Jan Thilo Kehrer (; born 21 September 1996) is a German professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Germany national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play in either full-back position.

Club career

Schalke

Kehrer is a graduate of

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 February 2016 against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

in a 3–0 home win. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2017 in the

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against

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at home, producing the equalizer in a 1–1 draw. On 5 May 2018 he scored twice as Schalke secured second place in the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season and

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football for the 2018–19 season.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Kehrer had been transferred to Ligue 1 club

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for €37 million. On 10 April 2019, Kehrer scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, in a league match against Strasbourg that ended 2–2. He scored his second goal for the club in a 2–1 league win away to Nantes on 4 February 2020. On 24 July 2020, in the Coupe de France Final, Kehrer suffered an injury and was replaced by Colin Dagba. PSG went on to win the match 1–0. On 7 November 2020, Kehrer came off injured in a match against Rennes. He was set to miss three to four months of action due to an adductor injury. His recovery proved to be faster than expected, and he made his return to play as a substitute in a 3–1 win against Manchester United in the

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on 2 December.

West Ham United

On 17 August 2022, Kehrer signed for

on a four-year contract with the option of an additional two years. The transfer fee was reported to be £10.1m.

International career

Kehrer is a youth international for Germany. Kehrer won the U-21 Euros in

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and has captained the German U-21s against

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and

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. Kehrer was called up to the full Germany squad for the first time on 29 August 2018, for Germany's opening

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match against

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and the friendly against

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Personal life

Kehrer was born in Germany to a German father and a Burundian mother. He supports the peace and development organisation
Anstoß zur Hoffnung e.V.
(engl.: Kickoff to hope)''. Through his support, socially disadvantaged people in his mother’s homeland find hope and help.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain * Ligue 1: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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: 2019–20, 2020–21; runner-up: 2018–19 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20 *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Germany U21 *

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References

External links

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