![]() Kimmich with Bayern Munich in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Joshua Walter Kimmich[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 February 1995||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rottweil, Germany[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | VfB Bösingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2013 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | RB Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | RB Leipzig | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Bayern Munich | 263 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Germany U19 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Germany U21 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Germany | 91 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:24, 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:09, 5 July 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Walter Kimmich (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzu̯aː ˈkɪmɪç];[5] born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world,[6][7] he is known for his versatility, aggression and playmaking ability,[8][9][10][11] and has been compared with former Bayern Munich and Germany captain Philipp Lahm.[12][13]
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.[14] 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,[15] and was recognized as the UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season.[16]