Fabian Klos (born 2 December 1987) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

. He is the

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of the team.

Career

Born in Gifhorn, Klos was a prolific goalscorer in amateur football in

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. In 2009, he joined

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spending two years in the Regionalliga Nord. In 2011, he signed for

of the

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alongside team-mate Maximilian Ahlschwede, and made his debut on the opening day of the 2011–12 season, as a substitute for Johannes Rahn in a 2–1 defeat against VfB Stuttgart II. He scored ten goals in his first season with Bielefeld, and was named as 3. Liga player of the year. He scored 20 goals in the

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season, finishing as joint top-scorer of the 3. Liga, along with Chemnitzer FC's

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, as Bielefeld were promoted to the

as runners-up. In October 2013, he suffered a

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during a match, but returned to the pitch after one and half month. After the season his team got relegated to the

again. In spite of offers from some 2. Bundesliga sides, Klos stayed with Arminia. He became the team's captain and - for the second time - the league's top-scorer. Arminia returned to the

, where they would stay for five seasons. After

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had become Arminia's manager, Klos started many games on the bench. Dynamo Dresden was already interested in him after the

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season, but he decided to improve his fitness and to fight to become a part of the starting XI again. Nevertheless, Julian Börner was elected captain for the 2017-18 season. In April 2018 he becomes Arminia Bielefeld's all-time top-scorer. In 2019, he became the team's captain again. Furthermore, he was the league's top-scorer in the 2019-20 season, scoring 21 goals. Thus, Arminia got promoted to the

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. He scored his first goal on 28 November at RB Leipzig away. In fact, he played every match in the

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season. In February 2022, the club and him had already agreed to let his contract expire after the 2021–22 season. But in April, he suffered a serious head injury and had to end the season. Thus - and perhaps because the relegation to the 2. Bundesliga was already foreseeable - he decided to stay. In the 2022-23 he is still a regular player.

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* Living people 1987 births People from Gifhorn Footballers from Lower Saxony German footballers Men's association football forwards VfL Wolfsburg II players Arminia Bielefeld players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players {{Germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub