*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:38, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Joshua Walter Kimmich (German pronunciation:[ˈjoːzu̯aːˈkɪmɪç];[5] born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. He is known for his versatility, aggression and playmaking ability,[6][7][8][9] and been compared with former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm.[10][11]
After coming through RB Leipzig's youth academy, Kimmich began playing for the club's first team in 2013. Two years later, he joined Bayern Munich.[12] In the 2019–20 season, after winning the continental treble with Bayern Munich, Kimmich was included in the UEFA Team of the Year, the FIFA FIFPro Men's World11,[13] and was recognized as the UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season.[14]
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^"A Tactical Analysis Of Joshua Kimmich That Proves He's The Most Complete Midfielder In World Football". SPORTbible. February 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^"Bayern Munich legend Paul Breitner on Joshua Kimmich as the next Philipp Lahm, Thomas Müller and Thiago Alacantara". www.bundesliga.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^Brassell, Andy (18 August 2020). "How Bayern's Joshua Kimmich became the new Philipp Lahm". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^"Bayern sign German youth international Kimmich". bundesliga.com. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^"The FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11 of 2019-2020". FIFPRO. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^"Joshua Kimmich: Champions League Defender of the Season". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
Joshua Walter Kimmich (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzu̯aː ˈkɪmɪç]; born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or...
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of the Season". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020. "JoshuaKimmich: Champions League Defender of the Season". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020...
Anthony Jung from FSV Frankfurt, Tobias Willers from Sportfreunde Lotte, JoshuaKimmich from the U19 team of VfB Stuttgart, André Luge from FSV Zwickau, Christos...
Tuchel also broke up the previous season's midfield partnership of JoshuaKimmich and Leon Goretzka reportedly on the basis of a lack of defensive balance...
final, to be his first Champions League title along with his teammate JoshuaKimmich, another VfB Stuttgart academy product. Gnabry started the 2020–21 season...
Davies, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, JoshuaKimmich and Thiago as midfielders, and Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and...
return to his role at fullback with the arrivals of Arturo Vidal and JoshuaKimmich. On 24 February 2016, Lahm made his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance...
and at half-time in extra time. "Alibaba Cloud Match Award winner: JoshuaKimmich". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 February...
League campaign, making a midfield duo with JoshuaKimmich. After Benjamin Pavard got injured and Kimmich was asked to play as a right-back, Goretzka...