Germany’s first choice right back Joshua Kimmich played every single minute of Germany’s flawless campaign, providing an impressive nine assists – two more than any other player in European qualifying. He also scored goals against Norway and Northern Ireland and helped Löw’s side keep six clean sheets.
His steady rise to prominence have seen him being compared to Germany’s 2014 World Cup winning Captain Phillip Lahm. Though they both play in the same position and for the same club, Kimmich is clearly not interested in being Lahm a Lahm clown.
“I always wanted to be me and not a Lahm clone or Lahm the second. Of course Philipp was a great player – even when he had a bad game he was still better than the others. But you want to play as your own person.” He told Bundesliga’s official website.