Career
Football Club Köln in the Bundesliga. On 7 November 2014, he was called up to the first time to the Germany national football team ahead of a Union of European Football Associations Euro 2016 qualifying match against Gibraltar and a friendly against Spain. On 4 September 2015, he started the Euro 2016 qualifier vs Poland as left back and assisted two goals by Müller and Götze thus further staking his claim to the left back position for Germany.