Benedikt Gimber

Benedikt Gimber
Personal information
Full name Benedikt Steffen Gimber[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Buchen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 5
Youth career
TSV Sulzbach
–2009 SV Schefflenz
2009–2016 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 1899 Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2015–2018 1899 Hoffenheim II 21 (2)
2016–2017 → SV Sandhausen (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 → SV Sandhausen II (loan) 5 (0)
2017 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Jahn Regensburg (loan) 26 (1)
2018–2019 FC Ingolstadt 22 (0)
2019–2023 Jahn Regensburg 102 (4)
2023– 1. FC Heidenheim 40 (1)
International career‡
2012 Germany U15 2 (0)
2012 Germany U16 1 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U17 15 (1)
2014 Germany U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U19 13 (0)
2016–2018 Germany U20 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Benedikt Steffen Gimber (born 19 February 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 1. FC Heidenheim.[2]

Career

In June 2017, Gimber was loaned out to Jahn Regensburg by 1899 Hoffenheim.[3]

In May 2017, it was announced he would join FC Ingolstadt 04 for the 2018–19 season having agreed a contract until 2021. The transfer fee paid to Hoffenheim was reported as €1 million.[4]

On 27 August 2019, he returned to Regensburg.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1899 Hoffenheim 2015–16 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
1899 Hoffenheim II 2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 21 2 — — — 21 2
SV Sandhausen (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
SV Sandhausen II (loan) 2016–17 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 5 0 — — — 5 0
Karlsruher SC 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Jahn Regensburg (loan) 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
Ingolstadt 04 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 22 0 1 0 — — 23 0
2019–20 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 22 0 1 0 — 2 0 25 0
Jahn Regensburg 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 30 3 2 0 — — 32 3
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 28 1 1 0 — — 29 1
Total 102 4 6 0 — 0 0 108 4
Jahn Regensburg II 2020–21 Bayernliga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Heidenheim 2023–24 Bundesliga 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 16 0 2 0 2[b] 0 — 20 0
Total 40 1 3 0 2 0 — 45 1
Career total 226 8 12 0 2 0 2 0 242 8
  1. ^ Appearances in Bavarian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Benedikt Gimber at kicker (in German)
  3. ^ Koch, Martin (5 July 2017). "SSV Jahn verpflichtet Kapitän der U20-Nationalmannschaft". SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Lachender Dritter: Ingolstadt verpflichtet Gimber". kicker Online (in German). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ ""Kontakt ist nie abgebrochen": Gimber kehrt nach Regensburg zurück". Kicker (in German). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Auszeichnung für Brandt, Stark und Gimber" (in German). kicker. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.


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