Firsts, premieres and debuts – even Germany internationals and World Champions started small. How? Where? When Why? Their first coach, their first position, their first goal, their first title – every day over the next week or so, a DFB-Team player will name their top ten personal firsts here on DFB.de. Today it's defender Mats Hummels.

My first kit: I’ll have to have a think. I had a lot of kits as a kid because, as a coach, my dad would always bring a lot of kits back that he had exchanged at tournaments. I remember two in particular: A classic blue and white Argentina kit that my dad brought back from the Student World Cup. We still have that one – it’s an awesome jersey. The other one was a Barcelona kit that was very, very small.

My first club: I haven’t been at that many clubs. My first one was actually FC Bayern. It was almost Mainz though, but when I wanted to start playing football at six, we moved from Mainz to Munich. And I thought to myself, while we’re in Munich, it might as well be Bayern.

My first coach: I would call my dad my first coach. I always played with him on the driveway or on a nearby football pitch and that was my first training.

My first game: I don’t know who it was against, but it was with Bayern of course. I still remember us winning by a mile, and I think that I scored too, but don’t quote me on that.

My first role model: I never really had any role models in the classic sense. There were players that I thought were good, but none where I said to myself, I want to be like them. The player that probably made the biggest impression on me was Zinédine Zidane. His elegance, his productivity – everything he did looked amazing and he brought so much to the table.

My first title: I won indoor tournaments and stuff during my youth career, but my first significant title was winning the 2009 European U21 Championship in Sweden.

My first trip to a stadium: One of my first was going to the Bruchweg in Mainz when my dad still worked there. I’m told that I went to a stadium in Bonn as a baby, but I don’t have any recollection of that.