René Klingenburg (born 29 December 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

René Klingenburg
Klingenburg in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Oberhausen, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2004 Post SV Oberhausen
2004–2008 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2008–2010 MSV Duisburg
2010–2012 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Schalke 04 II 58 (5)
2012–2014 Schalke 04 0 (0)
2015–2016 Viktoria Köln 35 (4)
2016–2017 Rot Weiss Ahlen 17 (0)
2017–2018 Schalke 04 II 35 (5)
2018–2019 Preußen Münster 34 (9)
2019–2020 Dynamo Dresden 25 (0)
2020–2021 Viktoria Köln 19 (1)
2021–2023 1. FC Kaiserslautern 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023

Career edit

Born in Oberhausen,[1] Klingenburg signed his first professional contract with FC Schalke 04 in December 2012.[2] In January 2015, Klingenburg joined Viktoria Köln on a contract until 2016.[3] Klingenburg then joined Rot Weiss Ahlen in the summer of 2016,[4] before returning to Schalke in January 2017.[5] He joined Preußen Münster on a one-year contract ahead of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 27 May 2019, Klingenburg joined Dynamo Dresden on a three-year contract ahead of the upcoming 2019–20 season.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "René Klingenburg". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Hübscher assistiert - Klingenburg wird Profi". kicker (in German). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Viktoria Köln holt Klingenburg". kicker (in German). 23 January 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ "RWA holt Yesilova und Klingenburg". Die Glocke. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Klingenburg ist zurück auf Schalke". kicker. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "3. Liga: Preußen Münster verpflichtet René Klingenburg". Fussball.com (in German). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Dynamo verpflichtet René Klingenburg bis 2022" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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