German player Thomas Muller announced on Monday his retirement from international football, after spending nearly 14 years with his country's national team.

Müller posted a video on YouTube, in which he said: “When I was able to play my first international match with my national team 14 years ago, I would not have dreamed of this. Great victories and bitter defeats, and standing up to the best, alongside wonderful teammates with whom I lived countless moments.” Forget".

He added: “Feeling your warm feelings on the field made me feel very proud to play for my country’s national team. We celebrated together, and sometimes we shed tears together. I would like to thank all the fans and my teammates in the national team.”

He continued, saying: “Thank you for your support over the past years. Maintain your enthusiasm for the team before the 2026 World Cup finals. This is what I am doing now as a fan in the stands and not as a player on the field. Goodbye.”

Thomas Muller appeared with the German national team for the first time in 2010, and since then he has played 131 international matches, during which he scored 45 goals and provided 41 assists, making him the third most capped player with the “Manschaft.”

With his country's national team, the 34-year-old won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and third place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

His last international participation dates back to the European Nations Cup (Euro), which his country recently hosted, and Muller and his teammates were eliminated from the quarter-finals after losing to the Spanish national team.