Matthias Jürgen Zimmermann (; born 16 June 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as a defender for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Career

Zimmermann started his footballing career in VfB Grötzingen's youth categories. In 2008, he moved to

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. He made his debut for Karlsruhe on 6 December 2009, in a 3–1 away victory against Rot Weiss Ahlen, after coming off the bench to replace

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in the 90th minute. On 18 June 2011, Zimmermann joined

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

, signing a three-year contract with the new club, lasting until 2014. In January 2013, Zimmermann was loaned to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

SV Sandhausen

On 27 June 2013, he signed a season long loan deal with

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VfB Stuttgart

For the 2015–16 season Zimmermann moved to VfB Stuttgart II. On 2 May 2016, he made his debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart against Werder Bremen. Zimmermann extended his contract with the Bundesliga team of Stuttgart on 20 December 2017 until June 2019.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 16 July 2018, it was announced that Zimmermann would join Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year contract.

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* 1992 births Living people German footballers Footballers from Baden-Württemberg Germany youth international footballers Association football defenders Karlsruher SC II players Karlsruher SC players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Borussia Mönchengladbach II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SV Sandhausen players VfB Stuttgart II players VfB Stuttgart players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub