Jennifer Klein (footballer)

Jennifer Klein
Klein playing for Austria U19 against Norway at Bad Erlach on August 12, 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999
Place of birth Tulln, Austria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SKN St. Pölten
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 SV Neulengbach 28 (1)
2017– SKN St. Pölten 0 (0)
National team
2014–2016 Austria U17 12 (5)
2016– Austria U19 6 (2)
2017– Austria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jennifer Klein (born 11 January 1999) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for SKN St. Pölten in the ÖFB-Frauenliga.

Career

Club

Klein played from July 2013 until July 2017 at SV Neulengbach. After the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, she signed with SKN St. Pölten.

International

Klein represented Austria at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. She started all six matches Austria played in the competition and scored three goals. Klein was also part of the squad who represented Austria at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Again, she started in all six matches her team played in the competition and scored two goals. Klein also represented Austria at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. She played three matches and scored one goal. In the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, she also played three matches and scored one goal.

On 1 July 2017, Klein was included by coach Dominik Thalhammer in the 23-women squad who represented Austria at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[1] The team reached the semi-finals, but she didn't play any match. On 23 November 2017, Klein made her debut for Austria in a qualification match for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup against Israel. She replaced Nadine Prohaska in the game's 64th minute[2].

References

  1. ↑ "ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!". OEFB. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "AUSTRIA VS. ISRAEL 2 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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