Tim Leibold

Tim Leibold (born 30 November 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays left-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He began his career with VfB Stuttgart before joining 1. FC Nurnberg in 2015, where he experienced his breakthrough.

Club Career

Early years

Leibold played for VfB Stuttgart until he was 12 years old. During his youth career, he played for TSF Ditzingen and SGV Freiberg where he also played for the adult team in the Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg. In the 2012–13 season he played 33 matches and scored 5 goals. One year later he changed teams again and went back to VfB Stuttgart II, where he played for the second team in the 3.Liga.

On 20 July 2013, Leibold played his first match for VfB Stuttgart II as a professional in 2013–14 season against Borussia Dortmund II.

1. FC Nurnberg

For the 2015–16 season Leibold moved to 1. FC Nurnberg in the 2.Bundesliga. On 6 May 2018 he scored as Nurnberg won 2–0 against SV Sandhausen to clinch promotion to the Bundesliga.

Hamburger SV

For the 2019–20 season Leibold moved to Hamburger SV, where he signed a four-year contract. Under head coach Dieter Hecking, Leibold was an undisputed starter and did not miss a single minute of the playing time during the season. In addition to scoring one goal, he made the most assists of the season with 16 assists. In particular, he convinced with good performances in the first half of the season, after which he was rated by the German sports magazine kicker behind Moritz Heyer of VfL Osnabruck as the second best defender in the league. In the second half of the season, Leibold's performance and that of the entire team, which had been on pace for a direct promotion place after the first half of the season, decreased. At the end of the season, HSV missed promotion to the Bundesliga in 4th place for a second season in a row. Leibold made it into the kicker team of the season.