André Horst Schürrle (born 6 November 1990) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
He began his career at Mainz 05 in 2009, spending two years at the club before a £6.5 million transfer to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. His performances there gained the attention of Chelsea, who signed him for a reported £18 million in 2013. Schürrle played one-and-a-half Premier League seasons at the English club before joining VfL Wolfsburg for £22 million in January 2015, winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in his first year.
Schürrle has been a full international for Germany since 2010, gaining over 50 caps and scoring 22 goals. He was a member of the German squads which reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2012 and won the 2014 FIFA World Cup. During extra-time in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final he provided the assist for Mario Götze's winning goal against Argentina. On July 17, 2020 Schürrle announced retirement from football, at the age of just 29.
German DFB-Pokal 2016-2017 Wolfsburg | German DFL-Supercup 2015 Chelsea | English Premier League 2014-2015 Chelsea | German DFB-Pokal 2014-2015 Chelsea |
FIFA World Cup 2014 Germany |
2006-2009 |
2009-2011 |
2010-2017 |
2011-2013 |
2013-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2020 |
2018-2019 (Loan) |
2019-2020 (Loan) |
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