Dominik Kaiser

Early career

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.

1899 Hoffenheim

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. 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 then scored his first goal for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, in a 6–3 win over FC Denzlingen on 2 September 2009. He went on to finish his first season at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, making 32 appearances and scoring five times in all competitions. At the start of the 2010–11 season, Kaiser was promoted to the first team, where he trained regularly with the squad. He then appeared in the first team as an unused substitute in number of matches, whilst appearing in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II during…

Kaiser has an older brother, Steffen, who works as a doctor in Esslingen. Outside of football, Kaiser also practices Judo.