Tim Albutat

{{short description|German footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tim Albutat

| image = Albutat 2015.jpg

| caption = Albutat in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Taunusstein, Germany

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008

| youthclubs1 = SV Wehen

| youthyears2 = 2008–2011

| youthclubs2 = SC Freiburg

| years1 = 2010–2016 | caps1 = 89 | goals1 = 4 | clubs1 = SC Freiburg II

| years2 = 2013–2016 | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = SC Freiburg

| years3 = 2014–2016 | caps3 = 56 | goals3 = 2 | clubs3 = → MSV Duisburg (loan)

| years4 = 2015 | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → MSV Duisburg II (loan)

| years5 = 2016–2020 | caps5 = 94 | goals5 = 5 | clubs5 = MSV Duisburg

| years6 = 2020–2021 | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = KFC Uerdingen

| years7 = 2022–2025 | caps7 = 84 | goals7 = 3 | clubs7 = Schalke 04 II

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Tim Albutat (born 23 September 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/tim-albutat/spieler|title=Tim Albutat|language=German|website=Kicker|access-date=20 May 2022}}

Club career

Albutat made his professional debut in the Bundesliga on 11 May 2013 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.{{cite web | url = http://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg/tim-albutat-vom-sc-freiburg-spuelender-bundesligadebuetant--72279947.html | title = Tim Albutat vom SC Freiburg: Spülender Bundesligadebütant | language = German | publisher = Badische Zeitung | date = 28 May 2013 | accessdate = 27 April 2014}}

He joined MSV Duisburg for the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|title=Auch Erik Wille und Tim Albutat sind jetzt Zebras!|language=German|date=13 June 2014|publisher=msv-duisburg.de|url=http://msv-duisburg.de/main.asp?reiter=aktuelles_p&mode=aktuell&aid=5771}} He extended his contract on 12 June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/teamplayer-albutat-verlaengert-erfolg-der-mannschaft-steht-ueber-allem/|title=Templayer Albutat verlängert: "Erfolg der Mannschaft steht über allem"|date=12 June 2019|work=msv-duisburg.de}}

After six years in Duisburg, he moved to KFC Uerdingen in the summer of 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/zu-diesem-schritt-entschieden-zebras-loesen-vertrag-mit-albutat-auf/|title="Zu diesem Schritt entschieden": Zebras lösen Vertrag mit Albutat auf|publisher=msv-duisburg.de|date=2 August 2020|accessdate=2 August 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/2020/08/02/tim-albutat-verstaerkt-den-kfc/|title=Tim Albutat verstärkt den KFC|publisher=kfc-uerdingen.de|date=2 August 2020|accessdate=2 August 2020}}

In May 2022, he signed with Schalke 04 II.{{Cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/knappenschmiede/personal/unterstuetzung-fuer-die-defensive-tim-albutat-traegt-ab-sofort-koenigsblau/|title=Unterstützung für die Defensive: Tim Albutat trägt ab sofort Königsblau|date=20 May 2022|website=FC Schalke 04|language=de}} He ended his football career in May 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.waz.de/sport/fc-schalke-04/article409027552/15-gehen-auch-der-kapitaen-verlaesst-schalker-u23.html|title=15 gehen! Auch der Kapitän verlässt Schalker U23|website=WAZ|date=15 May 2025|language=de}}

International career

Albutat made three appearances for the German U18 national team.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|SC Freiburg II

|2010–11

|Regionalliga Süd

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2011–12

|Regionalliga Süd

|26

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—260
2012–13

|Regionalliga Südwest

|32

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—323
2013–14

|Regionalliga Südwest

|30

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—301
colspan="2"|Total

!89

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—894
rowspan="3"|SC Freiburg

|2012–13

|Bundesliga

|1

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2013–14

|Bundesliga

|1

0002{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—30
colspan="2"|Total

!2

00020colspan="2"|—40
rowspan="7"|MSV Duisburg

|2014–15

|3. Liga

|33

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—351
2015–16

|2. Bundesliga

|23

110colspan="2"|—1{{efn|Appearance in 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs}}0251
2016–17

|3. Liga

|32

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—332
2017–18

|2. Bundesliga

|13

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
2018–19

|2. Bundesliga

|16

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—161
2019–20

|3. Liga

|33

221colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—353
colspan="2"|Total

!150

761colspan="2"|—101578
MSV Duisburg II

|2015–16

|Oberliga Niederrhein

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
KFC Uerdingen

|2020–21

|3. Liga

|19

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—191
rowspan="4"|Schalke 04 II

|2022–23

|Regionalliga West

|30

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—300
2023–24

|Regionalliga West

|28

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—281
2024–25

|Regionalliga West

|26

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—262
colspan="2"|Total

!84

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—843
colspan="3"|Career total

!345

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