Philipp Klement (born 9 September 1992) is a German professional footballer[3] who plays as a central midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Philipp Klement
Klement in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number 10
Youth career
1995–2004 TuS Wachenheim
2004–2010 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 0 (0)
2011–2014 1. FC Nürnberg II 61 (10)
2013Hansa Rostock (loan) 10 (1)
2014–2018 Mainz 05 II 73 (16)
2015–2018 Mainz 05 2 (0)
2018–2019 SC Paderborn 47 (18)
2019–2022 VfB Stuttgart 43 (2)
2021–2022 VfB Stuttgart II 2 (1)
2022SC Paderborn (loan) 11 (2)
2022– 1. FC Kaiserslautern 26 (3)
International career
2007–2008 Germany U16[1] 3 (0)
2012 Germany U20[2] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Club career edit

On 4 August 2014, it was announced that Klement had joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 II on a one-year deal. Both sides can also extend the contract by an agreed clause.[4] In September 2015, he was promoted to the Mainz first team and made his Bundesliga debut as substitute in an away versus Schalke 04. He participated in the first team's training and continued to play for the second team as well.[5]

In the summer of 2019, Klement moved to VfB Stuttgart.[6]

In January 2022 he joined former club SC Paderborn on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 25 August 2022, Klement returned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nationalspieler Philipp Klement" [International Philipp Klement]. dfb.de. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Nationalspieler Philipp Klement" [International Philipp Klement]. dfb.de. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ Philipp Klement at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "U23 verpflichtet Philipp Klement" [U23 signs Philipp Klement]. mainz05.de. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Regisseur und Kreativkopf: Mainz' Klement im Fokus" [Playmaker and Creative Mind: Mainz' Klement in Focus] (in German). kicker.de. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. ^ "VfB sign Philipp Klement". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ "VfB leiht Klement ohne Kaufoption an Paderborn aus". kicker (in German). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "PHILIPP KLEMENT KEHRT AN DEN BETZENBERG ZURÜCK" (in German). Kaiserslautern. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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