Tim Kleindienst (born 31 August 1995) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for 1. FC Heidenheim.

Club career

Kleindienst joined

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in 2010 from KSV Weißwasser. He made his

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debut at 14 December 2013 against

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 ...

replacing

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after 78 minutes in a 3–1 home defeat. On 20 May 2015, it was announced that Kleindienst would join

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

for the 2015–16 season. On 2 September 2019, Kleindienst re-joined 1. FC Heidenheim having spent the 2016–17 season on loan at the club. On 30 July 2020, Kleindienst signed for

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side

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. The transfer fee was undisclosed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kleindienst, Tim 1995 births Living people Association football forwards German footballers Germany youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Belgian Pro League players FC Energie Cottbus players SC Freiburg players 1. FC Heidenheim players K.A.A. Gent players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium People from Bad Muskau Footballers from Saxony