Christoph Zimmermann

Christoph Zimmermann (born 12 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championship club Norwich City.[2]

Christoph Zimmermann
Zimmermann after a Norwich City training session in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christoph Zimmermann[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2006 SC Düsseldorf-West
2006–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 52 (3)
2014–2017 Borussia Dortmund II 85 (2)
2017– Norwich City 111 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Zimmermann joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2014 from Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2014 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[3]

Norwich City

On 15 June 2017, Zimmerman agreed to join English club Norwich City on a two-year deal when his contract expired at Borussia Dortmund II on 1 July 2017.[4] Zimmermann made his debut for Norwich City in a 1–1 draw against Fulham on 5 August 2017.[5] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 February 2018.[6] He lifted the Championship title on 5 May 2019 at Villa Park after a 2–1 win for Norwich sealed their return to the Premier League.

Zimmermann made his Premier League debut for Norwich against West Ham United on 31 August 2019 in a 2–0 loss.

Career statistics
As of match played 26 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2011–12[7] Regionalliga West 50———50
2012–13[7] 192———192
2013–14[7] 281———281
Total 523———523
Borussia Dortmund II 2014–15[7] 3. Liga 270———270
2015–16[7] Regionalliga West 292———292
2016–17[7] 290———290
Total 852———852
Norwich City 2017–18[8] Championship 391204000451
2018–19[9] 402104100453
2019–20[10] Premier League 170201000200
Total 9635091001104
Career total 23385091002479

    Honours

    Norwich City

    References
    1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
    2. "Germany - C. Zimmermann - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
    3. "Rot-Weiß Erfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 26 July 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
    4. "City Set To Sign German Defender Christoph Zimmermann". Norwich City F.C. 15 June 2017.
    5. "Welcome to Norwich City Football Club Oliveira fires late equaliser for City". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
    6. "Wolves 2-2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
    7. Christoph Zimmermann at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
    8. "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
    9. "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
    10. "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
    11. Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
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