Jan Thielmann

Jan Uwe Thielmann (born 26 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.

Jan Thielmann
Thielmann in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jan Uwe Thielmann[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002[1]
Place of birth Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2015 JSG Hetzerath/SV Föhren/Bekond
2015–2017 Eintracht Trier
2017– 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– 1. FC Köln 110 (8)
2020 1. FC Köln II 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Germany U15 2 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 10 (2)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2021– Germany U21 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

1. FC Köln

In his youth years, Thielmann first played in the then youth game community Hetzerath / Föhren / Bekond and switched to the youth team of Eintracht Trier for the 2014–15 season. For the 2017–18 season, he moved to the U17s of 1. FC Köln.[3] He played 24 games for the team and won the championship with them in June 2019 after a 3–2 win over Borussia Dortmund.

In the 2019–20 season, Thielmann was promoted to the U19s. He made his professional debut with 1. FC Köln in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 14 December 2019.[4] In doing so, he became the first footballer born in 2002 to play in the Bundesliga, and was the second youngest league debutant for his club after Yann Aurel Bisseck.[5]

After a convincing debut, manager Markus Gisdol continued to start Thielmann in games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen.[6] In January 2020, Thielmann signed his first professional contract. The collaboration between him and 1. FC Köln was extended until 30 June 2022.[6] "He is very, very advanced for his age, both physically and physically, and he also has a very good understanding of the game. We trust him that he will hold his ground in the long term," said sporting director Horst Heldt in justification go the contract extension.[6]

On 5 December 2020, Thielmann scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg.[7] On 20 January 2021, he scored an injury time winner against Schalke 04 in a relegation six-pointer. On 30 April 2021, the club announced that Thielmann's contract had been extended until 2024.[8] In June 2022, he was nominated for the Golden Boy, an award given to the best under-21 player in European football.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 12000——120
2020–21 24220——262
2021–22 29330——323
2022–23 2321050—302
2023–24 12111——132
Career total 10087150001129

References
  1. "Jan Thielmann". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. Jan Thielmann at WorldFootball.net
  3. Aus dem Archiv: Thielmann, der Titelhamster – Föhrener ist Deutscher Meister, volksfreund.de, 14 December 2019
  4. "Köln vs. Bayer Leverkusen – 14 December 2019 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "Cologne striker Jan Thielmann becomes first player born in 2002 to appear in the Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
  6. Jan Thielmann unterschreibt Profivertrag, ga.de, 17 January 2020
  7. "Weghorst verdirbt Duda die Geburtstagsparty". kicker.de. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. "Jan Thielmann unterschreibt bis 2024". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. "Diese 22 Bundesliga-Talente sind als "Golden Boy" nominiert". kicker.de (in German).
  10. "J. Thielmann". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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