Tim Drexler

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Tim Drexler
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 (age 20)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 TSG Hoffenheim II 24 (1)
2024–2026 TSG Hoffenheim 16 (0)
20251. FC Nürnberg (loan) 14 (1)
2025–20261. 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 Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

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Club career

Drexler began to play football at a young age for local team FzG Münzesheim, before signing for TSG Hoffenheim in 2016.[ citation needed ]

TSG Hoffenheim

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]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 31 January 2026, Drexler joined Red Bull Salzburg in Austria on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [9]

International career

Drexler has represented Germany at multiple levels, starting from the under-16s.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 February 2026 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2022–23 Regionalliga Südwest 600060
2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest15100151
Total211000000211
1899 Hoffenheim 2023–24 Bundesliga 8000000080
2024–25 Bundesliga80203 [b] 000130
Total160203000210
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 141000000141
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga130130
Red Bull Salzburg 2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 001010
Career total642303000702
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "Tim Drexler profile". bundesliga.com. 31 July 2024.
  2. "Astoria Walldorf 0-1 TSG Hoffenheim". Soccerway. 31 July 2024.
  3. "Hoffenheim 4-0 Balingen". Soccerway. 31 July 2024.
  4. "Drexler joins first team of Hoffenheim". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 31 July 2024.
  5. "Frankfurt 3-1 Hoffenheim". espn.com. 31 July 2024.
  6. "Drexler signs new contract". onefootball.com. 31 July 2024.
  7. "FCN leiht Tim Drexler von der TSG Hoffenheim aus" [FCN loans Tim Drexler from TSG Hoffenheim] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. "Tim Drexler kehrt zum FCN zurück" [Tim Drexler returns to FCN] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. "A new centre-back for FC Red Bull Salzburg". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  10. Tim Drexler at Soccerway