RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks announced today Tim Kleindienst and Kevin Müller have partnered with the team to become its newest "12s Everywhere" ambassadors in Germany. As "12s Everywhere" ambassadors, Bundesliga players, Kleindienst and Müller, will support Seahawks events, content, and media strategies in Seahawks Deutschland.
Tim Kleindienst is a German national team player and currently plays as a center forward for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was born in Jüterbog and has had an eventful career with spells at Cottbus, Freiburg, Heidenheim and Gent before moving to Mönchengladbach in 2024. Kleindienst is known for his goal-scoring abilities and was the top scorer in the 2022/23 season of the 2. Bundesliga with 1. FC Heidenheim. Kleindienst has been named the new captain of Borussia Mönchengladbach for the 2025/26 Bundesliga season.
"I first became aware of the Seahawks when I was a teenager, and I've been following them as a fan ever since," said Kleindienst. "American football has always fascinated me, this mixture of strategy and athleticism, plus the electrifying fan culture. Now being an ambassador for the Seahawks is really cool. I'm really looking forward to working with Kevin to accompany and support the Seahawks in their endeavors in Germany!"
Kevin Müller was born in Rostock, Germany. The goalkeeper, who played seven times for the DFB youth national teams, began his career at Hansa Rostock in the 3rd division and the 2nd Bundesliga. He is currently playing with 1. FC Heidenheim. Together with Tim Kleindienst, he celebrated promotion to the Bundesliga in 2023 and, one year later, qualification for the UEFA Conference League.
"I became a Seahawks fan in the early 2010s and have been hooked ever since," said Müller. "So I'm really excited to now be part of this organization, moving from the fan camp to an official role, so to speak! Above all, I'm looking forward to connecting and communicating with the German Sea Hawkers and football fans in general!"
The Seahawks continue to grow the team's global brand presence through its "12s Everywhere" fan engagement program. As part of the NFL's Global Markets Program, the team was granted marketing rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2024. The Seahawks have had marketing rights in Canada since 2021, and added Australia and New Zealand in 2025. In the past year, the team has formed new international partnerships in Germany including Infront, Condor Airlines, BDA Inc., and the European League of Football's Rhein Fire. In 2024, the team also introduced an international mascot, Bam, to engage directly with fans outside North America.
Fans are encouraged to follow along with the Seahawks' international efforts here.
German national team player and Borussia Mönchengladbach center forward Tim Kleindienst has joined on a member of the Seahawks 12s Everywhere Ambassadors
Germany's Tim Kleindienst runs during the Nations League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Bayern's Joshua Kimmich, left, and Freiburg's Tim Kleindienst challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and SC Freiburg in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst, right, and Bremen's Philipp Bargfrede challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga relegation first leg soccer match between Werder Bremen and 1. FC Heidenheim in Bremen, Germany, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Because of the coronavirus outbreak all soccer matches of the German Bundesliga take place without spectators. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst jumps for the ball during the German Bundesliga relegation first leg soccer match between Werder Bremen and 1. FC Heidenheim in Bremen, Germany, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Because of the coronavirus outbreak all soccer matches of the German Bundesliga take place without spectators. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreas Gora)
Dortmund's Ramy Bensebaini, centre left, and Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst challenge for the ball the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst, top, challenges for the ball with Bayern's Konrad Laimer, right, as Bayern's Dayot Upamecano looks them during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Heidenheim at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Heidenheim at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Heidenheim's Tim Kleindienst, left, reacts after scoring his side's opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Heidenheim at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, front, and Bosnia's Nikola Katic fight for the ball during the Nations League soccer match between Bosnia and Germany in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, and Micky van de Ven of the Netherlands challenge for the ball during the UEFA Nations League group 3 soccer match between Germany and The Netherlands in Munich, Germany, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst and Bosnia's Ermedin Demirović battle for the ball during the Nations League group soccer match between Germany and Bosnia in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst looks on during the Nations League group soccer match between Germany and Bosnia in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany's Leroy Sané, left, celebrates with Tim Kleindienst after scoring his side's sixth goal during the Nations League group soccer match between Germany and Bosnia in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst scores his side's seventh goal during the Nations League group soccer match between Germany and Bosnia in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst celebrates with Kai Havertz after scoring his side's seventh goal during the Nations League group soccer match between Germany and Bosnia in Freiburg, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Moenchengladbach's Tim Kleindienst, right, duels for the ball with Bayern's Eric Dier during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Moenchengladbach's Tim Kleindienst, left, jumps for the ball with Bayern's Eric Dier during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, scores his side's opening goal during the soccer Nations League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the soccer Nations League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, center, scores his side's first goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, 2nd left, scores his side's first goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, 2nd left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, 2nd left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, center, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, center, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma pushes the ball away from Germany's Tim Kleindienst during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Leon Goretzka, right, celebrates with Tim Kleindienst after scoring his side's second goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Leon Goretzka, right, celebrates with Tim Kleindienst after scoring his side's second goal during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, vies for the ball with Italy's Alessandro Bastoni during the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, center, gestures to the supporters at the end of the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, center, gestures to the supporters at the end of the Nations League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Italy and Germany, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Italy's Samuele Ricci, right, follows Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Jamal Musiala, right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal with Tim Kleindienst during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, top, scores his side's third goal during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal with Antonio Rudiger during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal with Antonio Rudiger during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, right, celebrates with Joshua Kimmich after scoring his side's third goal during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany's Tim Kleindienst, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Nations League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Germany and Italy at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
