Tim Roel Kips (born 1 November 2000) is a Luxembourgish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German Regionalliga club 1. FC Phönix Lübeck.
Early life Kips was born in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg.
Club career Kips started his career at FC Etzella Ettelbrück, where he played up to U17 level. On March 19, 2017, he made his first senior appearance on match day 18 of Luxembourg Division of Honour, Luxembourg's 2nd division. He played the entire 90 minutes in the 3-3 draw at home against Union Mertert-Wasserbillig.3 Union Mertert - Ehrenpromotion 2016/17, todoporelfutbol.com, 19 March 2017
In the summer 2017, Kips moved to Germany, signing for Eintracht Trier, where he started the clubs U19 team.U19 siegt in Homburg und hält zum dritten Mal in Folge die ..., eintracht-trier.com, 31 October 2017 He later had a trial with 1. FC Magdeburg, before joining the club permanently in the summer of 2018.Le jeune Tim Kips en test au FC Magdebourg, virgule.lu, 3 May 2018 In January 2019, he was promoted to the club's first team squad as third goalkeeper.Tim Kips promu troisième gardien à Magdebourg, virgule.lu, 7 January 2019
Kips moved to R.E. Virton in Belgium in June 2019, where he signed a three-year contract.Tim Kips atterrit à Dudelange, virgule.lu, 26 June 2019 They then immediately loaned him out to F91 Dudelange for the 2019-20 season. Kips helped the club qualify for the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.Europa League: F91 Düdelingen verschafft sich gute Ausgangslage, tageblatt.lu, 23 July 2019 He was signed permanently for the 2020-21 season and made 23 league appearances.
Ahead of the 2021/22 season, Kips moved to FC Erzgebirge Aue in the 2. Bundesliga,Dritter Keeper an Bord, fc-erzgebirge.de, 15 July 2021 where he was the third goalkeeper behind Martin Männel and Philipp Klewin. In the summer of 2022, with FC Erzgebirge Aue relegated to the 3. Liga, he moved on loan to FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz in the fourth-tier Regionalliga Südwest. In the final third of the season, the rivals came out on top - despite an interim suspension following a red card. At the end of the season, the club was relegated second last and Kips returned to Erzgebirge Aue at the end of his loan period.
References
External links
Tim Kips at fussball-lux.lu