Thorsten Kirschbaum (born 20 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1]
 Kirschbaum in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Würzburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Obernzenn | |||
| 1999–2004 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2004–2006 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | FC Vaduz | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | SV Sandhausen | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Energie Cottbus | 91 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 46 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | VVV-Venlo | 55 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Jahn Regensburg | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 | |||
Club career
editKirschbaum was a member of the team of 1899 Hoffenheim that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. On 10 January 2009, he moved from 1899 Hoffenheim to Liechtenstein to play for FC Vaduz of the Swiss Super League and was released on 30 June 2009. After one year he left SV Sandhausen and signed a three-year contract for Energie Cottbus.
After the end of his contract with Cottbus on 1 July 2013, Kirschbaum moved to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer. On 10 March 2013, he signed a contract until June 2016 with VfB Stuttgart.[2]
On 1 July 2015, Kirschbaum moved to 1. FC Nürnberg.[3]
On 27 May 2019, Kirschbaum joined VVV-Venlo on a free transfer.[4]
In summer 2021, he moved to Jahn Regensburg.[5]
International career
editKirschbaum has made seven appearances for the Germany U-21.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 12 November 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| FC Vaduz | 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| SV Sandhausen | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 97 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||
| Jahn Regensburg | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 281 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 296 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "Kirschbaum, Thorsten". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Kirschbaum signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Thorsten Kirschbaum moves to Nuremberg". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "VVV vindt in Duitse doelman Kirschbaum opvolger voor Unnerstall". nu.nl (in Dutch). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ ""Reichlich Erfahrung" für den Jahn: Kirschbaum kommt aus Venlo". kicker.de (in German). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Thorsten Kirschbaum » Club matches". World Football. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Thorsten Kirschbaum named as eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020.
External links
edit- Thorsten Kirschbaum at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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