| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benedikt Steffen Gimber [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Buchen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Sulzbach | |||
| –2009 | SV Schefflenz | ||
| 2009–2016 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → SV Sandhausen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → SV Sandhausen II (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Jahn Regensburg (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Jahn Regensburg | 102 | (4) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 61 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Germany U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Germany U20 | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:39, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Benedikt Steffen Gimber (born 19 February 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 1. FC Heidenheim. [2]
In June 2017, Gimber was loaned out to Jahn Regensburg by 1899 Hoffenheim. [3]
In May 2017, it was announced he would join FC Ingolstadt 04 for the 2018–19 season having agreed a contract until 2021. The transfer fee paid to Hoffenheim was reported as €1 million. [4]
On 27 August 2019, he returned to Regensburg. [5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| SV Sandhausen (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SV Sandhausen II (loan) | 2016–17 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Karlsruher SC | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Jahn Regensburg (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Ingolstadt 04 | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Jahn Regensburg | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 102 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 108 | 4 | |||
| Jahn Regensburg II | 2020–21 | Bayernliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Heidenheim | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 67 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 247 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 8 | ||
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