Name: Joshua Kimmich

Country: Germany

Primary Positions: Defensive midfielder, right-back

Date of Birth: 8 February 1995

Place of Birth: Rottweil, Germany

Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Current Club (as of 2024): FC Bayern München

Senior Club Career (selected):

• RB Leipzig II / RB Leipzig (youth and early senior involvement)
• VfB Stuttgart II (loan/early senior development—youth career)
• FC Bayern München (2015–present) — key player, numerous Bundesliga titles and UEFA Champions League winner (2019–20)

Germany National Team:

• Senior debut: 2016
• Appearances (caps): 70+ (active player; totals vary by date)
• Goals: several (primarily contributes through assists, defensive control and playmaking rather than high goal totals)

Playing Style and Strengths:

• Versatile: excels both as a deep-lying playmaker (defensive midfield) and as a right-back/full-back.
• Passing range and vision: excellent short and long passing, dictating tempo from midfield.
• Tactical intelligence and positioning: strong defensive awareness and ability to read play.
• Stamina and work-rate: high-intensity pressing and recovery runs.
• Set-piece capability: competent dead-ball delivery.

Honours (selected):

• Multiple Bundesliga titles with Bayern München
• DFB-Pokal titles
• UEFA Champions League winner 2019–20
• FIFA Club World Cup winner

Notable Facts:

• Considered one of the best multifunctional midfielders/defenders of his generation.
• Often praised for leadership on and off the pitch; has served as Bayern captain in various matches.