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 current season, the 29-year-old has already scored 16 goals, which puts him in the fifth position on the league's scorer list. With seven assists, he presently has the ninth-most in the league together with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Robin Hack, Franck Honorat, Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt), Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart), Ritsu Dōan (SC Freiburg), Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen), Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen), Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) and Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05). With 72 shots taken in total, Tim Kleindienst has guaranteed himself, along with Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin), the eighth place ranking in the league. Until now, the player with the shirt number 11 has been responsible for 31 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 31 games of the season. Of these, he won 12 games with his club.

Tim Kleindienst was able to assert himself on the pitch well. With 382 tackling duels in which he was victorious, he currently has had, along with Ibrahima Sissoko (VfL Bochum 1848), the first-most tackling duels won league-wide. There were few players in the Bundesliga who were able to outperform the 1.94m-tall forward in terms of headers. Because of this, he has won 160 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 941 (rank 3).

Last game

Tim Kleindienst played his last game on the 33rd matchday of the 2024/25 season (10 May 2025). Playing for Borussia M'gladbach, he lost to FC Bayern München 0-2. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, Tim Kleindienst had 41 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 39 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win 19 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. During his total playing time in this game, he ran 11.6 km and thus covered a longer distance than all other players in the club. In doing so, he had a total of 31 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Tim Kleindienst has played 90 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 28. He has netted 30 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 31 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of 16 goals.

International appointments

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