Timo Phil Horn (born 12 May 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

Timo Horn
Horn with 1. FC Köln in 2018
Personal information
Full name Timo Phil Horn[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)[2][3]
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
VfL Bochum
Number 1
Youth career
1999–2002 SC Rondorf
2002–2010 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 1. FC Köln II 29 (0)
2012–2023 1. FC Köln 299 (0)
2024 Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
2024– VfL Bochum 0 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Germany U15 1 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U16 5 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U17 11 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U18 5 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U19 5 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U20 2 (0)
2013–2015 Germany U21 4 (0)
2016 Germany U23 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Youth career

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Horn started his youth career at SC Rondorf and joined 1. FC Köln, a club he supported, in 2002.[4][5] At the age of 15, he rejected Liverpool.[4] He was on both the senior and reserve team squads for both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.[6] However, Horn only made appearances for the reserve squad in those two seasons.[6]

1. FC Köln

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Upon Köln's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga following the 2011–12 season, their top two keepers, Michael Rensing and Miro Varvodić, were released from the club, allowing Horn to become the team's first choice goalkeeper entering the 2012–13 season, receiving a vote of confidence from ex-caretaker manager Frank Schaefer.[7]

Köln proceeded to spend two seasons in the 2. Bundesliga, finishing 5th in 2012–13, and 1st the following year, earning a promotion back to the Bundesliga. Horn started all but three games in net over those two seasons, finishing with 27 combined clean sheets, including a league-leading 16 in 2013–14. As a team, Köln gave up merely 20 goals during the season, well ahead of the next fewest FC Ingolstadt, who allowed 33. Following the season, Horn was voted by Köln fans as the Player of the Season.[8]

Horn made his Bundesliga debut against Hamburger SV on 23 August 2014, recording a clean sheet. In fact, Horn began his Bundesliga career by not allowing a goal in his first four matches, a feat previously never accomplished.[9] On 19 December 2014, Horn signed a contract extension to stay at Köln until 2019,[10] citing his childhood dream of playing for Köln in the Bundesliga as a hometown player.

Following the 2015–16 season, Horn was once again voted as the team's Player of the Season.[11] Making 33 starts, Horn recorded 8 clean sheets while giving up 40 goals.

On 8 April 2018, Horn signed a contract extension with Köln, keeping him at the club until 2022.[12] He left Köln in July 2023, having spent 21 years at the club.[13]

Red Bull Salzburg

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On 6 January 2024, Horn joined Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]

International career

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Horn was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 Europe Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln II 2010–11 Regionalliga West 15 0 15 0 [16]
2011–12 14 0 14 0 [17]
Total 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
1. FC Köln 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 33 0 2 0 35 0 [5]
2013–14 32 0 3 0 35 0 [18]
2014–15 Bundesliga 33 0 3 0 36 0 [19]
2015–16 33 0 2 0 35 0 [20]
2016–17 20 0 1 0 21 0 [21]
2017–18 34 0 3 0 6 0 43 0 [22]
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 33 0 2 0 35 0 [23]
2019–20 Bundesliga 34 0 2 0 36 0 [24]
2020–21 34 0 3 0 2 0 39 0 [25]
2021–22 13 0 0 0 13 0 [26]
2022–23 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 [27]
Total 299 0 22 0 6 0 2 0 329 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 331 0 22 0 6 0 2 0 361 0

Honours

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1. FC Köln

Germany

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Timo Horn". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Timo Horn | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Timo Horn discusses goalkeeping and rejecting Liverpool ahead of Koln's 'unimaginable' Arsenal clash". The Independent. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Horn, Timo" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Timo Horn" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. ^ ""TIMO HORN WIRD DIE NEUE NUMMER EINS"" [Timo Horn becomes the new number 1]. 1. FC Köln (in German). 30 May 2012.
  8. ^ "TIMO HORN IST SPIELER DER SAISON" [Timo Horn is Player of the Season]. FC Köln (in German). 9 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Die Rekorde der Bundesliga-Saison 2014/15" [The records of the 2014-15 Bundesliga]. ran (in German).
  10. ^ ""Starkes Signal" FC bestätigt Vertragsverlängerung mit Timo Horn und Matthias Lehmann" ["Strong Signal" FC confirms contract extensions with Timo Horn and Matthias Lehmann]. Express (in German). 19 December 2014.
  11. ^ "TIMO HORN IST SPIELER DER SAISON" [Timo Horn is Player of the Season]. 1. FC Köln (in German). 26 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Horn extends until 2022". 1. FC Köln. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ ""Fällt mir unheimlich schwer": Horn verlässt nach 21 Jahren den 1. FC Köln". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Timo Horn wechselt an die Salzach" [Timo Horn is moving to the Salzach] (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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  20. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  21. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Timo Horn". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 June 2022.