Christoph Klarer (born 14 June 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for English EFL League One club Birmingham City.

Career

Southampton

On 8 July 2016, Southampton confirmed that they had signed Klarer on a professional contract from Rapid Wien.[3] Klarer started for the club's U18 squad. In April 2019, he signed a new contract until the summer 2021.[4]

On 7 January 2020, Klarer joined Austrian club SKN St. Pölten on loan for the 2019–20 season.[5] In February, he made his debut in the match against Admira Wacker Mödling.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 5 October 2020, Klarer moved into German football with Fortuna Düsseldorf, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, on a contract until 30 June 2024.[6]

Darmstadt 98

On 18 July 2023, Klarer signed a four-year contract with newly promoted Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.[7] Darmstadt were relegated again after one season.

Birmingham City

On 20 July 2024, a year after joining Darmstadt 98, Klarer returned to English football on a three-year contract with EFL League One club Birmingham City.[8] He was an unused substitute for the opening match of the league season, and made an "extremely comfortable" debut in the starting eleven for the next fixture, a 1–0 away to Charlton Athletic on 13 August.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U21 2017–18[10] — — — — 0 0 0 0
2018–19[11] — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
2019–20[12] — — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
Total — — — — 3 0 3 0
Southampton 2019–20[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
St. Pölten (loan) 2019–20[13] Austrian Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2020–21[13] 2. Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — — 14 0
2021–22[13] 2. Bundesliga 31 3 2 0 — — — 33 3
2022–23[13] 2. Bundesliga 30 2 3 0 — — — 33 2
Total 74 5 6 0 — — — 80 5
Darmstadt 2023–24[13] Bundesliga 30 2 1 0 — — — 31 2
Birmingham City 2024–25[14] League One 31 0 3 0 2 0 — 5[c] 1 41 1
Career total 148 7 11 0 2 0 0 0 8 1 169 8
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "CHRISTOPH KLARER" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "KLARER Christoph". hagmayr-sport.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ We're pleased to announce Christoph Klarer and Aaron O'Driscoll have signed professional contracts with , twitter.com, 8 July 2016
  4. ^ "Klarer extends contract until 2021". Southampton F.C. 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Klarer joins SKN St Pölten". Southampton F.C. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Klarer leaves for Fortuna Düsseldorf". Southampton F.C. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Klarer wird eine Lilie" [Klaler becomes a Lily] (in German). Darmstadt 98. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Birmingham sign defender Klarer for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  9. ^ Dicken, Alex (3 August 2024). "Birmingham City player ratings after Brandon Khela's belter downs Charlton". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Games played by Christoph Klarer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Games played by Christoph Klarer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Christoph Klarer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e "C. Klarer: Summary". Soccerway. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Games played by Christoph Klarer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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