Axel Müller (rugby union)

Axel Müller Aranda (born 25 November 1993) is an Argentine rugby union player.

Axel Müller
Full nameAxel Müller Aranda
Date of birth (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 30)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)

Spouse : married

Children: 1
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2017
2017-18
2018 -
Toulon
Oyonnax Rugby
CA Brive
11
24
83
(20)
(30)
(90)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013
2015-2016
Argentina U-20
Argentina XV
?
3
?
(0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013–present Argentina 7s
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Argentina
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Team

Muller has signed with the French rugby club Toulon to play in the Top 14. He represented Argentina's under-20 team at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[1] He was selected to play for Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

He is a former decathlete and played American football as a youngster.[4] At the age of 9 his father got a job in the United States so he moved with his family and lived in Ahwatukee in Phoenix, Arizona. They moved back to Argentina when he was 17.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Toulon Set to Sign Sevens Star Axel Müller". Americas Rugby News. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ "MULLER Axel". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "60 seconds with….Axel Muller". Rugby 15. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ Smith, Eric (31 May 2013). "Adjusting on the run: Former Ahwatukee resident Muller named to Argentina's national rugby team". Ahwatukee.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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