page_title: Dominik Kaiser
section_title: RB Leipzig
hierarchical_section_title: Dominik Kaiser / Career / RB Leipzig
caption_attribution_description: English: friendly match
context_page_description: Dominik Kaiser is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96.
context_section_description: Kaiser left TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for RB Leipzig, a club based on Regionalliga Nordost, on 11 July 2012, signing a contract until 2016. 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. He then scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2012, in a 3–0 win over Germania Halberstadt. Since making his debut for the club, Kaiser quickly established himself in the starting eleven for the side, playing in the defensive midfield under Alexander Zorniger. He started every matches in the league since the start of the season until he suffered an ankle injury during a 1–1 match against Carl Zeiss Jena on 3 December 2012. He, again, injured his ankle in early–March. Despite the injuries, Kaiser then helped the side win the Regionalliga Nordost and won promotion to the 3. Liga, after three seasons in the Regionalliga after beating Sportfreunde Lotte. He later went on to score 3 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions at the end of the 2012–13 season.
  In the 2013–14 season, Kaiser started the season well when he scored on Matchday 3, in a 2–1 win over Wacker Burghausen. Kaiser started every matches since the start of the season and scored four more goals before missing one game, due to suspension. 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. It came after when he was appointed as the vice–captain in early–January 2014. 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. For his performance, Kaiser was named 3. Liga Player of the Year.
  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. A month later against Erzgebirge Aue in the second–round of DFB–Pokal, he played a vital role during the match when he scored, as well as, setting up two goals, in a 3–1 win. Later in the 2014–15 season, Kaiser captained the side in number of matches in absent of Daniel Frahn. Despite missing two matches later in the 2014–15 season,
  Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Kaiser was given a captaincy following the departure of Daniel Frahn to 1. FC Heidenheim. He started out playing in the central–midfielder at the start of the 2015–16 season following a tactics change. Kaiser then set up a goal for Davie Selke, who scored a header, in a 2–0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig on 15 August 2015. It wasn’t until on 4 October 2015 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–2 win over 1. FC Nürnberg. His performance resulted in him signing a three–year contract, keeping him until 2018, later that month. His goal against FSV Frankfurt on 13 December 2015 earned him December’s Goal of the Month. Under his leadership at RB Leipzig, Kaiser helped the club promoted to the Bundesliga after beating Karlsruher SC 2–0 on 8 May 201
caption: Kaiser pictured in August 2016 for a friendly match against FC Liefering.
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