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German footballer

Jan Thielmann
Thielmann in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jan Uwe Thielmann
Date of birth (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team 1. FC Köln
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2015 JSG Hetzerath/SV Föhren/Bekond
2015–2017 Eintracht Trier
2017– 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– 1. FC Köln 125 (9)
2020 1. FC Köln II 2 (0)
International career
2017 Germany U15 2 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 10 (2)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2021– Germany U21 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Jan Uwe Thielmann (born 26 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.

Club career

1. FC Köln

Jan Thielmann playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021

In his youth years, Thielmann first played in the then youth game community Hetzerath / Föhren / Bekond and switched to the youth team of Eintracht Trier for the 2014–15 season. For the 2017–18 season, he moved to the U17s of 1. FC Köln. He played 24 games for the team and won the championship with them in June 2019 after a 3–2 win over Borussia Dortmund.

In the 2019–20 season, Thielmann was promoted to the U19s. He made his professional debut with 1. FC Köln in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 14 December 2019. In doing so, he became the first footballer born in 2002 to play in the Bundesliga, and was the second youngest league debutant for his club after Yann Aurel Bisseck.

After a convincing debut, manager Markus Gisdol continued to start Thielmann in games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen. In January 2020, Thielmann signed his first professional contract. The collaboration between him and 1. FC Köln was extended until 30 June 2022. "He is very, very advanced for his age, both physically and physically, and he also has a very good understanding of the game. We trust him that he will hold his ground in the long term," said sporting director Horst Heldt in justification go the contract extension.

On 5 December 2020, Thielmann scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg. On 20 January 2021, he scored an injury time winner against Schalke 04 in a relegation six-pointer. On 30 April 2021, the club announced that Thielmann's contract had been extended until 2024. In June 2022, he was nominated for the Golden Boy, an award given to the best under-21 player in European football.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
2020–21 24 2 2 0 — — 26 2
2021–22 29 3 3 0 — — 32 3
2022–23 23 2 1 0 5 0 — 30 2
2023–24 22 1 1 1 — — 23 2
Total 110 8 7 1 5 0 0 0 122 9
Köln II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 1 0 — — — 1 0
2023–24 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 112 8 7 1 5 0 0 0 124 9

References

  1. ^ "Jan Thielmann". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. Jan Thielmann at WorldFootball.net
  3. Aus dem Archiv: Thielmann, der Titelhamster – Föhrener ist Deutscher Meister, volksfreund.de, 14 December 2019
  4. "Köln vs. Bayer Leverkusen – 14 December 2019 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "Cologne striker Jan Thielmann becomes first player born in 2002 to appear in the Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
  6. ^ Jan Thielmann unterschreibt Profivertrag, ga.de, 17 January 2020
  7. "Weghorst verdirbt Duda die Geburtstagsparty". Kicker. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. "Jan Thielmann unterschreibt bis 2024". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. "Diese 22 Bundesliga-Talente sind als "Golden Boy" nominiert". Kicker (in German).
  10. "J. Thielmann". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

1. FC Köln – current squad
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