Tim Lemperle
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Tim Lemperle
|image = 2021-08-08 FC Carl Zeiss Jena gegen 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–100.jpg
|caption = Lemperle in 2021
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|5}}
|birth_place = Frankfurt am Main, Germany
|position = Forward
|currentclub = 1. FC Köln
|clubnumber = 19
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = TuS Makkabi Frankfurt
|youthyears2 =
|youthclubs2 = Mainz 05
|youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2017
|youthclubs3 = FSV Frankfurt
|youthyears4 = 2017–2020
|youthclubs4 = 1. FC Köln
|years1 = 2020–2023
|clubs1 = 1. FC Köln II
|caps1 = 41
|goals1 = 16
|years2 = 2020–
|clubs2 = 1. FC Köln
|caps2 = 51
|goals2 = 12
|years3 = 2023–2024
|clubs3 = → Greuther Fürth (loan)
|caps3 = 32
|goals3 = 6
|nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
|nationalteam1 = Germany U17
|nationalcaps1 = 8
|nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2019
|nationalteam2 = Germany U18
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2020
|nationalteam3 = Germany U19
|nationalcaps3 = 1
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
|nationalteam4 = Germany U20
|nationalcaps4 = 3
|nationalgoals4 = 1
|nationalyears5 = 2022–
|nationalteam5 = Germany U21
|nationalcaps5 = 10
|nationalgoals5 = 2
|club-update = 23 May 2025
|nationalteam-update = 10:22, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Tim Lemperle (born 5 February 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{German football updater|FCKöln}} club 1. FC Köln. He will join TSG Hoffenheim for the 2025–26 season.
Club career
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/tim-lemperle/laufbahn|title=Tim Lemperle Laufbahn|access-date=31 July 2021|website=Kicker|language=de}} In early 2020, he was promoted to the club's first squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/sport/fckoeln/horst-heldt-arbeitet-am-kader-fuer-die-neue-saison_aid-51793343|title=Horst Heldt arbeitet am Kader für die neue Saison|website=General Anzeiger|date=22 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020}} In May 2020, it was announced that Lemperle had signed his first professional contract that would keep him at the club until July 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/der_naechste_bitte_auch_lemperle_wird_fc_profi-775464/artikel|title=Der Nächste, bitte: Auch Lemperle wird FC-Profi|access-date=31 July 2021|website=Kicker|language=de}} In February 2023, his contract was extended until July 2025.{{Cite web |url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-verlaengert-mit-tim-lemperle/ |title=FC verlängert mit Tim Lemperle |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=1. FC Köln |language=de}} In July 2023, he joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a one-year loan deal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/lemperle-wechselt-auf-leihbasis-von-koeln-nach-fuerth-955994/artikel |title=Lemperle wechselt auf Leihbasis von Köln nach Fürth |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Kicker |language=de}}
In June 2025, it was announced that Lemperle would join TSG Hoffenheim on a free transfer for the 2025–26 season.{{cite news |title=Tim Lemperle wechselt von Köln nach Hoffenheim |trans-title=Tim Lemperle moves from Cologne to Hoffenheim |url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/tim-lemperle-wechselt-von-koeln-nach-hoffenheim/13378377/34090 |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=Sky Sport |date=2 June 2025 |language=German}}
International career
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/tim-lemperle/spieler|title=Tim Lemperle|access-date=31 July 2021|website=dfb.de|language=de}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played on 6 June 2025}}{{soccerway |560028 |name=Tim Lemperle }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|1. FC Köln
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 11 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 | |
| rowspan="4"|1. FC Köln II
|rowspan="3"|Regionalliga West |27 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 10 | ||||
| 2021–22
|7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23
|7 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 16 | |
| Greuther Fürth (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!124 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 35 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{DFB}}
- {{Kicker}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Frankfurt
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:1. FC Köln II players
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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