Thomas Meunier was born on 12 September 1991 in Sainte-Ode, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. He came to professional football relatively late, playing in the Belgian lower divisions before Club Brugge gave him his top-flight opportunity. He established himself as a marauding right-back at Brugge before Paris Saint-Germain signed him in 2016.
His four seasons at PSG were successful — he won multiple Ligue 1 titles and the Coupe de France, and reached the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League final, where PSG were beaten by Bayern Munich. He scored in that run and was a regular contributor in European competition. In 2020 he joined Borussia Dortmund as a free agent, where he spent three seasons as their first-choice right-back, competing in the Bundesliga and Champions League. He subsequently joined Trabzonspor and then Chicago Fire in MLS, extending a career built across multiple leagues.
For Belgium he has been a key member of the Golden Generation, debuting in 2013 and earning over 70 caps. He featured at the 2018 World Cup — including scoring against Japan in the memorable round-of-sixteen comeback — and 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as well as multiple European Championships. He has been a reliable and attacking right-back option for Belgium over a decade.
Standing 1.87 m, Meunier is a powerful, right-footed right-back known for his physical presence, crossing quality and tendency to score goals — unusual for a full-back — from direct runs into the box. His career trajectory demonstrates a player who maximised talent through determination in unusual style.