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Christoph Klarer
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Böheimkirchen, Austria[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Youth career
0000–2011 SV Böheimkirchen
2011–2016 Rapid Wien
2016–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Southampton 0 (0)
2020 → St. Pölten (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf 74 (5)
2023–2024 Darmstadt 98 30 (2)
2024– Birmingham City 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Austria U15 3 (0)
2015–2016 Austria U16 6 (1)
2016–2017 Austria U17 11 (1)
2017 Austria U18 3 (0)
2018 Austria U19 4 (0)
2020–2022 Austria U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:50, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:34, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Christoph Klarer (born 14 June 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for English EFL League One club Birmingham City.

Career

Southampton

On 8 July 2016, Southampton confirmed, that they had signed Klarer on a professional contract from Rapid Wien.[3] Klarer started for the club's U18 squad. In April 2019, he signed a new contract until the summer 2021.[4]

On 7 January 2020, Klarer joined Austrian club SKN St. Pölten on loan for the 2019–20 season.[5] In February, he made his debut on the match against Admira Wacker Mödling.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 5 October 2020, Klarer moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf newly relgated from German Bundesliga, on a contract until 30 June 2024.[6]

Darmstadt 98

On 18 July 2023, Klarer signed a four-year contract with newly promoted German Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.[7] Darmstadt got relegated again after one season.

Birmingham City

On 20 July 2024, just one year after joining Darmstadt 98, Klarer signed a three-year contract with EFL League One club Birmingham City.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U21 2017–18 — — — 0 0 0 0
2018–19 — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20 — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — 3 0 3 0
Southampton 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
St. Pölten (loan) 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 31 3 2 0 — — 33 3
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 30 2 3 0 — — 33 2
Total 74 5 6 0 — — 80 5
Darmstadt 2023–24 Bundesliga 30 2 1 0 — — 31 2
Career total 117 7 8 0 0 0 3 0 128 7
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "CHRISTOPH KLARER" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "KLARER Christoph". hagmayr-sport.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ We're pleased to announce Christoph Klarer and Aaron O'Driscoll have signed professional contracts with , twitter.com, 8 July 2016
  4. ^ "Klarer extends contract until 2021". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Klarer joins SKN St Pölten". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Klarer leaves for Fortuna Düsseldorf". southamptonfc.com. Southampton F.C. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Klarer wird eine Lilie" [Klaler becomes a Lily] (in German). Darmstadt 98. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Christoph Klarer becomes Blues' newest recruit!". Birmingham City. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.


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