Janis Jonathan Blaswich (born 2 May 1991) is a German professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club Red Bull Salzburg, on loan from RB Leipzig.

Club career

Early career

Blaswich started his career at

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, where he was loaned out to Dynamo Dresden, and Hansa Rostock. He later joined Dutch club

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ahead of the 2018–19 season.

RB Leipzig

On 15 February 2022, Blaswich signed a contract with RB Leipzig, effective from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025. On 20 August, he made his debut for Leipzig in a 1–2 away loss against

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. On 5 October 2022, during a Champions League matchup against

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, Leipzig's longtime keeper

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suffered a torn ACL rupture, which would force him to miss the rest of the season, in which Blaswich immediately replaced him in the 13 minutes of the first half, in a match which ended in a 3–1 victory. Three days later, he played a full 90-minute matchup as a replacement in a 1–1 away draw against Mainz. He later managed to achieve his first titles at the club, by winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup. On 1 September 2023, he extended his contract with RB Leipzig until 2026. On 22 June 2024, Blaswich joined

side Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal.

International career

In November 2023, Blaswich was called up for the Germany national team by coach

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, ahead of their friendly matches against Turkey and Austria.

Career statistics

Honours

;Dynamo Dresden *

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: 2015–16 ;Hansa Rostock * Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup: 2018 ;RB Leipzig * DFB-Pokal:

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* DFL-Supercup:

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References

External links

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at the RB Leipzig website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaswich, Janis 1991 births People from Willich Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) Living people German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Borussia Mönchengladbach II players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Dynamo Dresden players FC Hansa Rostock players Heracles Almelo players RB Leipzig players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Austria