Jan Kliment (born 1 September 1993) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Kliment played his youth football for

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before joining their senior team. Following his rise to prominence at the

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, where he won the Golden Boot, he departed for

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prior to the 2015–16 season, signing a deal through 2019. On 30 August 2016, Kliment was loaned out to

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until the end of the season. On 7 July 2017, the loan deal was extended for another season. In January 2020, Kliment left Stuttgart and returned to the Czech Republic joining 1. FC Slovácko. In June 2022, Kliment left Wisła Kraków and returned to the Czech Republic joining

International career

On 20 June 2015, he scored a

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for the Czech under-21 team in a 4–0 win over

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in the group stage of the

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. Kliment was awarded the Golden Boot as highest goalscorer of the tournament with 3 goals. Kliment made his debut for the Czech Republic national senior team on 1 September 2017 in the

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against

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Brøndby IF *

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: 2017–18

Individual

* UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot:

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References

External links

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Corgoň Liga profile
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FC Vysočina Jihlava profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kliment, Jan 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Jihlava Czech footballers Association football midfielders Czech Republic international footballers Czech Republic youth international footballers Czech Republic under-21 international footballers Slovak Super Liga players Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Danish Superliga players Ekstraklasa players FC Vysočina Jihlava players FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Brøndby IF players 1. FC Slovácko players Wisła Kraków players Czech expatriate footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland FC Viktoria Plzeň players