Thorsten Kirschbaum

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thorsten Kirschbaum

| image = Thorsten-Kirschbaum-August2018.jpg

| caption = Kirschbaum in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Würzburg, West Germany

| height = 1.94 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = TSV Obernzenn

| youthyears2 = 1999–2004 | youthclubs2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| youthyears3 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs3 = 1899 Hoffenheim

| years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim II | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006–2009 | clubs2 = 1899 Hoffenheim | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = FC Vaduz | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2010 | clubs4 = SV Sandhausen | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = Energie Cottbus | caps5 = 91 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = VfB Stuttgart | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2018 | clubs7 = 1. FC Nürnberg | caps7 = 46 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Bayer Leverkusen | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2019–2021 | clubs9 = VVV-Venlo | caps9 = 55 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2021–2023 | clubs10 = Jahn Regensburg | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2007 | nationalteam2 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam3 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 4 July 2023

| nationalteam-update =

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Thorsten Kirschbaum (born 20 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/thorsten-kirschbaum/spieler/2-bundesliga/2010-11/energie-cottbus|title=Kirschbaum, Thorsten|work=kicker | language = de | access-date = 4 July 2023}}

Club career

Kirschbaum was a member of the team of 1899 Hoffenheim that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. On 10 January 2009, he moved from 1899 Hoffenheim to Liechtenstein to play for FC Vaduz of the Swiss Super League and was released on 30 June 2009. After one year he left SV Sandhausen and signed a three-year contract for Energie Cottbus.

After the end of his contract with Cottbus on 1 July 2013, Kirschbaum moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 10 March 2013, he signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/verpflichtung-thorsten-kirschbaum-vfb-stuttgart/page/2157-1-1-.html|title=Kirschbaum signs for VfB|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=10 March 2013|access-date=10 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218190254/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/verpflichtung-thorsten-kirschbaum-vfb-stuttgart/page/2157-1-1-.html|archivedate=18 December 2014}}

On 1 July 2015, Kirschbaum moved to 1. FC Nürnberg.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/wechsel-kirschbaum/page/3740-1-1-.html|title=Thorsten Kirschbaum moves to Nuremberg|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=1 July 2015|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=1 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701234553/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/wechsel-kirschbaum/page/3740-1-1-.html|url-status=dead}}

On 27 May 2019, Kirschbaum joined VVV-Venlo on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/5911407/vvv-vindt-in-duitse-doelman-kirschbaum-opvolger-voor-unnerstall.html|title=VVV vindt in Duitse doelman Kirschbaum opvolger voor Unnerstall|work=nu.nl|language=Dutch|date=27 May 2019|access-date=1 July 2019}}

In summer 2021, he moved to Jahn Regensburg.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/reichlich-erfahrung-fuer-den-jahn-kirschbaum-kommt-aus-venlo-806616/artikel | title = "Reichlich Erfahrung" für den Jahn: Kirschbaum kommt aus Venlo | language = de | website = Kicker | date = 4 June 2021 | access-date = 26 June 2021}}

International career

Kirschbaum has made seven appearances for the Germany U-21.

Career statistics

{{updated|match played on 12 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=Thorsten Kirschbaum » Club matches |date=2 May 2014 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/thorsten-kirschbaum/2/ |publisher=World Football |access-date = 30 April 2022}}

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|Cup	colspan="2"\|Continental	colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|1899 Hoffenheim	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	9	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	9	0
2007–08	2. Bundesliga	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	10	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	10	0
rowspan="3"\|1899 Hoffenheim II	2006–07	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	12	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	12	0
2007–08	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	14	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	0
colspan="2"\|Total	26	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	0
FC Vaduz	2008–09	Swiss Super League	16	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	16	0
SV Sandhausen	2009–10	3. Liga	20	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	20	0
rowspan="4"\|Energie Cottbus	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	32	0	5	0	colspan="2"\|—	37	0
2011–12	2. Bundesliga	27	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	27	0
2012–13	2. Bundesliga	32	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	33	0
colspan="2"\|Total	91	0	6	0	colspan="2"\|—	97	0
rowspan="3"\|VfB Stuttgart	2013–14	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
2014–15	Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
colspan="2"\|Total	9	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	10	0
1. FC Nürnberg II	2015–16	Regionalliga Bayern	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
rowspan="4"\|1. FC Nürnberg	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	14	0
2016–17	2. Bundesliga	22	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	23	0
2017–18	2. Bundesliga	12	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	14	0
colspan="2"\|Total	46	0	5	0	colspan="2"\|—	51	0
Bayer Leverkusen	2018–19	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|Appearance in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	1	0
rowspan="3"\|VVV-Venlo	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	0
2020–21	Eredivisie	29	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	31	0
colspan="2"\|Total	55	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	57	0
rowspan="3"\|Jahn Regensburg	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
2022–23	2. Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
colspan="2"\|Total	6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
colspan="3"\|Career total	281	0	14	0	1	0	296	0

Honours

Individual

Eredivisie Player of the Month: February 2020{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/thorsten-kirschbaum-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911145959/https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/thorsten-kirschbaum-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2020|title=Thorsten Kirschbaum named as eredivisie player of the month|date=5 March 2020|website=eredivisie.nl}}