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Joshua Kimmich

Joshua Walter Kimmich (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzu̯aː ˈkɪmɪç];[5] born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Known for his versatility, aggression and playmaking ability,[6][7][8][9] he has been compared with former Bayern Munich and Germany captain Philipp Lahm.[10][11]

Personal information

Joshua Walter Kimmich[1]

(1995-02-08) 8 February 1995[2]

Rottweil, Germany[3]

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[4]

6

VfB Bösingen

Team

After coming through RB Leipzig's youth academy, Kimmich began playing for the club's first team in 2013. Two years later, he joined Bayern Munich.[12] In the 2019–20 season, after winning the continental treble with Bayern Munich, Kimmich was included in the UEFA Team of the Year, the FIFA FIFPro Men's World11,[13] and was recognized as the UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season.[14]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Kimmich played youth football for VfB Stuttgart. He then went on to join RB Leipzig in July 2013. Stuttgart secured an option to rebuy.[15] He made his 3. Liga debut for the club on 28 September of that year, as a substitute for Thiago Rockenbach in a 2–2 draw with SpVgg Unterhaching. He scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 victory over 1. FC Saarbrücken on 30 November 2013.[16] He finished the 2013–14 season with one goal in 26 appearances.[17]


Kimmich scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season in a 3–2 victory against Union Berlin on 1 March 2015.[18] He finished the 2014–15 season with two goals in 29 appearances.[19]


Kimmich left the club with a tally of three goals in 53 league appearances for the club.[20]

Personal life[edit]

Kimmich married long-time girlfriend, Lina Meyer in 2022.[89] The couple has four children, a son, born in 2019,[90] a daughter, born in October 2020,[91] with their third baby being born in 2022,[92] and their fourth in 2024.[93]

Outside football[edit]

Kimmich launched an online initiative "We Kick Corona" with his Bayern Munich teammate Leon Goretzka, to help charitable, social or medical institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[94] Despite his early support for that initiative, he remained unvaccinated against COVID.[95] His unvaccinated status caused him to miss important matches for both the German national team and Bayern.[96][97] After testing positive for COVID in November 2021 and reportedly experiencing multiple side effects including decreased lung capacity, Kimmich publicly stated that he regretted his hesitancy and stated he would be receiving the vaccination.[98]


In March 2023, he featured in German crime series Tatort.[99]

: 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20

DFB-Pokal

: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021,[111] 2022[112]

DFL-Supercup

: 2019–20[113]

UEFA Champions League

: 2020

UEFA Super Cup

: 2020[114]

FIFA Club World Cup

Bayern Munich[108]


Germany U19


Germany


Individual

at the FC Bayern Munich website

Profile

at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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at Soccerway

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at National-Football-Teams.com

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UEFA competition record (archive

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