Christian Clemens (soccer player)

Christian Clemens
Christian Clemens (2012)
Personnel
birthday	4th August 1991
place of birth	Cologne ,  Germany
size	181 cm
position	midfield
Juniors
Years	station
1997-2001	SC Cologne Weiler-Volkhoven
2001-2010	1. FC Cologne
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2009-2010	1. FC Cologne II	11 0(0)
2010-2013	1. FC Cologne	89 (13)
2013-2014	FC Schalke 04	19 0(0)
2015-2016	1. FSV Mainz 05	40 0(6)
2017–	1. FC Cologne	47 0(4)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2007	Germany U-16	7 0(0)
2007-2008	Germany U-17	7 0(0)
2008-2009	Germany U-18	10 0(3)
2009-2010	Germany U-19	5 0(2)
2010-2011	Germany U-20	3 0(2)
2011-2013	Germany U-21	6 0(0)
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of season 2019/20

Christian Clemens (born August 4, 1991 in Cologne ) is a German soccer player who has been under contract with 1. FC Cologne since January 2017 .

Club career

1. FC Cologne

Clemens grew up in Cologne-Chorweiler and began his career in 1997 at SC Köln Weiler-Volkhoven ; In 2001 he moved to the youth department of 1. FC Köln . From 2009 to 2010 he played eleven games for the second team in the Regionalliga West .

From the 2010/11 season he was part of the first team, for which he made his debut on August 15, 2010 in the DFB-Pokal game against ZFC Meuselwitz . He made his Bundesliga debut on September 12, 2010 (3rd matchday) in a 1-0 win at home against FC St. Pauli . He scored his first Bundesliga goal on December 11, 2010 (16th match day) in a 1-0 win at home against Eintracht Frankfurt . For the first time, he scored two goals in a game on December 10, 2011 in a 4-0 win against SC Freiburg , converting a corner directly. This hit was voted goal of the month . At the end of the 2011/12 season, he was relegated from the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln. His contract was valid until June 30, 2014.

FC Schalke 04

During the 2013 summer break, Clemens moved to FC Schalke 04 . He received a four-year contract and the shirt with the shirt number 11. He played his first competitive game for Schalke on August 5, 2013 in the first round of the DFB Cup against FC Nöttingen , which was won 2-0. Clemens played for 90 minutes and saw the yellow card in the match . He played his first league game for the Royal Blues on the first match day of the 2013/14 season in a 3: 3 match against Hamburger SV , in which he prepared the last goal of the game in 90 minutes. Due to the great competition in his position (including Julian Draxler , Dennis Aogo and Leon Goretzka ) he was rarely used; Due to an injury, he ended the season after only eleven point games.

1. FSV Mainz 05

During the winter break of the 2014/15 season , he moved on loan to league competitor 1. FSV Mainz 05 , with whom he received a contract valid until June 30, 2016. In the first second round match in the Mainz 5-0 win against SC Paderborn 07 , he completed 90 minutes. On February 21, 2015 (22nd matchday) he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Mainz in the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt . At the end of April 2016, 1. FSV Mainz 05 used a purchase option and provided Clemens with a contract that ran until June 30, 2019.

Return to 1. FC Köln

Clemens moved back to 1. FC Köln on January 1, 2017. His contract runs until June 30, 2021. He played his first game on January 22, 2017 in the Bundesliga against 1. FSV Mainz 05 , his former club; the game ended 0-0.

National team

From 2007 to 2010, Clemens played in the DFB junior teams in the U-16 to U-19 age group and made his debut in the U-20 national team on September 6, 2010 in a 3-2 victory over the Swiss team, in which he also scored his first goal for that national team. On February 6, 2011 he was re-nominated for the international match against the Greek U-21 on February 9 and made his debut in this age group in Athens in a goalless draw.

Style of play

Clemens is mainly used as a winger on the left or right side, but can also play on the " eight ", ie in the central midfield. He himself sees his strengths in his flanks, his behavior in one-on-one situations and also his speed. His way of playing is also shaped by his dynamism and shooting strength.

Others

Clemens was in a relationship with former soccer player Lynn Mester , who played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen until 2011 . Clemens' younger brother Michael is also a soccer player and was under contract with the second team of 1. FC Köln for a long time . He is currently playing for the second team at 1. FC Kaiserslautern .

successes

1. FC Cologne

• German second division champions : 2018/19

Awards

• Goal scorer of the month December 2011

Web links

• Christian Clemens in the database of fussballdaten.de
• Christian Clemens in the database of weltfussball.de
• Christian Clemens in the database of transfermarkt.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sebastian Fischer: More Cologne than ever. In: Süddeutsche.de. Süddeutscher Verlag / Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH, January 8, 2017, accessed on February 10, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Joachim Schmidt: New freedoms on the offensive at 1. FC Cologne ( German ) General-Anzeiger. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
3. ↑ FC talent Christian Clemens was more than just Soldo's last cartridge ( German ) GOAL.com. September 12, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
4. ↑ Confirmation of the contract extension by 1. FC Köln  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Medical check passed: Christian Clemens becomes a Schalke ( German ) FC Schalke 04. 17th June 2013. Accessed on 17th June 2013.
6. ↑ Sportschau : FC Nöttingen - Schalke 04 0: 2 - Keller team is showering its way into the next round ( memento from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 5, 2013.
7. ↑ Christian Clemens loaned to 1. FSV Mainz 05 ( German ) FC Schalke 04. January 6, 2015. Accessed January 6, 2015.
8. ↑ Christian Clemens comes to Mainz mainz05.de, accessed on January 7, 2015
9. ↑ Schmidt starts with a Derby win match report on Mainz05.de, accessed on February 24, 2015
10. ^ 1. FSV Mainz 05: Christian Clemens stays 05er , April 29, 2016, accessed on April 29, 2016.
11. ↑ FC sign Christian Clemens
12. ↑ Premiere for Mark Uth ( German ) Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. September 9, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
13. ^ U21 without Schürrle and Vukcevic against Greece . TIME. February 6, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
14. ↑ ^{a b} Kicker : Clemens and the exit clause , accessed on February 8, 2013.
15. ↑ express.de: His girlfriend Lynn storms for Bayer Leverkusen
16. ↑ Player profile of Michael Clemens on transfermarkt.de
17. ↑ Sportschau: Goal of the Month December 2011