Miguel Timm

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Miguel Timm
Personal information
Full name Miguel Raoul Timm
Date of birth (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pirates
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2005 Ajax Cape Town
2005–2011 Supersport United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Bidvest Wits 22 (1)
2014–2015 Mpumalanga Black Aces 34 (3)
2016–2017 Phoenix Rising 26 (0)
2018–2019 Chippa United 3 (0)
2019–2020 Maritzburg United 33 (0)
2020–2022 Marumo Gallants 46 (0)
2022– Orlando Pirates 46 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Miguel Timm (born 31 January 1992) is a South African football midfielder who currently plays for Orlando Pirates. [1]

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Career

Timm was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Johannesburg. [2] His youth career began in a suburb in South Johannesburg called Mondeor.

He soon started to attract the likes of Orlando Pirates FC and SuperSport United F.C. academies. After a brief stint with Orlando Pirates FC U-12's he went to play in Ajax Cape Town F.C.'s development.

Miguel's professional playing career started with Bidvest Wits FC between 2011 and 2014 and then for Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. from 2014 to 2015. [3] Timm played in the United States with Phoenix Rising between 2016 and 2018. [2] After returning to South Africa he played for Chippa United, Maritzburg United and Marumo Gallants. [2]

On 5 November 2022, Timm won the 2022 MTN 8 with Orlando Pirates after defeating AmaZulu in the final, with Timm named man of the match. [4]

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References

  1. Baleka, Mihlali (10 September 2022). "Bucs aiming for clean sweet - Timm". Pretoria News. Retrieved 12 November 2022 via PressReader.
  2. 1 2 3 "Orlando Pirates' Timm to snatch Soweto derby bragging rights back from Kaizer Chiefs? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. Laduma, Soccer. "Miguel Timm And Bhongolethu Jayiya Have Joined Black Aces". Soccerladuma. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. Mateza, Mawande. "Timm has an ace up his sleeve for Pirates supporters". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 12 November 2022.