Christian Clemens
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Clemens | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | SC Köln Weiler-Volkhoven | ||
| 2001–2009 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | 1. FC Köln II | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | 1. FC Köln | 89 | (13) |
| 2013–2015 | Schalke 04 | 19 | (0) |
| 2015– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 27 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Germany U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U18 | 10 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2016. | |||
Christian Clemens (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪs.tɪ.an ˈklɛ.məns]; born 4 August 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan from FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.
Club career
1. FC Köln
Clemens started his career with SC Weiler-Volkhoven, joined 1. FC Köln at the age of ten and progressed through the club's youth system.[1] He made his first-team debut in a 1–0 win against FC St. Pauli.[2] In December 2010, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] He moved to Schalke 04 for the 2013–14 Bundesliga season.[4]
Schalke 04
On 17 June 2013, FC Schalke 04 confirmed that Christian Clemens had signed a 4-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2017.[5] The transfer fee is reported as €3,000,000 by the S04 Sport and Communications manager Horst Heldt.[5] Christian Clemens was assigned a number 11 shirt, previously worn by Ibrahim Afellay.[5]
International career
Clemens previously played for several Germany national youth football teams and on 6 September 2010 Clemens made his debut for the Germany U-20 national football team in a 3–2 victory over Switzerland in which Clemens also scored his first goal for the Germany U-20 national football team.[6] On 6 February 2011, Clemens received his first call-up to the Germany U-21 national football team for a match against the Greece U-21 national football team.[7] On 9 February 2011, Clemens debuted for the Germany U-21 national football team in a friendly match against the Greece U-21 national football team.[7]
Playing style
Clemens is mainly deployed as a winger and utilized on the left or right flanks on the football pitch;[8] but Clemens can also be deployed as a second striker.[8] Clemens himself sees his strengths on the flanks of the football pitch.[8] Clemens possesses accurate heading and shooting of the ball, great agility and endurance, physical strength, rapid acceleration and speed.[8] Clemens is a dummy specialist and a silky dribbler which Clemens utilizes to bamboozle opposition defenders in one-on-one situations with ease.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 November 2014[9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||||
| 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | Regionalliga West | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 2010–11 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 2011–12 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2012–13 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Club totals | 1. FC Köln II | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 89 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 14 | ||
| FC Schalke 04 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career statistics | 119 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14 | ||
Outside football
Personal life
Clemens was dating German, Lynn Julia Mester, a professional female footballer whom played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women).[10][11]
References
- ↑ Schmidt, Joachim (14 September 2010). "Neue Freiheiten in der Offensive beim 1. FC Köln" (in German). General-Anzeiger Online. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ Gonscherowski, Tobias. "Well worth the risk". bundesliga.de. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ "Köln feiert Bubi Clemens, Poldi verletzt" (in German). Sport Bild. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Vertrag bis 2017: Clemens verstärkt Schalke" (in German). kicker.de. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Schalke 04 sign Christian Clemens from FC Köln". SB Nation. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ "Premiere für Mark Uth" [Debut for Mark Uth]. ksta.de (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- 1 2 "U21 ohne Schürrle und Vukcevic gegen Griechenland" [U21 without Schürrle and Vukcevic against Greece]. zeit.de. Die Zeit. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Clemens und die Ausstiegsklausel" [Clemens and the get-out clause]. kicker.de (in German). Kicker. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "Christian Clemens" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Alexander Haubrichs and Markus Crutches (19 October 2010). "Seine Freundin Lynn stürmt für Bayer Leverkusen" [His girlfriend Lynn striker for Bayer Leverkusen]. express.de (in German). Express. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Alexander Haubrichs and Markus Crutches (7 December 2012). "Von der Spielerin zur Spielerfrau" [From player to player woman]. express.de (in German). Express. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
External links
- Christian Clemens profile at Fussballdaten