Philipp Lahm (German pronunciation: ; born 11 November 1983) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a right back or defensive midfielder and spent much of his early career playing left back. He was the captain of Bayern Munich, having led them to numerous honours including the 2013 UEFA Champions League as part of the Treble. He is also a former captain of his national team, which he led to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, before retiring from international football.
Lahm is considered by many to be one of the best defenders of his generation and one of the greatest defenders of all time and was included in the World Cup team of the tournament in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and the UEFA Team of the Tournament in 2008 and 2012 and in the UEFA Team of the Year 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Although Lahm is right-footed, he was able to play on both sides of the pitch, due to his tactical intelligence and versatility. 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". Owing to his positioning and tackling ability despite his small stature, his ability to read the game, his leadership qualities and also due to his skills, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time.
German Bundesliga
2016-2017
Bayern Munich | 
German DFL-Supercup
2016
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2015-2016
Bayern Munich | 
German DFB-Pokal
2015-2016
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2014-2015
Bayern Munich | 
UEFA Team of the Year
2014
Bayern Munich | 
FIFA World Cup
2014
Germany | 
FIFA FIFPro World XI
2014
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2013-2014
Bayern Munich |
German DFB-Pokal
2013-2014
Bayern Munich | 
UEFA Super Cup
2013
Bayern Munich | 
FIFA Club World Cup
2013
Bayern Munich |
UEFA Team of the Year
2013
Bayern Munich |
FIFA FIFPro World XI
2013
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2012-2013
Bayern Munich |
German DFB-Pokal
2012-2013
Bayern Munich |
UEFA Champions League
2012-2013
Bayern Munich |
German DFL-Supercup
2012
Bayern Munich |
UEFA Team of the Year
2012
Bayern Munich |
German DFL-Supercup
2010
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2009-2010
Bayern Munich |
German DFB-Pokal
2009-2010
Bayern Munich |
UEFA Team of the Year
2008
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2007-2008
Bayern Munich |
German DFB-Pokal
2007-2008
Bayern Munich |
German DFL-Supercup
2007
Bayern Munich |
UEFA Team of the Year
2006
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2005-2006
Bayern Munich |
German DFB-Pokal
2005-2006
Bayern Munich |
German Bundesliga
2002-2003
Bayern Munich |
German DFB-Pokal
2002-2003
Bayern Munich |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 26 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 7 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 360 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 2,090 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 660 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2016 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2016 | 90 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2015-2016 | 6 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 26 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 12 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2015-2016 | 517 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 2,200 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 1,110 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2015 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2015 | 120 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2014-2015 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 20 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 8 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2014-2015 | 331 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 1,407 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 696 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2014 | 1 |
| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 7 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2014 | 2 |
| Germany | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2014 | 44 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 690 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2014 | 135 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2013-2014 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 28 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 12 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2013-2014 | 275 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 2,335 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 991 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2013 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2013 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2013 | 1 |
| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 6 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2013 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Super Cup | 2013 | 2 |
| Germany | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2013 | 180 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2013 | 90 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2013 | 120 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 540 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2013 | 270 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2012-2013 | 5 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2012-2013 | 29 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 12 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2012-2013 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2012-2013 | 11 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 5 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2012-2013 | 450 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2012-2013 | 2,502 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 1,067 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2012 | 1 |
| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 3 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2012 | 2 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2012 | 5 |
| Germany | Goals | UEFA European Championships | 2012 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2012 | 90 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 270 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2012 | 180 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2012 | 450 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2011-2012 | 5 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2011-2012 | 31 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 14 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2011-2012 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2011-2012 | 480 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2011-2012 | 2,751 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 1,320 |
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| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2011 | 4 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2011 | 6 |
| Germany | Assists | UEFA European Championships | 2011 | 1 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2011 | 265 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2011 | 534 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2010-2011 | 5 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 34 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 8 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2010-2011 | 450 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2010-2011 | 3,060 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 720 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2010 | 1 |
| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 6 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2010 | 2 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2010 | 4 |
| Germany | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 1 |
| Germany | Assists | UEFA European Championships | 2010 | 1 |
| Germany | Goals | International Friendlies | 2010 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2010 | 90 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 540 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2010 | 180 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2010 | 360 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2009-2010 | 6 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2009-2010 | 34 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 13 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2009-2010 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2009-2010 | 8 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2009-2010 | 554 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2009-2010 | 3,060 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 1,170 |
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| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 6 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2009 | 5 |
| Germany | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 1 |
| Germany | Assists | International Friendlies | 2009 | 1 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 540 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2009 | 417 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2008-2009 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2008-2009 | 28 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 8 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2008-2009 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2008-2009 | 270 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2008-2009 | 2,487 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 675 |
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| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 4 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2008 | 5 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2008 | 6 |
| Germany | Assists | International Friendlies | 2008 | 1 |
| Germany | Assists | UEFA European Championships | 2008 | 1 |
| Germany | Goals | UEFA European Championships | 2008 | 1 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 360 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2008 | 394 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2008 | 495 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2007-2008 | 5 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2007-2008 | 22 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2007-2008 | 10 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2007-2008 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | UEFA Cup | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | UEFA Cup | 2007-2008 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2007-2008 | 528 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2007-2008 | 1,857 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2007-2008 | 874 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2007 | 3 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2007 | 2 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2007 | 5 |
| Germany | Assists | International Friendlies | 2007 | 1 |
| Germany | Assists | UEFA European Championships | 2007 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2007 | 270 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2007 | 180 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2007 | 430 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2006-2007 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2006-2007 | 34 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 9 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2006-2007 | 5 |
| Bayern Munich | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2006-2007 | 300 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2006-2007 | 3,024 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 810 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2006 | 2 |
| Germany | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 7 |
| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2006 | 4 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2006 | 4 |
| Germany | Assists | UEFA European Championships | 2006 | 1 |
| Germany | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2006 | 165 |
| Germany | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 690 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2006 | 356 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2006 | 360 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2005-2006 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2005-2006 | 20 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | Germany Liga 3 | 2005-2006 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2005-2006 | 374 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2005-2006 | 1,313 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | Germany Liga 3 | 2005-2006 | 90 |
| Bayern Munich | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 207 |
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| Stuttgart | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2004-2005 | 2 |
| Stuttgart | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2004-2005 | 22 |
| Stuttgart | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2004-2005 | 6 |
| Stuttgart | Assists | UEFA Cup | 2004-2005 | 2 |
| Stuttgart | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | Goals | UEFA Cup | 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2004-2005 | 180 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2004-2005 | 1,720 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2004-2005 | 540 |
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| Germany | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2004 | 12 |
| Germany | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2004 | 3 |
| Stuttgart | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2004 | 1 |
| Germany | Assists | International Friendlies | 2004 | 1 |
| Germany | Goals | International Friendlies | 2004 | 1 |
| Germany | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2004 | 1,005 |
| Germany | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2004 | 270 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2004 | 90 |
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| Stuttgart | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2003-2004 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2003-2004 | 31 |
| Stuttgart | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2003-2004 | 7 |
| Stuttgart | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2003-2004 | 3 |
| Stuttgart | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2003-2004 | 2 |
| Stuttgart | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2003-2004 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2003-2004 | 90 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2003-2004 | 2,471 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2003-2004 | 611 |
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| Stuttgart | Appearances | German Super Cup | 2003 | 1 |
| Stuttgart | Mins Played | German Super Cup | 2003 | 90 |
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| Bayern Munich | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2002-2003 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich II | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2002-2003 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich II | Appearances | Germany Liga 3 | 2002-2003 | 34 |
| Bayern Munich II | Goals | Germany Liga 3 | 2002-2003 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich II | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2002-2003 | 90 |
| Bayern Munich II | Mins Played | Germany Liga 3 | 2002-2003 | 3,058 |
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| Bayern Munich II | Appearances | Germany Liga 3 | 2001-2002 | 27 |
| Bayern Munich II | Goals | Germany Liga 3 | 2001-2002 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich II | Mins Played | Germany Liga 3 | 2001-2002 | 2,271 |
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