Timo Baumgartl (born 4 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC.
Baumgartl made his debut on 18 December 2013 for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against Borussia Dortmund II in a 2–1 home defeat. He played the full game as a centre-back.[2]
He made his Bundesliga debut for the first team of VfB Stuttgart on 8 November 2014 against Werder Bremen. On 26 January 2015, Baumgartl extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2018.[3] He renewed his contract again until June 2020 on 11 August 2015.[4] On 3 December 2017, Baumgartl signed a new five-year contract with VfB, keeping him at Stuttgart until June 2022.[5]
On 25 July 2019, PSV Eindhoven announced the signing of Baumgartl on a five-year deal.[6]
On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Baumgartl returned to Germany to play for Union Berlin on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[7][8] On 15 June 2022, PSV announced that Baumgartl's loan at Union had been extended through the 2022-23 season.[9]
On 26 July 2023, he signed with Schalke 04 on a two-year contract.[10] On 29 August 2024, his contract with Schalke was mutually terminated.[11]
On 29 November 2024, St. Louis City SC announced the signing of Baumgartl on a two-year contract (through 2026), with a club option for 2027.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 115 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 121 | 2 | |||
| PSV | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Union Berlin (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| St. Louis City | 2025 | MLS | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 205 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 237 | 8 | ||
| International | |
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