Jan Kliment

Jan Kliment (born 1 September 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for 1. FC Slovácko.

Jan Kliment
Kliment training with VfB Stuttgart in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jan Kliment
Date of birth (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
Place of birth Jihlava, Czech Republic
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Slovácko
Number 9
Youth career
1999–2012 Vysočina Jihlava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Vysočina Jihlava 31 (3)
2014 → Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2020 VfB Stuttgart 8 (1)
2015–2020 VfB Stuttgart II 17 (6)
2016–2018 → Brøndby (loan) 39 (7)
2020– Slovácko 2 (0)
National team‡
2011 Czech Republic U19 1 (0)
2013 Czech Republic U20 2 (0)
2015 Czech Republic U21 5 (4)
2017– Czech Republic 8 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2017

Club career

Kliment played his youth football for FC Vysočina Jihlava before joining their senior team. Following his rise to prominence at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he won the Golden Boot, he departed for VfB Stuttgart prior to the 2015–16 season, signing a deal through 2019.[1]

On 30 August 2016, Kliment was loaned out to Brøndby IF until the end of the season.[2] On 7 July 2017, the loan deal was extended for another season.[3]

In January 2020, Kliment left Stuttgart and returned to the Czech Republic joining 1. FC Slovácko.[4]

International career

On 20 June 2015, he scored a hat-trick for the Czech under-21 team in a 4–0 win over Serbia in the group stage of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship at Letná Stadium in Prague.[5] Kliment was awarded the Golden Boot as highest goalscorer of the tournament with 3 goals.[6]

Kliment made his debut for the Czech Republic national senior team on 1 September 2017 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Germany.[7]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 1 March 2020.[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vysočina Jihlava 2012–13 Czech First League 91——91
2013–14 Czech First League 60——60
2014–15 Czech First League 152——152
Total 3030000303
Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) 2013–14 Slovak Super Liga 130——130
VfB Stuttgart II 2015–16 3. Liga 10———10
2019–20 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 166———176
Total 176000000176
VfB Stuttgart 2015–16 Bundesliga 8120——101
2018–19 Bundesliga 0000——00
Total 81200000101
Brøndby (loan) 2016–17 Danish Superliga 16130—20211
2017–18 Danish Superliga 236102[lower-alpha 1]010276
Total 397402030487
1. FC Slovácko 2019–20 Czech First League 2000——200
Career total 1091760203012017
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Club

Brøndby IF

Individual
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot: 2015[6]

References
  1. "Jan Kliment signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. "Jan Kliment released on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "Loan extension". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. Becker, Tobias (7 January 2020). "VfB Stuttgart: Angreifer Jan Kliment macht den Abgang! Neuanfang in der Heimat". echo24.de (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. Holyman, Ian (20 June 2015). "Kliment hat-trick earns Czech win against Serbia". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  6. "Czech striker Kliment wins Golden Boot award". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.
  7. "Czech Republic - Germany". fifa.com. FIFA. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. "Jan Kliment » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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