Leon Klassen

German-Russian footballer

Leon Klassen
Klassen with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 5
Youth career
SC Bad Bodendorf[1]
0000–2017 1. FC Köln
2017–2018 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 1860 Munich II 35 (2)
2018–2021 1860 Munich 27 (2)
2021 Tirol 17 (0)
2022– Spartak Moscow 15 (0)
International career‡
2017 Russia U17 3 (0)
2017 Russia U18 1 (0)
2018 Russia U19 3 (0)
2021 Russia U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021

Leon Klassen (Russian: Леон Классен; born 29 May 2000) is a German Russian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian club Spartak Moscow.[2] He has represented Russia internationally at various youth levels.

Career

Klassen made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for 1860 Munich on 31 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Benjamin Kindsvater against FSV Zwickau. He assisted Herbert Paul for Munich's third goal, with the match finishing as a 3–0 home win.[3]

On 27 May 2021, he signed with WSG Tirol in Austria.[4]

On 30 December 2021, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow.[5]

Honours

Spartak Moscow

Personal life

Klassen was born in Germany to a Russian father and a German mother.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSV 1860 Munich II 2017–18 Bayernliga 14 1 — — — 14 1
2018–19 Bayernliga 20 1 — — — 20 1
2020–21 Bayernliga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 2
TSV 1860 Munich 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 — — — 1 0
2018–19 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20 3. Liga 19 2 — — 4[a] 1 23 3
2020–21 3. Liga 7 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 9 0
Total 27 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 35 3
WSG Tirol 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 17 0 3 0 — — 20 0
Spartak Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2022–23 Russian Premier League 11 0 7 0 — — 18 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 2 0 4 2 — — 6 2
Total 15 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 27 2
Career total 94 4 15 2 0 0 8 1 117 7
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Bavarian Cup

References

  1. ^ Müller, Silke (27 October 2018). "Vom FC Freiheit zur großen SCB-Familie" [From FC freedom to a large SCB family]. SC Bad Bodendorf (in German). Bad Bodendorf. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ Leon Klassen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "TSV 1860 München – FSV Zwickau 3:0 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ "WSG holt Linksverteidiger von 1860" (in German). WSG Tirol. 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Леон Классен!" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.

External links

  • Leon Klassen – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Leon Klassen at DFB (also available in German)
  • Leon Klassen at kicker (in German)
  • Profile at RFS.ru
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FC Spartak Moscow – current squad


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