Matthias Zimmermann (footballer, born 1992)

{{Short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Matthias Zimmermann

| full_name = Matthias Jürgen Zimmermann{{Cite news |title=List of Players — 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17/2009/PDF/FU17_2009_SquadLists.pdf |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |accessdate=1 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805215548/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17/2009/PDF/FU17_2009_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=5 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}

| image = Matthias-Zimmermann-08-2019.jpg

| caption = Zimmermann in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|6|16}}

| birth_place = Pforzheim, Germany

| height = 1.77 m

| currentclub = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| clubnumber = 25

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 = 2002–2009

| youthclubs1 = VfB Grötzingen

| youthclubs2 = Karlsruher SC

| years1 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = Karlsruher SC II

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = Karlsruher SC

| caps2 = 50

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2011–2015

| clubs3 = Borussia Mönchengladbach II

| caps3 = 63

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2011–2015

| clubs4 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = → Greuther Fürth (loan)

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2013–2014

| clubs6 = → SV Sandhausen (loan)

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2018

| clubs7 = VfB Stuttgart II

| caps7 = 38

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2016–2018

| clubs8 = VfB Stuttgart

| caps8 = 32

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2018–

| clubs9 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| caps9 = 196

| goals9 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008{{cite web |title=Matthias Zimmermann - Spielerprofil - DFB Datencenter |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/matthias-zimmermann-159547/spieler |website=Deutscher Fußball-Bund |accessdate=11 September 2018 |language=German}}

| nationalteam1 = Germany U15

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Germany U16

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam3 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps3 = 19

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam4 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam5 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps5 = 12

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2011–2013{{cite web |title=Matthias Zimmermann » Internationals |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/matthias-zimmermann_2/4/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=11 September 2018}}

| nationalteam6 = Germany U20

| nationalcaps6 = 4

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

| club-update = 24 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 09:54, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

}}

Matthias Jürgen Zimmermann ({{IPA|de|maˈtiːas ˈtsɪmɐman}};{{cite book|last1=Krech|first1=Eva-Maria|last2=Stock|first2=Eberhard|last3=Hirschfeld|first3=Ursula|last4=Anders|first4=Lutz Christian|title=Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=German Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-1tr_oVkW4C&q=deutsches+ausspracheworterbuch|language=German|year=2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin|isbn=978-3-11-018202-6|pages=731, 1069}}{{cite book|author1=Dudenredaktion|last2=Kleiner|first2=Stefan|last3=Knöbl|first3=Ralf|year=2015|orig-year=First published 1962|title=Das Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=The Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6vWCgAAQBAJ|language=German|edition=7th|location=Berlin|publisher=Dudenverlag|isbn=978-3-411-04067-4|page=537}} born 16 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Career

Zimmermann started his footballing career in VfB Grötzingen's youth categories. In 2008, he moved to Karlsruher SC. He made his debut for Karlsruhe on 6 December 2009, in a 3–1 away victory against Rot Weiss Ahlen, after coming off the bench to replace Lars Stindl in the 90th minute.{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/12/06/germany/2-bundesliga/rot-weiss-ahlen/karlsruher-sc/796042/ | title = Rot Weiss Ahlen 1 - 3 Karlsruher SC | publisher = Soccerway | date = 6 December 2009 | accessdate = 19 January 2013}}

On 18 June 2011, Zimmermann joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, signing a three-year contract with the new club, lasting until 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/clubs/bor-moenchengladbach/index.php |title=Two new faces for Gladbach |publisher=Bundesliga |date=18 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613100644/http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/clubs/bor-moenchengladbach/index.php |archivedate=13 June 2011 }} In January 2013, Zimmermann was loaned to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.{{cite web|title="Kleeblatt" leiht Zimmermann aus|trans-title="Kleeblatt" loans Zimmermann|language=German|date=20 December 2012|publisher=kicker|url=https://www.kicker.de/kleeblatt-leiht-zimmermann-aus-579454/artikel | access-date = 19 January 2013}}

=SV Sandhausen=

On 27 June 2013, he signed a season long loan deal with SV Sandhausen.{{cite web|title=Zimmermann schließt sich Sandhausen an|url=https://www.kicker.de/zimmermann-schliesst-sich-sandhausen-an-588508/artikel|publisher=Kicker|access-date=27 June 2013|language=German}}

=VfB Stuttgart=

For the 2015–16 season Zimmermann moved to VfB Stuttgart II.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/de/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/neuzugang-matthias-zimmermann/page/9924-1-3-.html|title=Neuzugang für den VfB II|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=25 June 2015|accessdate=25 June 2015|language=German|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201125014/http://www.vfb.de/de/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/neuzugang-matthias-zimmermann/page/9924-1-3-.html|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead}} On 2 May 2016, he made his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart against Werder Bremen. Zimmermann extended his contract with the Bundesliga team of Stuttgart on 20 December 2017 until June 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2017/matthias-zimmermann-vertragsverlaengerung-/|title=Contract extension for Matthias Zimmermann|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=20 December 2017|accessdate=20 December 2017|language=German}}

=Fortuna Düsseldorf=

On 16 July 2018, it was announced that Zimmermann would join Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/22545-fortuna-verpflichtet-matthias-zimmermann/2f28806a121f082733242749a131b9de/|title=Fortuna verpflichtet Matthias Zimmermann|publisher=Fortuna Düsseldorf|date=16 July 2018|accessdate=16 July 2018|language=German}}

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