Jean Zimmer

Jean Zimmer
Zimmer training with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bad Dürkheim, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 59 (1)
2013–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern 61 (5)
2016–2018 VfB Stuttgart 16 (0)
2016 VfB Stuttgart II 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 29 (1)
2018–2021 Fortuna Düsseldorf 43 (1)
2021 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 19 (0)
2021– 1. FC Kaiserslautern 77 (2)
International career‡
2009 Germany U17 1 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:27, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Jean Zimmer (born 6 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1]

Career

Zimmer made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 23 December 2013 in 1. FC Kaiserslautern's 1–2 away win against FC Ingolstadt.[2]

For the 2016–17 season Zimmer moved to VfB Stuttgart.[3] In his first season at the club, he made 16 2. Bundesliga appearances and one in the DFB Pokal.[4]

In August 2017, he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the season.[4] On 18 May 2018, Zimmer moved permanently to Düsseldorf.[5]

In 12 January 2021, he rejoined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the remainder of the season. On 1 July 2021, he returned to Kaiserslautern permanently. He was named club captain upon his return. In the 2023-24 season, he led Kaiserslautern to their first DFB Pokal final since 2002-03.

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

References

  1. ^ "Germany - J. Zimmer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Ingolstadt vs. Kaiserslautern - 23 December 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "VfB sign Jean Zimmer". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Düsseldorf leiht Zimmer vom VfB aus". kicker Online (in German). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Continued squad planning". VfB Stuttgart. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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