Chris Löwe

Chris Jörg Löwe (German: [ˈkʁɪs ˈløːvə]; born 16 April 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays at left-back for 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden.

Chris Löwe
Löwe with Dynamo Dresden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Chris Jörg Löwe[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989
Place of birth Plauen, East Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
Dynamo Dresden
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2002 1. FC Wacker Plauen
2002–2007 Chemnitzer FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Chemnitzer FC 85 (9)
2011–2013 Borussia Dortmund 7 (0)
2011–2013 Borussia Dortmund II 6 (0)
2013–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern 99 (4)
2016–2019 Huddersfield Town 93 (2)
2019– Dynamo Dresden 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020

Career

Chemnitzer FC

Löwe began his career in the youth of 1. FC Wacker Plauen and Chemnitzer FC and was subsequently promoted to the first team in the 2007–08 season.

Borussia Dortmund

Löwe was sold to Borussia Dortmund for €200,000 and signed a four-year contract. Löwe earned his first competitive appearance for Dortmund in the 2011 DFL-Supercup against rivals FC Schalke 04 on 23 July 2011. In the club's league opener on 5 August 2011, Löwe started in the back four helping his side to a 3–1 victory over HSV.[2]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In 2013, Löwe was sold to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for €500,000 and signed a contract that will last to 2016.

Huddersfield Town

In 2016, Löwe signed a pre-contract agreement with Huddersfield Town on a 3-year deal, having been out of contract in the summer at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He made his debut for the Terriers in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016. Löwe scored his first goal for Huddersfield scoring the opener in a 2–1 win over Barnsley on 20 August 2016.[3] Löwe helped Huddersfield progress to the Championship Playoff Final in a penalty shoot out against Sheffield Wednesday in a 4–3 win as the tie ended 1–1 on aggregate on 17 May 2017.[4] He then went on to score in the penalty shootout against Reading FC at Wembley Stadium which resulted in a 4–3 win after drawing 0–0 in 120 minutes, gaining Huddersfield promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2017.[5]

Dynamo Dresden

On 24 May 2019, Löwe agreed a transfer to Dynamo Dresden for an undisclosed fee.[6][7]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chemnitzer FC 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 17100171
2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 34400344
2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 34420364
Total 85920879
Borussia Dortmund II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 5050
2012–13 3. Liga 1010
Total 6060
Borussia Dortmund 2011–12 Bundesliga 702020110
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 1400020160
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 29140331
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 33210342
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 23120251
Total 106490401194
Huddersfield Town 2016–17 Championship 41200103[lower-alpha 1]0452
2017–18 Premier League 230200000250
2018–19 Premier League 290101000310
Total 9323020301012
Career total 29015140207031315
  1. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Borussia Dortmund[8]

Huddersfield Town

References

  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 Hamburg SV". ESPN Soccernet. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. "Huddersfield Town 2-1 Barnsley". BBC. 20 August 2016.
  4. "Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town (agg: 1-1, 3-4 pens)". BBC. 17 May 2017.
  5. "Huddersfield Town 0-0 Reading (4-3 pens)". BBC. 29 May 2017.
  6. "Chris Low leaves Huddersfield to join Dresden - Football - Sporting Life". Sporting Life. 24 May 2017.
  7. "C. Löwe". Twitter. Huddersfield TownVerified accountp. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. Chris Löwe at Soccerway
  9. Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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