Tim Leibold (born 30 November 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays left-back for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

[4] Under head coach Dieter Hecking, Leibold was an undisputed starter and did not miss a single minute of the playing time during the season.

[5] In particular, he convinced with good performances in the first half of the season, after which he was rated by the German sports magazine kicker behind Moritz Heyer of VfL Osnabrück as the second best defender in the league.

[8] For the 2020–21 season, Leibold was appointed team captain by the new head coach Daniel Thioune, thereby succeeding Aaron Hunt.

[9] He would be relegated to vice-captain by Tim Walter after Sebastian Schonlau would be appointed team captain right after leaving SC Paderborn 07.