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 eight goals, which puts him in the fourth position on the league's scorer list. With four assists, he currently has the sixth-most in the league together with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) and Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen). With 35 shots taken in total, the player with the shirt number 11 has guaranteed himself, along with Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), the sixth place ranking in the league. Up to now, Tim Kleindienst has hit the post one time. With this, he has had the eighth-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), Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart), Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart), Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg), Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) and Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen). Until now, the 1.94m-tall forward 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 12 games of the season. Of these, he won five games with his club.

Tim Kleindienst was able to assert himself on the pitch well. With 136 tackling duels in which he was victorious, he presently has had, along with Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05), the fourth-most tackling duels won league-wide. There were few players in the Bundesliga who were able to outperform Tim Kleindienst in terms of headers. Because of this, he has won 50 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 362 (rank 4). Few players have covered a greater distance in the ongoing season than Tim Kleindienst. He is currently the ninth-best runner with 133 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Tim Kleindienst played his last game on the 12th matchday of the 2024/25 season (30 November 2024). Playing for Borussia M'gladbach, he lost to SC Freiburg 1-3. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. In doing so, he scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of one time. In terms of total touches, he had 37 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 28 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win nine. Tim Kleindienst covered a distance of 11.2 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 28 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Tim Kleindienst has played 71 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 21. He has netted 22 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, Tim Kleindienst has completed 12 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of eight 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.