Jan Thielmann

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

Jan Thielmann
Personal information
Full name Jan Thielmann
Date of birth (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002
Place of birth Föhren, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger[1]
Club 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 29 (2)
National team‡
2017 Germany U15 2 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 10 (2)
2020– Germany U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:40, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:54, 25 September 2020 (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.[2] 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, the winger was promoted to the U19s. Thielmann made his professional debut with 1. FC Köln in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 14 December 2019.[3] In doing so, he became the first footballer born in 2002 to play in the Bundesliga, and was the second youngest league debutant for 1. FC Köln after Yann Aurel Bisseck.[4]

Because he was convincing in this game, coach Markus Gisdol brought him in from the start in the subsequent games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen.[5] In January 2020, Thielmann signed his first professional contract. The collaboration between him and 1. FC Köln was extended until 30 June 2022.[5] "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 sports director Horst Heldt, justifying the contract extension with the young player.[5]

On 5 December 2020, Thielmann scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg.[6] On January 20, 2021 he scored an injury time winner against schalke 04 in a relegation six-pointer.

References
  1. Thielmann/ Jan Thielmann at WorldFootball.net
  2. Aus dem Archiv: Thielmann, der Titelhamster - Föhrener ist Deutscher Meister, volksfreund.de, 14 December 2019
  3. "Köln vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "Cologne striker Jan Thielmann becomes first player born in 2002 to appear in the Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  5. Jan Thielmann unterschreibt Profivertrag, ga.de, 17 January 2020
  6. "Weghorst verdirbt Duda die Geburtstagsparty". kicker.de. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.