External links
- Bundesliga profile
- Tim Drexler at DFB (also available in German )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruchsal, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | FzG Münzesheim | ||
| 2016–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 24 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | TSG Hoffenheim | 16 | (0) |
| 2025 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Germany U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:17, 15 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Tim Drexler (born 6 March 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Germany national under-21 football team.
Drexler began to play football at a young age for local team FzG Münzesheim, before signing for TSG Hoffenheim in 2016.[ citation needed ]
Drexler played for Hoffenheim's youth teams until he made his debut for Hoffenheim II in 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Astoria Walldorf. [2] He made 5 further appearances for the reserve team that season. The following season, Drexler became a more regular starter for the reserve team, making 15 appearances and scoring a goal in a 4–0 win over TSG Balingen. [3]
Drexler joined the first team in March 2024, [4] making his first appearance for them in a 3–1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Anton Stach. [5] Drexler went on to make 8 Bundesliga appearances that season, before signing a new long-term contract in July 2024. [6]
On 9 January 2025, Drexler moved on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2. Bundesliga for the rest of the season. [7]
On 31 August 2025, Drexler returned to 1. FC Nürnberg on a new season-long loan. [8]
On 31 January 2026, Drexler joined Red Bull Salzburg in Austria on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [9]
Drexler has represented Germany at two different levels, U17 and U19, making 6 appearances in total. [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
