=Is there a third-place playoff at Euro 2024? And are there bronze medals? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5627940/2024/07/10/euro-2024-third-place-playoff-bronze/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* [[Silbernes Lorbeerblatt]]: 2006, 2010, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/nationalelf/wm/dfb/DFB-Elf-erhaelt-Silbernes-Lorbeerblatt_bid_59101.html|title=DFB-Elf erhält Silbernes Lorbeerblatt|access-date=19 December 2010|language=de|work=[[Rheinische Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229043204/http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/nationalelf/wm/dfb/DFB-Elf-erhaelt-Silbernes-Lorbeerblatt_bid_59101.html|archive-date=29 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.dfb-team-bei-gauck-silbernes-lorbeerblatt-fuer-schweinsteiger-und-co.64b324ea-aba9-46a8-a25d-b9d7bff28bac.html | title = Silbernes Lorbeerblatt für Schweinsteiger und Co. | language = de | publisher = stuttgarter-nachrichten.de | date = 10 November 2014 | access-date = 2 December 2014}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup#All-Star Team|2010]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211083633/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/castrolindex/topeleven.html |title=2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa statistics |publisher=FIFA |archive-date=11 February 2011 |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup Dream Team]]: [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup Castrol Index All Star Team]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2006|2006]], [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2008|2008]], [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2012|2012]], [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2013|2013]], [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2014|2014]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/vier-bayern-spieler-in-der-uefa-elf-des-jahres-618702/slideshow | title = Vier Bayern-Spieler in der UEFA-Elf des Jahres | language = de | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 10 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 2008#Awards|2008]], [[UEFA Euro 2012#Awards|2012]]
* [[European Sports Media#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]]: [[European Sports Media#2012–13|2013]], [[European Sports Media#2013–14|2014]]
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]] [[List of FIFA Club World Cup awards#|Silver Ball]]: 2013
* [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI|FIFA FIFPro World XI]]: [[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or#FIFA/FIFPro World XI|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or#FIFA/FIFPro World XI|2014]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fifpro.org/en/news/fifpro-unveils-2013-fifa-fifpro-world-xi | title = FIFPro unveils 2013 FIFA FIFPro World XI | publisher = fifpro.org | date = 13 January 2014 | access-date = 12 January 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141115140720/http://fifpro.org/en/news/fifpro-unveils-2013-fifa-fifpro-world-xi | archive-date = 15 November 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/world11/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140925231653/http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/world11/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 25 September 2014 | title = FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2014 | publisher = FIFA | date = 12 January 2015 | access-date = 12 January 2015}}</ref>
* FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/2015-world-xi-the-reserve-teams-2/en/ |title=2015 World XI: the Reserve Teams – FIFPro World Players' Union |publisher=FIFPro.org |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=1 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409090125/https://fifpro.org/news/2015-world-xi-the-reserve-teams-2/en/ |archive-date=9 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/2016-world-11-the-reserve-teams/en/ |title=2016 World 11: the reserve teams – FIFPro World Players' Union |publisher=FIFPro.org |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=1 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409090134/https://fifpro.org/news/2016-world-11-the-reserve-teams/en/ |archive-date=9 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/2016-2017-world-11-the-reserve-teams/en/ |title=2016–2017 World 11: the Reserve Teams – FIFPro World Players' Union |publisher=FIFPro.org |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=23 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406020741/https://fifpro.org/news/2016-2017-world-11-the-reserve-teams/en/ |archive-date=6 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League#Squad of the season|UEFA Champions League Team of the Season]]: [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]]
* [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]: [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or#FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014|6th place 2014]]<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 – voting results |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/ballon-dor/general/02/50/58/59/fboaward_rankingpresslist2014_neutral.pdf |publisher=FIFA |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112225935/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/ballon-dor/general/02/50/58/59/fboaward_rankingpresslist2014_neutral.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2015 }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Team of the Year#UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year|UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year]] (published 2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2201679.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814043130/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2201679.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 August 2015 |title=Ultimate Team of the Year: The All-Time XI |publisher=UEFA |date=22 November 2015 |access-date=25 November 2015}}</ref>
* [[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament#All-time Euro XI|UEFA European Championship All-time XI]] (published 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d813794a987-97623277ab50-1000--your-all-time-euro-11-revealed/|title=Your All-time EURO 11 revealed|publisher=UEFA|date=7 June 2016|access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref>
* [[Footballer of the Year in Germany]]: 2017<ref>{{cite web |date=23 July 2017 |title=Philipp Lahm ist Fußballer des Jahres 2016/2017 |url=https://www.kicker.de/philipp_lahm_ist_fussballer_des_jahres_2016_2017-702278/artikel |access-date=23 July 2017 |publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] |language=de}}</ref>
* [[Honorary citizenship|Honorary citizen]] of [[List of honorary citizens of Munich|Munich]]: 2019<ref>{{cite web |date=29 March 2019 |title=Das sind die sieben neuen Ehrenbürger Münchens |url=https://www.muenchen.de/aktuell/2019-03/neue-muenchner-ehrenbuerger.html |access-date=29 March 2019 |publisher=muenchen.de |language=de}}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or Dream Team]] (Bronze): 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |website=[[MARCA]]|date=15 December 2020 |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS World team of the decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFFHS (International Federation of Football for History & Statistics|url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/919|access-date=31 January 2021|website=IFFHS}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS UEFA team of the decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFFHS (International Federation of Football for History & Statistics|url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/932|access-date=31 January 2021|website=IFFHS}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All-time Europe Men's Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1121|publisher=IFFHS|date=29 May 2021| access-date=31 May 2021|title=IFFHS}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131213201706/http://www.philipp-lahm-stiftung.de/en/news.html The Philipp Lahm Foundation for Sport and Education] (archived 13 December 2013)
* {{Fussballdaten}}
* {{WorldFootball.net}}
* {{NFT player}}
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