Leon Klassen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
SC Bad Bodendorf[1] | |||
–2017 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2017–2018 | 1860 Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | 1860 Munich II | 35 | (2) |
2018–2021 | 1860 Munich | 27 | (2) |
2021 | Tirol | 17 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Spartak Moscow | 18 | (0) |
2024– | Lyngby | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Russia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Russia U18 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Russia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Russia U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 |
Leon Klassen (Russian: Леон Классен; born 29 May 2000) is a German Russian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Lyngby.[2] He has represented Russia internationally at various youth levels.
Career
[edit]Klassen made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for 1860 Munich on 31 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Benjamin Kindsvater against FSV Zwickau. He assisted Herbert Paul for Munich's third goal, with the match finishing as a 3–0 home win.[3]
On 27 May 2021, he signed with WSG Tirol in Austria.[4]
On 30 December 2021, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow.[5] Klassen left Spartak by mutual consent on 27 June 2024.[6]
On 29 August 2024, Klassen signed a two-year contract with Lyngby in Denmark.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Klassen was born in Germany to a Russian father and a German mother.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TSV 1860 Munich II | 2017–18 | Bayernliga | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Bayernliga | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | Bayernliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
TSV 1860 Munich | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 23 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | 3. Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
WSG Tirol | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Career total | 97 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 7 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Bavarian Cup
Honours
[edit]- TSV 1860 Munich
- Spartak Moscow
References
[edit]- ^ Müller, Silke (27 October 2018). "Vom FC Freiheit zur großen SCB-Familie" [From FC freedom to a large SCB family]. SC Bad Bodendorf (in German). Bad Bodendorf. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Leon Klassen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "TSV 1860 München – FSV Zwickau 3:0 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "WSG holt Linksverteidiger von 1860" (in German). WSG Tirol. 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Добро пожаловать, Леон Классен!" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Леон Классен покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Lyngby Boldklub skriver to år med Leon Klassen" [Lyngby Boldklub signs two years with Leon Klassen] (in Danish). Lyngby. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Leon Klassen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Leon Klassen at DFB (also available in German)
- Leon Klassen at kicker (in German)
- Profile at RFS.ru