Jan Kliment (born 1 September 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Viktoria Plzeň.
 Kliment training with VfB Stuttgart in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Jihlava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2012 | Vysočina Jihlava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Vysočina Jihlava | 31 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2020 | VfB Stuttgart II | 17 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | → Brøndby (loan) | 39 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | 1. FC Slovácko | 34 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Wisła Kraków | 22 | (2) |
| 2022– | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Czech Republic U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 5 | (4) |
| 2017– | Czech Republic | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017 | |||
Club career
Kliment played his youth football for Vysočina Jihlava before joining their senior team. Following his rise to prominence at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he won the Golden Boot, he departed for VfB Stuttgart prior to the 2015–16 season, signing a deal through 2019.[1]
On 30 August 2016, Kliment was loaned out to Brøndby IF until the end of the season.[2] On 7 July 2017, the loan deal was extended for another season.[3]
In January 2020, Kliment left Stuttgart and returned to the Czech Republic joining 1. FC Slovácko.[4]
In June 2022, Kliment left Wisła Kraków and returned to the Czech Republic joining Viktoria Plzeň.[5]
International career
On 20 June 2015, he scored a hat-trick for the Czech under-21 team in a 4–0 win over Serbia in the group stage of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship at Letná Stadium in Prague.[6] Kliment was awarded the Golden Boot as highest goalscorer of the tournament with 3 goals.[7]
Kliment made his debut for the Czech Republic national senior team on 1 September 2017 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Germany.[8]
Career statistics
- As of matches played on 27 August 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vysočina Jihlava | 2011–12[9] | Czech 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[9] | Czech First League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14[9] | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[9] | Czech First League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) | 2013–14[9] | Slovak Super Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2015–16[10] | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[10] | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2015–16[10] | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19[10] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Brøndby (loan) | 2016–17[10] | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[10] | Danish Superliga | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| Total | 39 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
| 1. FC Slovácko | 2019–20[9] | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 13 | ||||
| Wisła Kraków | 2021–22[9] | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23[9] | Czech First League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 | 5 | |
| Career total | 167 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 39 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
Honours
Club
Brøndby IF
Individual
References
- ^ "Jan Kliment signs for VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Jan Kliment released on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Loan extension". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Becker, Tobias (7 January 2020). "VfB Stuttgart: Angreifer Jan Kliment macht den Abgang! Neuanfang in der Heimat". echo24.de (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Bartoš, Jonáš (10 June 2022). "Plzeň podepsala Klimenta, má číslo po Beauguelovi: Láká mě Evropa". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Holyman, Ian (20 June 2015). "Kliment hat-trick earns Czech win against Serbia". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Czech striker Kliment wins Golden Boot award". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Czech Republic - Germany". fifa.com. FIFA. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jan Kliment at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f "Jan Kliment » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links
- Jan Kliment at FAČR (in Czech)
- Corgoň Liga profile
- Jan Kliment at Soccerway
- FC Vysočina Jihlava profile
