Jan Kliment

Jan Kliment

Kliment training with VfB Stuttgart in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Jihlava, Czech Republic
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sigma Olomouc
Number	9
Youth career
1999–2012	Vysočina Jihlava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Vysočina Jihlava	31	(3)
2014	→ Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan)	13	(0)
2015–2020	VfB Stuttgart	8	(1)
2015–2020	VfB Stuttgart II	17	(6)
2016–2018	→ Brøndby (loan)	39	(7)
2020–2021	1. FC Slovácko	34	(10)
2021–2022	Wisła Kraków	22	(2)
2022–2024	Viktoria Plzeň	34	(5)
2024–	Sigma Olomouc	10	(10)
International career‡
2011	Czech Republic U19	1	(0)
2013	Czech Republic U20	2	(0)
2015	Czech Republic U21	5	(4)
2017–	Czech Republic	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Jan Kliment (born 1 September 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sigma Olomouc and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Early career

Kliment began his football career for Vysočina Jihlava before joining its senior team. Following his rise to prominence at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he won the Golden Boot, he departed for VfB Stuttgart prior to the 2015–16 season, signing a deal through 2019. ^[1]

On 30 August 2016, Kliment was loaned out to Brøndby IF until the end of the season. ^[2] On 7 July 2017, the loan deal was extended for another season. ^[3]

In January 2020, Kliment left Stuttgart and returned to the Czech Republic joining 1. FC Slovácko. ^[4]

Viktoria Plzeň

In June 2022, Kliment left Wisła Kraków following their relegation from the Ekstraklasa and returned to the Czech Republic again, joining Viktoria Plzeň. ^[5]

Kliment made his debut for the club on 26 July 2022 against HJK in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He was a second half substitute for Tomáš Chorý and marked his debut with a goal as Viktoria won 7–1 on aggregate. ^[6] His league debut came four days later and again he scored a goal as Viktoria Plzeň drew 2–2 with Teplice. ^[7] On 23 August, Kliment scored the match winner against Qarabağ in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League to secure Viktoria Plzeň's passage to the group phase for the fourth time in club history. ^[8]

Sigma Olomouc

On 31 May 2024, Kliment as a free agent signed a two-year contract with Sigma Olomouc. ^[9]

Kliment made his debut for Sigma Olomouc on 20 July and scored both goals in a 2–0 league victory over České Budějovice. ^[10] He made an impressive start to his time at Sigma Olomouc, scoring nine goals in his first nine league matches for the club and adding a further two goals in his first Czech Cup match of the season. ^[11]

International career

On 20 June 2015, Kliment scored a hat-trick for the Czech under-21 team in a 4–0 win over Serbia in the group stage of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship at Letná Stadium in Prague. ^[12] He was awarded the Golden Boot as highest goalscorer of the tournament with 3 goals. ^[13]

Kliment debuted for the Czech senior squad on 1 September 2017 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Germany. ^[14]

In October 2024, following his good start to the 2024–25 season, Kliment was called up to the national team for the first time in seven years for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Albania and Ukraine. ^{[11] [15] [16]}

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 2 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vysočina Jihlava	2011–12 [17]	Czech 2. Liga	1	0	–		—		—		1	0
	2012–13 [17]	Czech First League	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
	2013–14 [17]	Czech First League	6	0	3	0	—		—		9	0
	2014–15 [17]	Czech First League	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
	Total		31	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	35	3
Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan)	2013–14 [17]	Slovak Super Liga	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
VfB Stuttgart II	2015–16 [18]	3. Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20 [18]	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	16	6	—		—		—		17	6
	Total		17	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	6
VfB Stuttgart	2015–16 [18]	Bundesliga	8	1	2	0	—		—		10	1
	2018–19 [18]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Brøndby (loan)	2016–17 [18]	Danish Superliga	16	1	3	0	—		2	0	21	1
	2017–18 [18]	Danish Superliga	23	6	1	0	2 [b]	0	1	0	27	6
	Total		39	7	4	0	2	0	3	0	48	7
1. FC Slovácko	2019–20 [17]	Czech First League	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2020–21	Czech First League	31	10	2	3	—		—		33	13
	Total		34	10	3	3	—		—		37	13
Wisła Kraków	2021–22 [17]	Ekstraklasa	22	2	3	2	—		—		25	4
Viktoria Plzeň	2022–23 [17]	Czech First League	12	3	0	0	6 [c]	4	—		18	7
	2023–24 [17]	Czech First League	22	2	4	0	12 [d]	0	—		38	2
	Total		34	5	4	0	18	4	—		52	9
Sigma Olomouc	2024–25 [17]	Czech First League	10	10	1	2	—		—		11	12
Career total			208	44	21	7	20	4	3	0	252	55

1. Includes Czech Cup, DFB-Pokal, Danish Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic	2017	5	0
	2024	1	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Brøndby IF

• Danish Cup: 2017–18

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot: 2015 ^[13]

References

1. "Jan Kliment signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart . 29 June 2015.
2. "Jan Kliment released on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
3. "Der VfB Stuttgart verlängert Ausleihe von Jan Kliment" [VfB Stuttgart extends loan of Jan Kliment]. kicker (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
4. Becker, Tobias (7 January 2020). "VfB Stuttgart: Angreifer Jan Kliment macht den Abgang! Neuanfang in der Heimat". Echo24 (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
5. Bartoš, Jonáš (10 June 2022). "Plzeň podepsala Klimenta, má číslo po Beauguelovi: Láká mě Evropa". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center.
6. "Viktoria Plzeň 5-0 Helsinki". UEFA. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
7. "Teplice 2-2 Viktoria Plzeň". Fortuna Liga. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
8. "Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň 2-1 Qarabağ". UEFA. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
9. "První letní posilou Sigmy je Jan Kliment". SK Sigma Olomouc (in Czech). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
10. "Výhru na úvod nádherně trefil Kliment. Dynamo - Sigma 0:2". Sigma Fotbal. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
11. "Jan Kliment nominován do české reprezentace!". Sigma Fotbal (in Czech). 4 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
12. Holyman, Ian (20 June 2015). "Kliment hat-trick earns Czech win against Serbia". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
13. "Czech striker Kliment wins Golden Boot award". UEFA. 30 June 2015.
14. "Bojovný výkon nestačil. Češi podlehli Německu 1-2 a postup na šampionát se jim vzdálil". Czech Radio (in Czech). 1 September 2017. Ve druhém poločase se na trávníku objevil také Ladislav Krejčí, či další debutant Jan Kliment.[In the second half, Ladislav Krejčí and another debutant, Jan Kliment, also appeared on the pitch.]
15. "Nominace reprezentace na zápasy s Albánií a Ukrajinou" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 4 October 2024.
16. "Dva sparťané mimo, do reprezentace se vrací Bořil. S ním Zmrzlý, Hranáč i Havel". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 7 October 2024.
17. Jan Kliment at Soccerway
18. "Jan Kliment » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

External links

• Jan Kliment at FAČR (in Czech)
• Corgoň Liga profile
• Jan Kliment at Soccerway
• FC Vysočina Jihlava profile