Tim

Kleindienst

Tim Kleindienst history

Tim Kleindienst was born on 31 August 1995 in Luckenwalde and plays for the 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. 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 and has played for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 since 2021.

Current season 2023/24

In the current season, the 28-year-old has already scored 11 goals and, along with Marvin Ducksch (SV Werder Bremen), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), has the eighth-most attempts on goal within the league. With three assists, the player with the shirt number 10 currently has the second-most in his team along with Marvin Pieringer and Eren Dinkçi. In total, Tim Kleindienst has taken 72 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to ninth place in the league-wide statistics. Until now, he has been responsible for 22 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 30 games of the season. Of these, he won eight games with his club.

The 1.94m-tall forward is credited as being especially assertive on the pitch. Hence, he has already won 343 tackling duels and in doing so has fought his way to the third rank in the league. With 175 aerial duels won, he is additionally in first place league-wide. His strength lies especially in his endurance. For this reason, Tim Kleindienst leads the ranking for the Bundesliga with 963 sprints. Few players have covered a greater distance in the ongoing season than him. He is presently the fourth-best runner with 329 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Tim Kleindienst played his last game on the 30th matchday of the 2023/24 season (20 April 2024). Playing for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, he lost against RB Leipzig 1-2. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of four times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 44 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 28 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in his club during this game. Of these, he was able to win 14 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. During his total playing time in this game, Tim Kleindienst 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 29 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Tim Kleindienst has played 56 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 14. He has netted 13 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, Tim Kleindienst has completed 30 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of 11 goals.