Jonathan Clauss
Clauss with Lens in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Florent Clauss
Date of birth (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2000 FC Osthoffen
2000–2010 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 ASPV Strasbourg
2013–2015 SV Linx 62 (15)
2015–2016 Raon-l'Étape 24 (0)
2016–2017 Avranches B 2 (0)
2016–2017 Avranches 30 (1)
2017–2018 Quevilly-Rouen B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Quevilly-Rouen 29 (1)
2018–2020 Arminia Bielefeld 62 (8)
2020 Lens B 1 (0)
2020–2022 Lens 70 (8)
2022– Marseille 54 (3)
International career‡
2022– France 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the France national team.

Early life

Jonathan Florent Clauss[2] was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg.

Club career

Early career

A long-term academy product of Strasbourg, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the Ligue 2 for the 2017–18 season.[3] He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals.[4]

Arminia Bielefeld

In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.[5]

Lens

In May 2020, L'Équipe reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promoted to Ligue 1.[6] At the age of 28, he made the first top-flight appearance of his career. At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP).[7]

Marseille

On 20 July 2022, Clauss signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille. The transfer fee to be paid to Lens was €9 million.[8]

International career

In March 2022, at the age of 29, Clauss received his first call-up to the France national team when manager Didier Deschamps selected him for friendly matches against Ivory Coast and South Africa.[9] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.[10]

On 18 November 2023, Clauss scored his first goal with France in a 14–0 win over Gibraltar, the largest victory in the nation's history.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SV Linx 2013–14 Verbandsliga Südbaden 31 5 — — 31 5
2013–14 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2 1 — — 2 1
2014–15 Verbandsliga Südbaden 29 9 — — 29 9
Total 62 15 — — 62 15
Raon-l'Étape 2015–16[12] CFA 24 0 1 0 — 25 0
Avranches 2016–17[12] Championnat National 30 1 5 1 — 35 2
Avranches II 2016–17[12] CFA 2 2 0 — — 2 0
Quevilly-Rouen 2017–18[12] Ligue 2 29 1 0 0 — 29 1
Quevilly-Rouen II 2017–18[12] Championnat National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
Arminia Bielefeld 2018–19[13] 2. Bundesliga 28 3 1 0 — 29 3
2019–20[13] 2. Bundesliga 34 5 2 0 — 36 5
Total 62 8 3 0 — 65 8
Lens II 2020–21[12] Championnat National 2 1 0 — — 1 0
Lens 2020–21[12] Ligue 1 33 3 1 0 — 34 1
2021–22[12] Ligue 1 37 5 3 0 — 40 3
Total 70 8 4 0 — 74 4
Marseille 2022–23[12] Ligue 1 34 2 2 0 6[b] 0 42 2
2023–24[12] Ligue 1 19 1 2 0 8[c] 1 29 2
Total 53 3 4 0 14 1 71 4
Career total 334 36 17 1 14 1 365 34
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 22 November 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2022 6 0
2023 4 1
Total 10 1
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal.
List of international goals scored by Jonathan Clauss
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2023 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France 9  Gibraltar 5–0 14–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Clauss" (in French). RC Lens. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "JC Concept Image". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
    "Jonathan Clauss". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ SAS, OUACOM (26 July 2017). "Interview exclusive de Jonathan Clauss: "je ne m'interdis plus de rêver"". www.austade.fr.
  4. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 6ème journée - Châteauroux / Quevilly Rouen Métropole". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "Clauss wechselt ablösefrei zur Arminia". kicker Online (in German). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ^ Trésarrieu, Flavien (11 May 2020). "L'étonnant parcours de Jonathan Clauss, la nouvelle recrue du RC Lens". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ "L'OM officialise l'arrivée de Jonathan Clauss" [OM formalizes the arrival of Jonathan Clauss] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ^ Holyman, I. (17 March 2022). "One to watch: Lens' new France call-up Jonathan Clauss". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Saliba and Clauss make France debuts". Ligue 1. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ^ Tournoux, Manu (19 November 2023). "Clauss still scores points". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jonathan Clauss at Soccerway
  13. ^ a b "Jonathan Clauss » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Jonathan Clauss". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  15. ^ "L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 aux trophées UNFP avec un trio d'attaque Terrier-Ben Yedder-Mbappé". L'Équipe (in French). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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