Christoph Zimmermann

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Christoph Zimmermann
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Zimmermann after a Norwich City training session in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christoph Zimmermann[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2006 SC Düsseldorf-West
2006–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 52 (3)
2014–2017 Borussia Dortmund II 85 (2)
2017– Norwich City 118 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:25, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

Christoph Zimmermann (born 12 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Norwich City.[2]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Zimmermann joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2014 from Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2014 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[3]

Norwich City[]

On 15 June 2017, Zimmerman agreed to join English club Norwich City on a two-year deal when his contract expired at Borussia Dortmund II on 1 July 2017.[4] Zimmermann made his debut for Norwich City in a 1–1 draw against Fulham on 5 August 2017.[5] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 February 2018.[6] He lifted the Championship title on 5 May 2019 at Villa Park after a 2–1 win for Norwich sealed their return to the Premier League.[citation needed]

Zimmermann made his Premier League debut for Norwich against West Ham United on 31 August 2019 in a 2–0 loss.[citation needed]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 25 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2011–12[7] Regionalliga West 5 0 — — — 5 0
2012–13[7] 19 2 — — — 19 2
2013–14[7] 28 1 — — — 28 1
Total 52 3 — — — 52 3
Borussia Dortmund II 2014–15[7] 3. Liga 27 0 — — — 27 0
2015–16[7] Regionalliga West 29 2 — — — 29 2
2016–17[7] 29 0 — — — 29 0
Total 85 2 — — — 85 2
Norwich City 2017–18[8] Championship 39 1 2 0 4 0 — 45 1
2018–19[9] 40 2 1 0 4 1 — 45 3
2019–20[10] Premier League 17 0 2 0 1 0 — 20 0
2020–21[11] Championship 22 0 1 0 1 0 — 24 0
2021–22[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 118 3 6 0 10 1 0 0 131 4
Career total 255 8 6 0 11 1 0 0 272 9

Honours[]

Norwich City

References[]

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Germany - C. Zimmermann - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Rot-Weiß Erfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 26 July 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ^ "City Set To Sign German Defender Christoph Zimmermann". Norwich City F.C. 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Norwich City Football Club Oliveira fires late equaliser for City". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Wolves 2-2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Christoph Zimmermann at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.

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