Dominik Kaiser

At TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, Kaiser made his debut for the side, where he played 17 minutes after coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against TSG Weinheim.

He went on to finish his first season at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, making 32 appearances and scoring five times in all competitions.

He then appeared in the first team as an unused substitute in number of matches, whilst appearing in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II during the 2010–11 season.

At some to his TSG 1899 Hoffenheim time there, he signed his first professional contract.

The move saw Kaiser reunited with Manager Ralf Rangnick, who he known at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Kaiser made his RB Leipzig debut in the opening game of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against Union Berlin II.

Dominik Kaiser (born 16 September 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Mutlangen, West Germany, Kaiser was raised in Waldstetten and played for various clubs, such as TGSV Waldstetten, Normannia Gmünd and VfL Kirchheim/Teck before re–joining Normannia Gmünd in 2007.

Up until he was 17, Kaiser played tennis before decided to quit to fully concentrate on football.

Kaiser made his Normannia Gmünd debut, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Alemannia Aachen in the first round of the DFB–Pokal.

Since making for his debut for Normannia Gmünd, Kaiser became a first team regular for the side in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.

In 2009, Kaiser moved to 1899 Hoffenheim II, which was largely credited to his brother, who knew Markus Gisdol at SC Geislingen.

Shortly after, he was assigned to the U23 side and then the second team.

He then scored his first goal for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, in a 6–3 win over FC Denzlingen on 2 September 2009.

At the start of the 2010–11 season, Kaiser was promoted to the first team, where he trained regularly with the squad.

Kaiser waited for a long time until on 14 May 2011 when he made his debut at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, coming on as a second–half substitute for Edson Braafheid, in a 3–1 loss against VfL Wolfsburg.

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Kaiser was given a handful of first team appearances.

His first appearance of the 2011–12 came on 13 August 2011, where he came on as a second–half substitute, in a 1–0 win over Borussia Dortmund.

This lasted until late–October when he was replaced by the returning Fabian Johnson and appeared on the substitute bench, as well as, the club's second team for the rest of the season.

Later in the 2011–12 season, he made two more appearances.

Despite his first team opportunities limited, Kaiser extended his contract with the club, keeping him until 2014, on 3 January 2012.

Kaiser left TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for RB Leipzig, a club based on Regionalliga Nordost, on 11 July 2012, signing a contract until 2016.

He then scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2012, in a 3–0 win over Germania Halberstadt.

Kaiser helped the side win the Regionalliga Nordost and won promotion to the 3.

Liga, after three seasons in the Regionalliga after beating Sportfreunde Lotte.

In the 2013–14 season, Kaiser started the season well when he scored on Matchday 3, in a 2–1 win over Wacker Burghausen.

After returning from suspension, Kaiser then scored again on 21 December 2013, in a 2–1 win over Hallescher FC.

In a follow-up match against Wacker Burghausen on 25 January 2014, he captained RB Leipzig for the first time in his career, which saw RB Leipzig lose 1–0.

He later captained RB Leipzig again for the second time this season, which came against SV Elversberg on 2 March 2014 and scored, as well as, assisting another goal, in a 2–0 win.

Then, on 3 May 2014, Kaiser scored a hat–trick, as well as, setting up two goals, in a 5–1 win over 1. FC Saarbrücken, a win that help the club reach promotion to 2.

Bundesliga after finishing the season in second place and became the first team since the introduction of the 3.

Liga to win promotion to the 2.

Bundesliga after only one season.

Initially playing out as a defensive midfielder position, Kaiser then switched into playing as an attacking midfielder position.

In the 2014–15 season, Kaiser was featured for the first two league matches to the season before suffering a thigh injury.

After returning to the first team from injury, he then scored his first goal of the season, as well as, setting up two goals, in a 3–1 win over Karlsruher SC on 24 September 2014.

In the next match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, Kaiser captained the side for the first time this season, in a 2–2 draw.

Following this, he continued to regain his first team place for the rest of the season.

Later in the 2014–15 season, Kaiser captained the side in a number of matches in the absence of Daniel Frahn.

Despite missing two matches later in the 2014–15 season,