Axel Müller (rugby union)

Axel Müller
Full name Axel Muller Aranda
Date of birth (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013 Argentina U-20
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2013–present Argentina
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Argentina
World Games
2013 Cali Team

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

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

  1. "Toulon Set to Sign Sevens Star Axel Müller". Americas Rugby News. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. "MULLER Axel". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. "Argentina Rugby Sevens Squad for Rio 2016 Olympics". rio2016olympicsonline.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  4. "60 seconds with….Axel Muller". www.rugby15.co.za. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. Smith, Eric (31 May 2013). "Adjusting on the run: Former Ahwatukee resident Muller named to Argentina's national rugby team". Ahwatukee.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

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