Jonathan Clauss
 Clauss with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Florent Clauss | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | FC Osthoffen | ||
| 2000–2010 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | ASPV Strasbourg | ||
| 2013–2015 | SV Linx | 62 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Raon-l'Étape | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Avranches B | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Avranches | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Quevilly-Rouen B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Quevilly-Rouen | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Arminia Bielefeld | 62 | (8) |
| 2020 | Lens B | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Lens | 70 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Marseille | 61 | (5) |
| 2024– | Nice | 28 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | France | 14 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.
Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024.
Early life
Jonathan Florent Clauss[2] was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg, Alsace.[3]
Club career
Early career
A long-term academy product of Strasbourg, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the Ligue 2 for the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals.[5]
Arminia Bielefeld
In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.[6]
Lens
In May 2020, L'Équipe reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promoted to Ligue 1.[7] At the age of 28, he made the first top-flight appearance of his career. At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP).[8]
Marseille
On 20 July 2022, Clauss signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille. The transfer fee to be paid to Lens was €9 million.[9]
Nice
On 25 July 2024, Clauss signed for Nice for €5 million plus €1 million in potential bonuses.[10]
International career
In March 2022, at the age of 29, Clauss received his first call-up to the France national team when manager Didier Deschamps selected him for friendly matches against Ivory Coast and South Africa.[11] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.[12]
On 18 November 2023, Clauss scored his first goal with France in a 14–0 win over Gibraltar, the largest victory in the nation's history.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Linx | 2013–14 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 31 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 29 | 9 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| Total | 62 | 15 | — | — | 62 | 15 | ||||
| Raon-l'Étape | 2015–16[14] | CFA | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Avranches | 2016–17[14] | Championnat National | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| Avranches B | 2016–17[14] | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2017–18[14] | Ligue 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Quevilly-Rouen B | 2017–18[14] | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2018–19[15] | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[15] | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
| Lens B | 2020–21[14] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2020–21[14] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[14] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Total | 70 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 74 | 4 | |||
| Marseille | 2022–23[14] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2023–24[14] | Ligue 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14[c] | 2 | 43 | 5 | |
| Total | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Nice | 2024–25[14] | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025–26[14] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 370 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 419 | 41 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 6 September 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 9 |  Gibraltar
|
5–0 | 14–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 5 June 2024 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz, France | 13 |  Luxembourg
|
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Arminia Bielefeld
Individual
References
- ^ "Jonathan Clauss" (in French). RC Lens. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "JC Concept Image". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
"Jonathan Clauss". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2023. - ^ Jonathan Clauss at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ^ SAS, OUACOM (26 July 2017). "Interview exclusive de Jonathan Clauss: "je ne m'interdis plus de rêver"". www.austade.fr.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 6ème journée - Châteauroux / Quevilly Rouen Métropole". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Clauss wechselt ablösefrei zur Arminia". kicker Online (in German). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Trésarrieu, Flavien (11 May 2020). "L'étonnant parcours de Jonathan Clauss, la nouvelle recrue du RC Lens". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "L'OM officialise l'arrivée de Jonathan Clauss" [OM formalizes the arrival of Jonathan Clauss] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Mercato de l'OM : Clauss transféré à Nice, Ismaïla Sarr toujours plus proche de Crystal Palace". L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Holyman, I. (17 March 2022). "One to watch: Lens' new France call-up Jonathan Clauss". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Saliba and Clauss make France debuts". Ligue 1. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Tournoux, Manu (19 November 2023). "Clauss still scores points". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jonathan Clauss at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Jonathan Clauss » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Clauss". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Jonathan Clauss at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 aux trophées UNFP avec un trio d'attaque Terrier-Ben Yedder-Mbappé". L'Équipe (in French). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
- Jonathan Clauss at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jonathan Clauss – UEFA competition record (archive)
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