Tim Lemperle (born 5 February 2002) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern fo ...

Club career

Lemperle began his career at TuS Makkabi Frankfurt. After stints in the youth academies of

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

and

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt ...

, he joined 1.FC Köln in the summer of 2017. In early 2020, he was promoted to the club's first squad. In May 2020, it was announced that Lemperle had signed his first professional contract that would keep him at the club until July 2023. In February 2023, his contract was extended until July 2025. In July 2023, he joined 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a one-year loan deal. In June 2025, it was announced that Lemperle would join

on a free transfer for the 2025–26 season.

International career

Lemperle has represented Germany's youth squads, beginning with the association's U17 team. Since 2020, he has appeared for his country's U19 squad.

Career statistics

Honours

1.FC Koln *

2.Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ; ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked belo ...

: 2024–25

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* * * 2002 births Living people German men's footballers Footballers from Frankfurt Men's association football forwards Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub