Timm Klose
![]() Klose playing for Switzerland in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Timm Klose[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Basel (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2003 | BSC Old Boys | ||
2003–2004 | FC Basel | ||
2004–2007 | BSC Old Boys | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Basel U21 | 47 | (3) |
2009–2011 | FC Thun | 59 | (4) |
2011–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 45 | (2) |
2012 | → 1. FC Nürnberg II | 8 | (1) |
2013–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | (2) |
2016– | Norwich City | 117 | (10) |
2020– | → Basel (loan) | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (0) |
2011– | Switzerland | 17 | (0) |
2012 | Switzerland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2020 |
Timm Klose (born 9 May 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Swiss club Basel, on loan from Norwich City, and the Switzerland national team.
Born in Frankfurt to a German father and Swiss mother, he was raised in Switzerland from the age of five. After playing in the youth teams of BSC Old Boys and FC Basel, he moved to FC Thun in 2009, and two years later joined the German club 1. FC Nürnberg. He played for VfL Wolfsburg from 2013 until he joined Norwich in 2016, where he has since made over 100 appearances.
Klose made his full international debut for Switzerland in 2011, and as of June 2020 has 17 caps. He also played for the Switzerland Olympic team at London 2012.
Club career
Early career
Klose made 29 appearances as FC Thun won the 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League, scoring in a 4–0 home win over FC Gossau on 5 December.[2] He made 30 appearances in the following season in the Super League, scoring three times.[2]
On 28 May 2011, he left Thun for 1. FC Nürnberg on a three-year deal for around €400,000.[3] He made 13 league appearances from August to November, and then 8 from March to May with the reserves in the Regionalliga Bayern; he scored the only goal on 8 May against FC Ingolstadt 04 II.[2] The following season he returned to the first team, and scored twice in 32 Bundesliga appearances.[2]
VfL Wolfsburg
On 1 July 2013, Klose signed for VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract.[4] He was sent off on his Wolfsburg debut, a 2–0 away defeat to rivals Hannover 96 on 10 August,[5] and only played 9 more league games throughout the season, with just 4 more as a starter.[2] However, he played the full 90 minutes as Wolfsburg won the DFB-Pokal for the first time with a 3–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund on 30 May 2015.[6]
Norwich City
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On 18 January 2016, Klose signed for Premier League side Norwich City on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] He made his debut on 2 February in a 3–0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur,[9] and totalled ten games for the relegated Canaries, scoring to open a 3–2 win over Newcastle United at Carrow Road on 2 April.[10]
In 2018–19, Klose played 31 times as Norwich won the EFL Championship and scored four goals, including both of a 2–1 win at Nottingham Forest on 20 October 2018.[11] He signed a new three-year contract on 20 May 2019, tying him to the club until 2022.[12]
Klose suffered a posterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee on 27 August 2019, as Norwich were eliminated from the EFL Cup by Crawley Town.[13] He did not return until the following 19 June, when he played a 3–0 home loss to Southampton following the COVID-19 hiatus.[14] Eight days later, he was sent off for the first time for Norwich, when he pulled down Odion Ighalo in a 2–1 home extra-time loss to Manchester United in the sixth round of the FA Cup.[15]
International career
He was named in the Team of the Tournament at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in which his country reached the final. He also represented Switzerland at the 2012 Olympics, and played every match as Switzerland were eliminated in last place in Group B.
He made his full international debut for Switzerland on 10 August 2011, replacing Philippe Senderos in the 57th minute of a 2–1 away friendly win against Liechtenstein.[16] On 7 October he played his first competitive international and start, as Switzerland lost a Euro 2012 qualifier 2–0 away to Wales.[17] He also played two matches in the team's successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was not selected for the tournament.
An injury sustained by Klose while playing for Norwich City in April 2016,[18] ultimately led to him missing selection for Euro 2016.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 July 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Other4 | Total | Ref. | |||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Thun | 2009–10 | Challenge League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | [19] | |||||
2010–11 | Super League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | [19] | |||||||
Totals | 59 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 60 | 6 | — | |||||||
Nürnberg II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | [19] | ||||||
Nürnberg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | [19] | ||||||
2012–13 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | [20] | ||||||||
Totals | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 2 | — | |||||||
Wolfsburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | [21] | |||
2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | [22] | ||||||
2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | [19] | ||||
Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | — | |||
Norwich City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | [19] | ||
2016–17 | Championship | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | [23] | ||
2017–18 | Championship | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | [2] | |
2018–19 | Championship | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | [2] | |
2019-20 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | [2] | ||||
2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [2] | ||||
Norwich totals | 117 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 10 | – | ||
FC Basel | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | [2] | |||||
Career totals | 259 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 24 | – |
- 1.^ Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup.
- 2.^ Includes EFL Cup.
- 3.^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- 4.^ Includes DFL-Supercup.
Honours
FC Thun
VfL Wolfsburg[24]
Norwich City
Switzerland U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up:2011[26]
References
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "T. Klose". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2014. Cite error: The named reference "soccerway" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Matthey, James (28 May 2011). "Nurnberg sign Timm Klose from FC Thun". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "KLOSE MAKES WOLFSBURG SWITCH". Bundesliga. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Derby success for Hannover". Sky Sports. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Dortmund 1–3 Wolfsburg: DFB-Pokal won by De Bruyne and Dost". Goal.com. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Canaries secure fourth permanent January deal". Norwich City F.C. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Timm Klose: Norwich sign Switzerland defender". BBC Sport. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Caney, Gavin (3 February 2016). "My best is yet to come, roars Timm Klose after Norwich City career begins with deserved home loss". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Callow, Nick (2 April 2016). "Norwich City 3 Newcastle United 2: Martin Olsson's dramatic late strike puts Rafael Benitez's men on the brink". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (21 October 2018). "'I was smiling even before the ball was in' – City star bouncing at his career-first intervention". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Timm Klose: Norwich City defender signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Timm Klose: Norwich defender out for 'lengthy spell' with knee ligament injury". BBC Sport. 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Timm Klose knows Norwich have to improve if they are to avoid relegation". Evening Express. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Critchley, Mark (27 June 2020). "Norwich vs Manchester United result: Harry Maguire scrambles late winner to earn semi-final spot". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Liechtenstein 1–2 Switzerland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Wales 2–0 Switzerland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Davitt, Paddy. "Injured Norwich City defender Timm Klose sets ambitious Euro 2016 target". Eastern Daily Press.
- ^ a b c d e f "Timm Klose " Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Spielersteckbrief Timm Klose". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Spielersteckbrief Timm Klose". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Spielersteckbrief Timm Klose". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Timm Klose profile". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Timm Klose". kicker. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2011/matches/round=2000005/match=2003419/postmatch/lineups/index.html
External links
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- Timm Klose at football.ch (in German) [dead link]
- Timm Klose at National-Football-Teams.com
- Timm Klose at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Swiss people of German descent
- Sportspeople from Frankfurt
- Swiss footballers
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Bundesliga players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- FC Thun players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- 1. FC Nürnberg II players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Switzerland
- Switzerland under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Footballers from Hesse
- FC Basel players