hiː spˈɛnt mˈoʊst əv hɪz pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪð stˈʌtɡɑːɹt ænd wˈʊlfsbɜːɡ ɪn dʒˈɜːməniz tˈɑːp flˈaɪt, ðə bˈʌndɪslˌɪɡə, wˈɪnɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ænd ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv mˈætʃᵻz wɪððə lˈæɾɚ klˈʌb.
He spent most of his professional career with Stuttgart and Wolfsburg in Germany's top flight, the Bundesliga, winning the 2009 league championship and appearing in almost 300 competitive matches with the latter club.