João Klauss De Mello
Klauss with HJK in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Klauss De Mello | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Criciúma, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | HJK Helsinki | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Internacional | ||
2010–2011 | Juventude | ||
2011–2016 | Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Hoffenheim II | 17 | (4) |
2018– | → HJK Helsinki (loan) | 28 | (19) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2018 |
João Klauss De Mello (born 1 March 1997), commonly known as Klauss, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish club HJK Helsinki on loan from Hoffenheim.
Early life
João Klauss De Mello was born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. He began his career with Internacional in Porto Alegre, joining the club at the age of 9. Klauss moved with his mother to Porto Alegre after his parents separated. Both parents supported his football career from early on. At the age of 13, he was released from Internacional's youth program and moved to Juventude in Caxias do Sul. After a year he moved back to Porto Alegre and joined the Grêmio's youth academy.[1]
Club career
Klauss signed for his first European club in January 2017 when he moved to Hoffenheim in Germany. He initially struggled with the cultural change. He played 17 matches and scored 4 goals for Hoffenheim II in the Regionalliga Südwest. He was loaned to HJK in March 2018.[2] On 8 April, he scored in his debut in the Veikkausliiga against Ilves.
References
- ↑ "HJK:n uusi hyökkääjä valitsi jalkapallouran 10-vuotiaana ja juoksi suurkaupungissa ahdistelijoitaan karkuun: "Ajattelin koko ajan, että minusta tulee ammattijalkapalloilija"". Helsingin Sanomat. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "KLAUSS DE MELLO ON HJK:N UUSI HYÖKKÄÄJÄ". HJK.fi. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.