Lex-Tyger Lobinger (born 22 February 1999) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Career

Lobinger made his professional debut for

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

in the

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on 8 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for

Shinta Appelkamp is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf. Born in Japan, Appelkamp was a youth international for Japan before switching to represent Germany. Career Appelkamp made his professional debut for Fo ...

. The home match finished as a 2–2 draw. On 1 July 2022, Lobinger signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Personal life

Lobinger is the son of

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger (3 September 1972 – 16 February 2023) was a German pole vaulter. Career Lobinger's discipline was pole vault and he was an elite competitor from the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters. ...

and

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er Petra Lobinger née Laux, who both represented Germany at the

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* * * * 1999 births Living people Footballers from Bonn German men's footballers Men's association football forwards 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players SG Wattenscheid 09 players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Fortuna Düsseldorf players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players {{Germany-footy-forward-stub