Tim Knipping (born 24 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for club Unterhaching on loan from

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success ...

Career

Knipping began his career with KSV Hessen Kassel, and broke into the first team near the end of the 2010–11 season. He joined

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

in July 2012 and made his

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

debut for the club two months later, as a substitute for Sven Sökler in a 2–1 away win over Stuttgarter Kickers. After Saarbrücken were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, Knipping moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach II. In 2016, he joined

. In summer 2019, he moved to

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

. He was disappointed with his playing time in Regensburg and joined Dynamo Dresden who were relegated to the

. On 6 August 2024, Knipping joined Unterhaching on loan.

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* * 1992 births Living people Men's association football central defenders German men's footballers KSV Hessen Kassel players 1. FC Saarbrücken players Borussia Mönchengladbach II players SSV Jahn Regensburg players Dynamo Dresden players SV Sandhausen players SpVgg Unterhaching players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub