Philipp Klement

Philipp Klement

Klement in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1995–2004	TuS Wachenheim
2004–2010	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	0	(0)
2011–2014	1. FC Nürnberg II	61	(10)
2013	→ Hansa Rostock (loan)	10	(1)
2014–2018	Mainz 05 II	73	(16)
2015–2018	Mainz 05	2	(0)
2018–2019	SC Paderborn	47	(18)
2019–2022	VfB Stuttgart	43	(2)
2021–2022	VfB Stuttgart II	2	(1)
2022	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	11	(2)
2022–2025	1. FC Kaiserslautern	42	(4)
International career
2007–2008	Germany U16 [1]	3	(0)
2012	Germany U20 [2]	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025

Philipp Klement (born 9 September 1992) is a German professional footballer ^[3] who plays as a central midfielder.

Club career

On 4 August 2014, it was announced that Klement had joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 II on a one-year deal. Both sides can also extend the contract by an agreed clause. ^[4] In September 2015, he was promoted to the Mainz first team and made his Bundesliga debut as substitute in an away versus Schalke 04. He participated in the first team's training and continued to play for the second team as well. ^[5]

In the summer of 2019, Klement moved to VfB Stuttgart. ^[6]

In January 2022 he joined former club SC Paderborn on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[7]

On 25 August 2022, Klement returned to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024 ^{[9] [10]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Nürnberg II	2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	19	3	—		19	3
	2012–13	Regionalliga Bayern	15	1	—		15	1
	2013–14	Regionalliga Bayern	28	6	—		28	6
	Total		62	10	—		62	10
Hansa Rostock (loan)	2012–13	3. Liga	10	1	—		10	1
1. FSV Mainz 05 II	2014–15	3. Liga	32	5	—		32	5
	2015–16	3. Liga	16	6	—		16	6
	2016–17	3. Liga	24	5	—		24	5
	2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		73	16	—		73	16
1. FSV Mainz 05	2015–16	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	3	0
SC Paderborn 07	2017–18	3. Liga	16	2	1	0	17	2
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	31	16	4	0	35	16
	Total		47	18	5	0	52	18
VfB Stuttgart	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	19	0	2	0	21	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	18	1	1	0	19	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	6	1	1	0	7	1
	Total		43	2	4	0	47	2
VfB Stuttgart II	2021–22	Regionalliga Südwest	1	1	—		1	1
	2022–23	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		2	1	—		2	1
SC Paderborn 07 (loan)	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	11	1
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	24	3	0	0	24	3
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	12	0	1	0	13	0
	Total		36	3	1	0	37	3
Career Total			275	52	11	0	286	52

References

1. "Nationalspieler Philipp Klement" [International Philipp Klement]. dfb.de. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
2. "Nationalspieler Philipp Klement" [International Philipp Klement]. dfb.de. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
3. Philipp Klement at WorldFootball.net
4. "U23 verpflichtet Philipp Klement" [U23 signs Philipp Klement]. mainz05.de. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
5. "Regisseur und Kreativkopf: Mainz' Klement im Fokus" [Playmaker and Creative Mind: Mainz' Klement in Focus] (in German). Kicker. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
6. "VfB sign Philipp Klement". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
7. "VfB leiht Klement ohne Kaufoption an Paderborn aus". kicker (in German). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
8. "PHILIPP KLEMENT KEHRT AN DEN BETZENBERG ZURÜCK" (in German). Kaiserslautern. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
9. "Philipp Klement » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
10. "P. KLEMENT". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

External links

• Philipp Klement at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Philipp Klement at Soccerway
• Philipp Klement at kicker (in German)