Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the France national team. Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024.

Early life

Jonathan Florent Clauss was born on 25 September 1992 in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

, Alsace.

Club career

Early career

A long-term academy product of

, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the

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for the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals.

Arminia Bielefeld

In August 2018,

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Clauss joined

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side

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after trialling with the side.

Lens

In May 2020,

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reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promoted to

. At the age of 28, he made the first top-flight appearance of his career. At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was included in the Ligue 1

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by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP).

Marseille

On 20 July 2022, Clauss signed with fellow

side

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. The transfer fee to be paid to Lens was €9 million.

Nice

On 25 July 2024, Clauss signed for

for €5 million plus €1 million in potential bonuses.

International career

In March 2022, at the age of 29, Clauss received his first call-up to the France national team when manager Didier Deschamps selected him for

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matches against

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and

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. He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side. On 18 November 2023, Clauss scored his first goal with France in a 14–0 win over

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, the largest victory in the nation's history.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal''

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld *

: 2019–20 Individual * Ligue 1 Team of the Year:

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, 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clauss, Jonathan 1992 births Living people French men's footballers Footballers from Strasbourg Men's association football fullbacks RC Strasbourg Alsace players AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg players US Raon-l'Étape players US Avranches players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Arminia Bielefeld players RC Lens players Olympique de Marseille players OGC Nice players 2. Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players France men's international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Germany UEFA Euro 2024 players