Antonio Rüdiger
Antonio Rüdiger is 33 years old in 2026, born on 3 March 1993. Germany Defender for Real Madrid.
| Appearances | 1 |
| Goals | 0 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | — |
| Goals / Match | 0.00 |
📖 Antonio Rüdiger: Biography & Story
Real Madrid's combative German defender: a Champions League winner known for his fierce intensity.
Antonio Rüdiger developed into one of European football's most feared defenders at Roma before returning to Germany with Stuttgart and then moving to Chelsea in 2017, where his aggressive, no-nonsense defending became central to the team's identity.
He won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 before a free transfer to Real Madrid in 2022, where he has continued to be a key defensive figure, adding further Champions League and league titles to his collection.
For Germany, he has been a long-standing international, valued for the same physical dominance and leadership that has defined his club career across three major European leagues.
🗺️ Career Journey
German academy product
Serie A breakthrough
UEFA Champions League winner (2020/21)
Free transfer; further major honours
🏆 Honours & Achievements
👨👩👦 Personal Life & Family
Antonio Rüdiger was born on 3 March 1993 in Berlin, Germany, to a German mother and a Sierra Leonean father. He came through VfB Stuttgart's academy before a loan spell at Roma established him as one of the Bundesliga and Serie A's most physically dominant young centre-backs.
Rüdiger has spoken about his mixed German-Sierra Leonean heritage and how growing up in Berlin shaped the combative, streetwise mentality that has become a hallmark of his defending throughout his career.
💡 Did You Know?: Antonio Trivia
He has won the Champions League with two different clubs: Chelsea and Real Madrid.
He moved to Real Madrid on a free transfer from Chelsea in 2022.
He is of mixed German and Sierra Leonean heritage, born and raised in Berlin.
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