Laurent Jans

Luxembourgish footballer (born 1992)

Laurent Jans
Jans in Metz training in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Waldhof Mannheim
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Fola Esch 89 (1)
2015–2018 Waasland-Beveren 101 (2)
2018–2020 Metz 9 (0)
2019–2020 → SC Paderborn (loan) 22 (0)
2020–2021 Standard Liège 13 (0)
2021–2022 Sparta Rotterdam 19 (0)
2022– Waldhof Mannheim 55 (3)
International career
Luxembourg U19
Luxembourg U21
2012– Luxembourg 101 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Laurent Jans (born 5 August 1992) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays for German 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim as a right back.

Club career

Jans has played club football for Fola Esch and Waasland-Beveren.[1][2] He went on trial with Scottish club Dundee in August 2014.[3]

In July 2019, Jans joined SC Paderborn 07, newly promoted to the Bundesliga, from FC Metz on a season-long loan. Paderborn secured an option to sign him permanently.[4] In May 2021 he left Belgian club Standard Liège for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam.[5]

On 19 August 2022, Jans moved to Waldhof Mannheim in the German 3. Liga.[6]

International career

Jans represented Luxembourg at under-19 and under-21 youth level.[7] He made his senior international debut for Luxembourg in 2012 in a match against Israel during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.[1][8] On 19 November 2023, he played his 100th international match in a 1–0 away win over Liechtenstein during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2019 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Madagascar 3–3 3–3 Friendly

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ Laurent Jans at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Luxembourg international Laurent Jans on trial at Dundee". The Courier. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Erfahrung und Führungsqualität: SCP verpflichtet Jans". kicker Online (in German). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Libre après une saison au Standard, Laurent Jans s'engage au Sparta Rotterdam". Le Soir. 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "VERSTÄRKUNG AUS DER EREDIVISIE – LAURENT JANS SCHLIESST SICH DEM SV WALDHOF AN" (in German). Waldhof Mannheim. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. ^ Laurent Jans – UEFA competition record (archive)
  8. ^ Laurent Jans – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ "Laurent Jans". EU-Football.info.

External links

  • Laurent Jans at WorldFootball.net
  • Laurent Jans at EU-Football.info
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