| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Böheimkirchen, Austria [1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | SV Böheimkirchen | ||
| 2011–2016 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2016–2020 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → St. Pölten (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 74 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | (2) |
| 2024– | Birmingham City | 64 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Austria U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Austria U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Austria U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | Austria U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Austria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Austria U21 | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 13 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Christoph Klarer (born 14 June 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back and captains EFL Championship club Birmingham City.
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.
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]
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.
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] His performances in Birmingham's 2024–25 promotion season earned him a place in the PFA League One Team of the Year. The club earned triple-digit points and Klarer was one of their seven members to be selected. [10]
| 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 [11] | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 [12] | — | — | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019–20 [13] | — | — | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Southampton | 2019–20 [13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Pölten (loan) | 2019–20 [14] | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2020–21 [14] | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 [14] | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 [14] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 80 | 5 | |||||
| Darmstadt | 2023–24 [14] | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25 [15] | League One | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [c] | 1 | 54 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 76 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 181 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 204 | 11 | ||
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