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 this season, the 28-year-old has already scored 11 goals and, along with Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim) and Benjamin Šeško (RB Leipzig), has the ninth-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 75 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to seventh place in the league-wide statistics. Until now, he has been responsible for 23 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 32 games of the season. Of these, Tim Kleindienst won nine games with his club.

The 1.94m-tall forward was able to assert himself on the pitch well. With 355 tackling duels in which he was victorious, he now has had, along with Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), the third-most tackling duels won league-wide. With 177 aerial duels won, Tim Kleindienst is additionally in first place league-wide. His strength lies especially in his endurance. For this reason, he leads the ranking for the Bundesliga with 990 sprints. Few players have covered a greater distance in the current season than him. He is presently the third-best runner with 340 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Tim Kleindienst played his last game on the 32nd matchday of the 2023/24 season (5 May 2024). Playing for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, he played against 1. FSV Mainz 05 and tied with 1-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 85 minutes. In doing so, Tim Kleindienst scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of three times. In terms of total touches, he had 34 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Tim Kleindienst had 26 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win 15 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. He covered a distance of 10.4 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 30 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Tim Kleindienst has played 58 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 15. He has netted 14 goals throughout his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, Tim Kleindienst has completed 32 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of 12 goals.