Lukas Klünter (born 26 May 1996) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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or defender for club Waldhof Mannheim.

Club career

Klünter broke into Köln's senior team during the 2016–17 season. In May 2017, he scored his first professional goal for Köln in a 2–2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. After the team's relegation following the 2017–18 season it was announced that Klünter would transfer to

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

in the summer. He played for both the first team and the

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during the 2018–19 season. On 5 August 2022, Klünter signed with

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 is most well known as ...

. On 1 February 2024, Klünter joined Waldhof Mannheim in

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International career

Klünter is a youth international for Germany.

Career statistics

Honours

Germany *

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klunter, Lukas 1996 births Living people People from Erftstadt People from Euskirchen Footballers from Cologne (region) German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Hertha BSC players Arminia Bielefeld players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Hertha BSC II players SV Waldhof Mannheim players Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers 21st-century German sportsmen