Tim

Kleindienst

Tim Kleindienst history

Tim Kleindienst was born on 31 August 1995 in Luckenwalde and plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played for FC Viktoria Jüterbog from 2007-2008, for FC Energie Cottbus from 2008-2015, for SC Freiburg from 2015-2016, for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 from 2016-2017, for SC Freiburg from 2017-2019, for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 from 2019-2020, for KAA Gent from 2020-2021, for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 from 2021-2024 and has played for Borussia M'gladbach since 2024.

Current season 2024/25

In the ongoing season, Tim Kleindienst has already scored nine goals and, along with Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München), has the fourth-most attempts on goal within the league. With four assists, the player with the shirt number 11 currently has the ninth-most in the league together with Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Franck Honorat, Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) and Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München). With 41 shots taken in total, the 29-year-old has guaranteed himself, along with Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), the fifth place ranking in the league. Up to now, Tim Kleindienst has hit the post one time. With this, he has had the ninth-most in the league along with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Nico Elvedi, Tomáš Čvančara, Rocco Reitz, Mats Pannewig (VfL Bochum 1848), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt), Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Fiete Arp (Holstein Kiel), Benedikt Pichler (Holstein Kiel), Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim), Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart), Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart), Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg), Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) and Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen). Until now, Tim Kleindienst has been responsible for 16 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself third place within the statistics of his club. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 14 games of the season. Of these, he won six games with his club.

The 1.94m-tall forward was able to assert himself on the pitch well. With 160 tackling duels in which he was victorious, he presently has had, along with Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), the third-most tackling duels won league-wide. With 55 aerial duels won, Tim Kleindienst shows that he belongs to the strongest of this category league-wide. He shares third place in the statistics with Minjae Kim (FC Bayern München). Tim Kleindienst is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 426 (rank 3). Few players have covered a greater distance in this season than him. He is presently the eighth-best runner with 155 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Tim Kleindienst played his last game on the 14th matchday of the 2024/25 season (14 December 2024). He was victorious over Holstein Kiel while playing for Borussia M'gladbach with a score of 4-1. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. In doing so, Tim Kleindienst scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of five times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 38 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 26 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win 11. Tim Kleindienst covered a distance of 11.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 35 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Tim Kleindienst has played 73 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 22. He has netted 23 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, Tim Kleindienst has completed 14 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of nine goals.

International appointments

Up to now, Tim Kleindienst has played four international matches for Germany. He scored a total of two goals in these games.