Timo Baumgartl
German footballer (born 1996)
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Timo Baumgartl (born 4 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.
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Baumgartl playing for VfB Stuttgart II in 2013 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 March 1996 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Böblingen, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | St. Louis City SC | ||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | GSV Maichingen | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | SSV Reutlingen | ||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013–2019 | VfB Stuttgart II | 24 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2014–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 115 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2019–2023 | PSV | 21 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2021–2023 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 33 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Schalke 04 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | St. Louis City | 22 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | St. Louis City 2 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:20, 22 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Club career
VfB Stuttgart
Baumgartl made his debut on 18 December 2013 for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against Borussia Dortmund II in a 2–1 home defeat. He played the full game as a centre-back.[2]
He made his Bundesliga debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart on 8 November 2014 against Werder Bremen. On 26 January 2015, Baumgartl extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018.[3] He renewed his contract again until June 2020 on 11 August 2015.[4] On 3 December 2017, Baumgartl signed a new five-year contract with VfB, keeping him at Stuttgart until June 2022.[5]
PSV
On 25 July 2019, PSV Eindhoven announced the signing of Baumgartl on a five-year deal.[6]
Union Berlin (loan)
On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Baumgartl returned to Germany to play for Union Berlin on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[7][8] On 15 June 2022, PSV announced that Baumgartl's loan at Union had been extended through the 2022-23 season.[9]
Schalke 04
On 26 July 2023, he signed with Schalke 04 on a two-year contract.[10] On 29 August 2024, his contract with Schalke was mutually terminated.[11]
St. Louis City SC
On 29 November 2024, St. Louis City SC announced the signing of Baumgartl on a two-year contract (through 2026), with a club option for 2027.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 29 August 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 115 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 121 | 2 | |||
| PSV | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| St. Louis City | 2025 | MLS | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 205 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 237 | 8 | ||
