Tim Lemperle
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93100.jpg) Lemperle in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuS Makkabi Frankfurt | |||
| Mainz 05 | |||
| –2017 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| 2017–2020 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | 1. FC Köln II | 41 | (16) |
| 2020–2025 | 1. FC Köln | 51 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2025– | TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Germany U21 | 10 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Tim Lemperle (born 5 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.
Club career
[edit]Lemperle began his career at TuS Makkabi Frankfurt. After stints in the youth academies of Mainz 05 and FSV Frankfurt, he joined 1.FC Köln in the summer of 2017.[2] In early 2020, he was promoted to the club's first squad.[3] In May 2020, it was announced that Lemperle had signed his first professional contract that would keep him at the club until July 2023.[4] In February 2023, his contract was extended until July 2025.[5] In July 2023, he joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a one-year loan deal.[6]
In June 2025, it was announced that Lemperle would join TSG Hoffenheim on a free transfer for the 2025–26 season.[7]
International career
[edit]Lemperle has represented Germany's youth squads, beginning with the association's U17 team. Since 2020, he has appeared for his country's U19 squad.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 20 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 11 | |||
| Total | 51 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | |||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 16 | ||
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||
| 2026–27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 156 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 44 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]1.FC Koln
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Tim Lemperle | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ↑ "Tim Lemperle Laufbahn". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Horst Heldt arbeitet am Kader für die neue Saison". General Anzeiger. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ "Der Nächste, bitte: Auch Lemperle wird FC-Profi". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "FC verlängert mit Tim Lemperle". 1. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ "Lemperle wechselt auf Leihbasis von Köln nach Fürth". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Tim Lemperle wechselt von Köln nach Hoffenheim" [Tim Lemperle moves from Cologne to Hoffenheim]. Sky Sport (in German). 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "Tim Lemperle". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ Tim Lemperle at Soccerway
- ↑ "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
External links
[edit]- Tim Lemperle at DFB (also available in German)
- Tim Lemperle at Kicker (in German)
- Tim Lemperle at Soccerway
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