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Tim Kleindienst
Kleindienst with 1. FC Heidenheim in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Jüterbog, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2008 FC Viktoria Jüterbog
2008–2013 Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2013 Energie Cottbus II 4 (0)
2013–2015 Energie Cottbus 37 (13)
2015–2019 SC Freiburg 33 (2)
2016–2019 → SC Freiburg II 11 (3)
2016–2017 → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 27 (7)
2019–2020 1. FC Heidenheim 27 (14)
2020–2021 Gent 15 (1)
2021 → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 15 (11)
2021– 1. FC Heidenheim 88 (42)
International career
2014–2016 Germany U20 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Tim Kleindienst (born 31 August 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.

Club career

Energie Cottbus

Kleindienst joined Energie Cottbus in 2008 from FC Viktoria Jüterbog. [1] He made his 2. Bundesliga debut at 14 December 2013 against Fortuna Düsseldorf replacing Amin Affane after 78 minutes in a 3–1 home defeat. [2]

SC Freiburg

On 20 May 2015, it was announced that Kleindienst would join SC Freiburg for the 2015–16 season. [3]

1. FC Heidenheim

On 2 September 2019, Kleindienst re-joined 1. FC Heidenheim having spent the 2016–17 season on loan at the club. [4]

Gent

On 30 July 2020, Kleindienst signed for Belgian First Division A side Gent. The transfer fee was undisclosed. [5] [6]

Return to 1. FC Heidenheim

In June 2021, Kleindienst returned to 1. FC Heidenheim by signing a contract until 2025. [7] On the final matchday of the 2022–23 season, Kleindienst scored in the 99th minute in the stoppage time to secure a 3–2 away win against Jahn Regensburg, in which his club finished top of the table and promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history. [8] In that season, he also managed to achieve the top scorer of the division with 25 goals. [9] On 6 April 2024, he scored a brace in a 3–2 victory over defending champion Bayern Munich, to be the latter's first defeat against a newly promoted side since 2000. [10]

International career

In May 2015, Kleindienst was named in the Germany U20 which participated in the 2015 World Cup in New Zealand. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 March 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Energie Cottbus II 2012–13 Regionalliga 4 0 — — — 4 0
FC Energie Cottbus 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2013–14 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2014–15 3. Liga 35 13 1 0 — — 36 13
Total 37 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 13
SC Freiburg 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2017–18 Bundesliga 22 2 1 0 2 [a] 0 — 25 2
2018–19 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 33 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 39 2
SC Freiburg II 2015–16 Regionalliga 8 2 — — — 8 2
2018–19 2 1 — — — 2 1
2019–20 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 27 7 1 0 — — 28 7
1. FC Heidenheim 2019–20 27 14 0 0 — 2 [b] 2 29 16
Gent 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 15 1 — 8 [c] 2 — 23 3
1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 15 11 — — — 15 11
1. FC Heidenheim 2021–22 30 10 1 0 — — 30 10
2022–23 32 25 2 0 — — 34 25
2023–24 Bundesliga 26 7 2 2 — — 28 9
Total 88 42 5 2 — — 92 44
1. FC Heidenheim total 157 74 6 2 — 2 2 165 78
Career total 257 93 11 2 10 2 2 2 280 99
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

SC Freiburg

1. FC Heidenheim

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Von Jüterbog über Cottbus an die Alte Försterei" (in German). rbb24.de. 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Energie Cottbus vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 14 December 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "U 20-Nationalspieler Kleindienst wechselt von Cottbus nach Freiburg". dfb.de. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Rückkehr perfekt: Tim Kiendienst wechselt vom SC Freiburg zum FCH" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Tim Kleindienst zieht es ebenfalls zum belgischen Erstligisten KAA Gent" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ "La Gantoise recrute l'attaquant Tim Kleindienst en provenance du FC Heidenheim". Le Soir (in French). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ ""Ganz klares Bekenntnis zum FCH" – Tim Kleindienst unterschreibt für vier Jahre!" (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ "1. FC Heidenheim steigt nach Drama in Bundesliga auf – HSV in der Relegation" (in German). Heidelberg24. 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ "2. Bundesliga Statistiken 2022–2023" [2. Bundesliga Stats 2022–2023]. bundesliga.com (in German).
  10. ^ "Bayern waste two-goal lead to slump to 3-2 shock loss at Heidenheim". Reuters. 6 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Brandt, Öztunali und Stendera im WM-Aufgebot der U 20". dfb.de. 15 May 2015.
  12. ^ Tim Kleindienst at Soccerway

External links

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