Christoph Zimmermann

Christoph Zimmermann
Zimmermann playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Christoph Zimmermann[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
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)
2017–2022 Norwich City 121 (3)
2022–2025 Darmstadt 98 51 (0)
Total 309 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christoph Zimmermann (born 12 January 1993) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Early 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.[2]

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.[3] Zimmermann made his debut for Norwich City in a 1–1 draw against Fulham on 5 August 2017.[4] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 February 2018.[5] 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.[6]

Zimmermann made his Premier League debut for Norwich against West Ham United on 31 August 2019 in a 2–0 loss.[7]

Darmstadt

On 20 July 2022, Zimmermann signed a three-year contract with German second-tier club Darmstadt 98 in an undisclosed transfer.[8]

Retirement

On 25 November 2025, Zimmermann announced his retirement from football, aged 32.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2011–12[10] Regionalliga West 50———50
2012–13[10] 192———192
2013–14[10] 281———281
Total 523———523
Borussia Dortmund II 2014–15[10] 3. Liga 270———270
2015–16[10] Regionalliga West 292———292
2016–17[10] 290———290
Total 852———852
Norwich City 2017–18[11] Championship 3912040—451
2018–19[12] 4021041—453
2019–20[13] Premier League 1702010—200
2020–21[14] Championship 2201010—240
2021–22[15] Premier League 301010—50
Total 121370111001394
Darmstadt 98 2022–23[16] 2. Bundesliga 31020——330
2023–24[17] Bundesliga 19010——200
2024–25[18] 2. Bundesliga 1010——20
Total 51010——20
Career total 3098110111003319

Honours

Norwich City

Darmstadt 98

References

  1. ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rot-Weiß Erfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 26 July 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "City Set To Sign German Defender Christoph Zimmermann". Norwich City F.C. 15 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Norwich City Football Club Oliveira fires late equaliser for City". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wolves 2-2 Norwich". BBC Sport. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Norwich seal title with victory at Villa". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "West Ham v Norwich, 2019/20 | Premier League". Premier League. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Norwich defender Zimmerman leaves for Darmstadt". BBC Sport. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Norwich title-winner Zimmermann retires". BBC Sport. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Christoph Zimmermann at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Christoph Zimmermann in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  19. ↑ 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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