Christoph Klarer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 2000 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 31 | (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 21:44, 4 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
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 in the match against Admira Wacker Mödling.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
On 5 October 2020, Klarer moved into German football with Fortuna Düsseldorf, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, on a contract until 30 June 2024.[6]
Darmstadt 98
On 18 July 2023, Klarer signed a four-year contract with newly promoted Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.[7] Darmstadt were relegated again after one season.
Birmingham City
On 20 July 2024, a year after joining Darmstadt 98, Klarer returned to English football on a three-year contract with EFL League One club Birmingham City.[8] He was an unused substitute for the opening match of the league season, and made an "extremely comfortable" debut in the starting eleven for the next fixture, a 1–0 away to Charlton Athletic on 13 August.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U21 | 2017–18[10] | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[11] | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019–20[12] | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Southampton | 2019–20[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Pölten (loan) | 2019–20[13] | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2020–21[13] | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[13] | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23[13] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 80 | 5 | |||||
| Darmstadt | 2023–24[13] | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25[14] | League One | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 41 | 1 | |
| Career total | 148 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 169 | 8 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
External links
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