Jonathan Clauss

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

Jonathan Clauss
Clauss with Lens in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Lens
Number 11
Youth career
1998–2000 FC Osthoffen
2000–2010 Strasbourg
2010–2013 ASPV Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 SV Linx 46 (14)
2015–2016 Raon-l'Étape 24 (0)
2016 Avranches II 2 (0)
2016–2017 Avranches 30 (1)
2017 Quevilly-Rouen II 1 (0)
2017–2018 Quevilly-Rouen 29 (1)
2018–2020 Arminia Bielefeld 62 (8)
2020 Lens B 1 (0)
2020– Lens 61 (7)
National team‡
2022– France 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club 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.[2] 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.[3]

In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.[4]

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.[5] 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 Professionels (UNFP).[6]

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.[7] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202220
Total20

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld

Individual

References
  1. "JONATHAN CLAUSS". www.rclens.fr (in French). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. SAS, OUACOM. "Interview exclusive de Jonathan Clauss: "je ne m'interdis plus de rêver"". www.austade.fr.
  3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 6ème journée - Châteauroux / Quevilly Rouen Métropole". www.lfp.fr.
  4. "Clauss wechselt ablösefrei zur Arminia". kicker Online (in German). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. Holyman, I. (17 March 2022). "One to watch: Lens' new France call-up Jonathan Clauss". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. "Saliba and Clauss make France debuts". Ligue 1. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. "Jonathan Clauss". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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