Jonathan Clauss

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Jonathan Clauss
Clauss with Lens in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Florent Clauss
Date of birth (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 92
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)
2022–2024 Marseille 61 (5)
2024– Nice 9 (1)
International career
2022– France 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

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

Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024.

Early life

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Jonathan Florent Clauss[2] was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg, Alsace.[3]

Club career

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Early career

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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.[4] 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.[5]

Arminia Bielefeld

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In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.[6]

Lens

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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.[7] 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).[8]

Marseille

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

Nice

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On 25 July 2024, Clauss signed for Nice for €5 million plus €1 million in potential bonuses.[10]

International career

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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.[11] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 November 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[14] CFA 24 0 1 0 25 0
Avranches 2016–17[14] Championnat National 30 1 5 1 35 2
Avranches B 2016–17[14] CFA 2 2 0 2 0
Quevilly-Rouen 2017–18[14] Ligue 2 29 1 0 0 29 1
Quevilly-Rouen B 2017–18[14] Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
Arminia Bielefeld 2018–19[15] 2. Bundesliga 28 3 1 0 29 3
2019–20[15] 2. Bundesliga 34 5 2 0 36 5
Total 62 8 3 0 65 8
Lens B 2020–21[14] Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
Lens 2020–21[14] Ligue 1 33 3 1 0 34 1
2021–22[14] Ligue 1 37 5 3 0 40 3
Total 70 8 4 0 74 4
Marseille 2022–23[14] Ligue 1 34 2 2 0 6[b] 0 42 2
2023–24[14] Ligue 1 27 3 2 0 14[c] 2 43 5
Total 61 5 4 0 20 2 85 7
Nice 2024–25 Ligue 1 9 1 0 0 4[d] 0 13 1
Career total 351 39 17 1 24 2 392 40
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 6 September 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2022 6 0
2023 4 1
2024 4 1
Total 14 2
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal[17]
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
2 5 June 2024 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz, France 13  Luxembourg 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

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Arminia Bielefeld

Individual

References

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  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. ^ Jonathan Clauss at the French Football Federation (in French) Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ SAS, OUACOM (26 July 2017). "Interview exclusive de Jonathan Clauss: "je ne m'interdis plus de rêver"". www.austade.fr.
  5. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 6ème journée - Châteauroux / Quevilly Rouen Métropole". www.lfp.fr.
  6. ^ "Clauss wechselt ablösefrei zur Arminia". kicker Online (in German). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Mercato de l'OM : Clauss transféré à Nice, Ismaïla Sarr toujours plus proche de Crystal Palace". L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ Holyman, I. (17 March 2022). "One to watch: Lens' new France call-up Jonathan Clauss". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Saliba and Clauss make France debuts". Ligue 1. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  13. ^ Tournoux, Manu (19 November 2023). "Clauss still scores points". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jonathan Clauss at Soccerway
  15. ^ a b "Jonathan Clauss » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Jonathan Clauss". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  17. ^ Jonathan Clauss at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "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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