Timo Baumgartl
 Baumgartl playing for VfB Stuttgart II in 2013 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 March 1996 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Böblingen, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | GSV Maichingen | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | SSV Reutlingen | ||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013–2019 | VfB Stuttgart II | 24 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2014–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 115 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2019–2023 | PSV | 21 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2021–2023 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 33 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Schalke 04 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | St. Louis City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024 | |||||||||||
Timo Baumgartl (born 4 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.
Club career
VfB Stuttgart
Baumgartl made his debut on 18 December 2013 for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against Borussia Dortmund II in a 2–1 home defeat. He played the full game as a centre-back.[2]
He made his Bundesliga debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart on 8 November 2014 against Werder Bremen. On 26 January 2015, Baumgartl extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018.[3] He renewed his contract again until June 2020 on 11 August 2015.[4] On 3 December 2017, Baumgartl signed a new five-year contract with VfB, keeping him at Stuttgart until June 2022.[5]
PSV
On 25 July 2019, PSV Eindhoven announced the signing of Baumgartl on a five-year deal.[6]
Union Berlin (loan)
On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Baumgartl returned to Germany to play for Union Berlin on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[7][8] On 15 June 2022, PSV announced that Baumgartl's loan at Union had been extended through the 2022-23 season.[9]
Schalke 04
On 26 July 2023, he signed with Schalke 04 on a two-year contract.[10] On 29 August 2024, his contract with Schalke was mutually terminated.[11]
St. Louis City SC
On 29 November, 2024, St. Louis City SC announced the signing of Baumgartl on a two-year contract (through 2026), with a club option for 2027.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 29 August 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 115 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 121 | 2 | |||
| PSV | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| St. Louis City | 2025 | MLS | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 205 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 237 | 8 | ||
References
- ^ "Timo Baumgartl". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Stuttgart II vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 18 December 2013". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "VfB extend deal with Timo Baumgartl". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Baumgartl and Maxim sign long-term deals". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Baumgartl and Özcan extend with VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Timo Baumgartl versterkt PSV" (in Dutch). PSV. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Timo Baumgartl von Eindhoven zu Union". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Union-Leihe perfekt: Baumgartl zurück in der Bundesliga". kicker (in German). 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Timo Baumgartl will spend the season on loan with FC Union Berlin". psv.nl. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Defender Timo Baumgartl is a Royal Blue!". FC Schalke 04. 26 July 2023.
- ^ "S04 and Timo Baumgartl agree to dissolve contract". FC Schalke 04. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY SC Signs German Center Back Timo Baumgartl". stlcitysc.com. 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Timo Baumgartl » Club matches". WorldFootball. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
- Timo Baumgartl at Soccerway
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Böblingen
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Stuttgart (region)
- Men's association football central defenders
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Eredivisie players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- 21st-century German sportsmen