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, the 1.94m-tall forward has already scored six goals and, along with Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) and Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), has the third-most attempts on goal within the league. With four assists, the player with the shirt number 11 currently has the fifth-most in the league together with Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) and Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen). In total, the 29-year-old has taken 33 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to fifth place in the league-wide statistics. Up to now, he has hit the post one time. With this, he has had the seventh-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), Tomáš Čvančara, Rocco Reitz, Mats Pannewig (VfL Bochum 1848), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Fiete Arp (Holstein Kiel), Benedikt Pichler (Holstein Kiel), Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim), Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart), Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg), Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen), Arne Maier (FC Augsburg) and Keven Schlotterbeck (FC Augsburg). Until now, Tim Kleindienst has been responsible for 15 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 10 games of the season. Of these, he won four games with his club.

Tim Kleindienst is credited as being especially assertive on the pitch. Hence, he has already won 118 tackling duels and in doing so has fought his way to the fifth rank in the league. There were few players in the Bundesliga who were able to outperform him in terms of headers. Because of this, Tim Kleindienst has won 46 aerial duels and so is the second-most successful player in this category in the league. He is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 299 (rank 3).

Last game

Tim Kleindienst played his last game on the 10th matchday of the 2024/25 season (9 November 2024). Playing for Borussia M'gladbach, he played against RB Leipzig and tied with 0-0. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of three times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, Tim Kleindienst had 53 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 34 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win 16 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. Tim Kleindienst covered a distance of 11.7 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 27 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Tim Kleindienst has played 69 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 20. He has netted 20 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 10 matches with his current squad. Here, Tim Kleindienst has scored a total of six 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.