Christoph Zimmermann
Zimmermann playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Christoph Zimmermann[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Darmstadt 98
Number 4
Youth career
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)
2017–2022 Norwich City 121 (3)
2022– Darmstadt 98 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023

Christoph Zimmermann (born 12 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.[2]

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.[7]

Zimmermann made his Premier League debut for Norwich against West Ham United on 31 August 2019 in a 2–0 loss.[8]

Darmstadt

On 20 July 2022, Zimmermann signed a three-year contract with German second-tier club Darmstadt 98 in an undisclosed transfer.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022
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[10] Regionalliga West 5 0 — — — 5 0
2012–13[10] 19 2 — — — 19 2
2013–14[10] 28 1 — — — 28 1
Total 52 3 — — — 52 3
Borussia Dortmund II 2014–15[10] 3. Liga 27 0 — — — 27 0
2015–16[10] Regionalliga West 29 2 — — — 29 2
2016–17[10] 29 0 — — — 29 0
Total 85 2 — — — 85 2
Norwich City 2017–18[11] Championship 39 1 2 0 4 0 — 45 1
2018–19[12] 40 2 1 0 4 1 — 45 3
2019–20[13] Premier League 17 0 2 0 1 0 — 20 0
2020–21[14] Championship 22 0 1 0 1 0 — 24 0
2021–22[15] Premier League 3 0 1 0 1 0 — 5 0
Total 121 3 7 0 11 1 0 0 139 4
Darmstadt 98 2022–23[16] 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 258 8 7 0 11 1 0 0 276 9

Honours

Norwich City

SV Darmstadt 98

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 3 July 2023.
  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. ^ a b "Norwich seal title with victory at Villa". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "West Ham v Norwich, 2019/20 | Premier League". Premier League. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Norwich defender Zimmerman leaves for Darmstadt". BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Christoph Zimmermann at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ^ 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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