Joshua Kimmich
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Joshua Walter Kimmich (born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays primarily as a right back for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
Kimmich played youth football for VfB Stuttgart before joining RB Leipzig in July 2013. Stuttgart secured an option to rebuy. He made his 3. Liga debut for the club on 28 September of that year, as a substitute for Thiago Rockenbach in a 2-2 draw with SpVgg Unterhaching. He scored his first professional goal in a 3-2 win against 1. FC Saarbrücken on 30 November 2013. He finished the 2013-14 season one goal in 26 appearances.
He finished the 2014-15 season with two goals in 29 appearances. On 2 January 2015, Kimmich agreed to join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract which lasts until 30 June 2020, for a reported fee of EUR7 million. He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against FC Nöttingen. Pep Guardiola gave him his Bundesliga debut the following month on 12 September when entered play as a late substitute at home against FC Augsburg. Kimmich started the 2016-17 season by coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the 2016 DFL-Supercup. On 9 September, he scored his first goal for FC Bayern in a 2-0 Bundesliga, away win at FC Schalke 04. Four days later, he scored his first two Champions League goals in a 5-0 home win against FC Rostov. Kimmich scored a late winning goal in the 88th minute in a 1-0 away victory over Hamburger SV. He finished the 2016-17 season with nine goals in forty appearances.
On 17 May 2016, Kimmich was named in Germany's preliminary 27-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016. On 31 May 2016, he was named in the final 23-man squad and given the shirt number 21. On 21 June 2016, Kimmich was selected to start for Germany in their final Group C match against Northern Ireland, replacing Benedikt Höwedes at right-back. Kimmich remained Germany's first choice right back as they reached the semi-finals and was named in UEFA's Team of the Tournament.
Kimmich played youth football for VfB Stuttgart before joining RB Leipzig in July 2013. Stuttgart secured an option to rebuy. He made his 3. Liga debut for the club on 28 September of that year, as a substitute for Thiago Rockenbach in a 2-2 draw with SpVgg Unterhaching. He scored his first professional goal in a 3-2 win against 1. FC Saarbrücken on 30 November 2013. He finished the 2013-14 season one goal in 26 appearances.
He finished the 2014-15 season with two goals in 29 appearances. On 2 January 2015, Kimmich agreed to join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract which lasts until 30 June 2020, for a reported fee of EUR7 million. He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against FC Nöttingen. Pep Guardiola gave him his Bundesliga debut the following month on 12 September when entered play as a late substitute at home against FC Augsburg. Kimmich started the 2016-17 season by coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the 2016 DFL-Supercup. On 9 September, he scored his first goal for FC Bayern in a 2-0 Bundesliga, away win at FC Schalke 04. Four days later, he scored his first two Champions League goals in a 5-0 home win against FC Rostov. Kimmich scored a late winning goal in the 88th minute in a 1-0 away victory over Hamburger SV. He finished the 2016-17 season with nine goals in forty appearances.
On 17 May 2016, Kimmich was named in Germany's preliminary 27-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016. On 31 May 2016, he was named in the final 23-man squad and given the shirt number 21. On 21 June 2016, Kimmich was selected to start for Germany in their final Group C match against Northern Ireland, replacing Benedikt Höwedes at right-back. Kimmich remained Germany's first choice right back as they reached the semi-finals and was named in UEFA's Team of the Tournament.
