Jonathan Clauss
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Florent Clauss | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | FC Osthoffen | ||
| 2000–2010 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | ASPV Strasbourg | ||
| 2013–2015 | SV Linx | 62 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Raon-l'Étape | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Avranches B | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Avranches | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Quevilly-Rouen B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Quevilly-Rouen | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Arminia Bielefeld | 62 | (8) |
| 2020 | Lens B | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Lens | 70 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Marseille | 61 | (5) |
| 2024– | Nice | 41 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | France | 14 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.
Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jonathan Florent Clauss[2] was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg, Alsace.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]A long-term academy product of Strasbourg, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the Ligue 2 for the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals.[5]
Arminia Bielefeld
[edit | edit source]In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.[6]
Lens
[edit | edit source]In May 2020, L'Équipe reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promoted to Ligue 1.[7] At the age of 28, he made the first top-flight appearance of his career. At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP).[8]
Marseille
[edit | edit source]On 20 July 2022, Clauss signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille. The transfer fee to be paid to Lens was €9 million.[9]
Nice
[edit | edit source]On 25 July 2024, Clauss signed for Nice for €5 million plus €1 million in potential bonuses.[10]
International career
[edit | edit source]In March 2022, at the age of 29, Clauss received his first call-up to the France national team when manager Didier Deschamps selected him for friendly matches against Ivory Coast and South Africa.[11] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.[12]
On 18 November 2023, Clauss scored his first goal with France in a 14–0 win over Gibraltar, the largest victory in the nation's history.[13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 14 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Linx | 2013–14 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 31 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 29 | 9 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| Total | 62 | 15 | — | — | 62 | 15 | ||||
| Raon-l'Étape | 2015–16[14] | CFA | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Avranches | 2016–17[14] | Championnat National | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| Avranches B | 2016–17[14] | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2017–18[14] | Ligue 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Quevilly-Rouen B | 2017–18[14] | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2018–19[15] | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[15] | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
| Lens B | 2020–21[14] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2020–21[14] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[14] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Total | 70 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 74 | 4 | |||
| Marseille | 2022–23[14] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2023–24[14] | Ligue 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14[c] | 2 | 43 | 5 | |
| Total | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Nice | 2024–25[14] | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025–26[14] | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 383 | 42 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 437 | 42 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 6 September 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 9 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | 5–0 | 14–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 5 June 2024 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz, France | 13 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Arminia Bielefeld
Individual
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External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Strasbourg
- Men's association football full-backs
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg players
- US Raon-l'Étape players
- US Avranches players
- US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- RC Lens players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- OGC Nice players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- France men's international footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen