Photo: Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire about Matthias Ginter is the quiet loyalty of his story: a Freiburg boy who came back to play centre-back for the club closest to home. He is not the kind of defender who chases highlight reels; at 191 cm he simply does the unglamorous work of organizing a back line, and the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt honor tells me others noticed. I have a soft spot for players whose value lives in the things statistics struggle to capture. Ginter strikes me as a craftsman, and craftsmen rarely get the headlines they deserve in this sport.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthias Ginter
- Name (Japanese)
- マティアス・ギンター
- Reading
- まてぃあす・ぎんたー
- Born
- January 19, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Matthias Ginter born?
Born January 19, 1994 (age 32).
Where is Matthias Ginter from?
Matthias Ginter is from Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Government Region, Germany.
What does Matthias Ginter do?
Matthias Ginter works as association football player.
How tall is Matthias Ginter?
Matthias Ginter is 191 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.