Jonathan Clauss
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Clauss with Nice in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Florent Clauss | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | FC Osthoffen | ||
| 2000–2010 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | ASPV Strasbourg | ||
| 2013–2015 | SV Linx | 62 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | Raon-l'Étape | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Avranches B | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Avranches | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Quevilly-Rouen B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Quevilly-Rouen | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Arminia Bielefeld | 62 | (8) |
| 2020 | Lens B | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Lens | 70 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Marseille | 61 | (5) |
| 2024– | Nice | 51 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | France | 14 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.
Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024.
Early life
Jonathan Florent Clauss[2] was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg, Alsace.[3]
Club career
Early career
A long-term academy product of Strasbourg, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the Ligue 2 for the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals.[5]
Arminia Bielefeld
In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.[6]
Lens
In May 2020, L'Équipe reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promoted to Ligue 1.[7] At the age of 28, he made the first top-flight appearance of his career. At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP).[8]
Marseille
On 20 July 2022, Clauss signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille. The transfer fee to be paid to Lens was €9 million.[9]
Nice
On 25 July 2024, Clauss signed for Nice for €5 million plus €1 million in potential bonuses.[10]
International career
In March 2022, at the age of 29, Clauss received his first call-up to the France national team when manager Didier Deschamps selected him for friendly matches against Ivory Coast and South Africa.[11] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.[12]
On 18 November 2023, Clauss scored his first goal with France in a 14–0 win over Gibraltar, the largest victory in the nation's history.[13]
Private life
Clauss has been an outspoken critic of homophobic chants during football games. In May 2025, he said during an interview with L'Equipe that homosexual players hide because "people are selfish (...) they don't put in other people's shoes."[14] Clauss also stated that on homophobia and other social issues like racism, he has always been "on the side of those who were not very popular in the (school) playground."[14] He urged fellow players and fans to empathise with gay footballers, saying that "it is not cool for the people who suffer it."[14][15]
In September 2025, during a match against Paris FC, referee Abdelatif Kherradji warned Nice fans that he would stop the game if the homophobic chants did not stop.[16] Angry, Clauss confronted the fans who continued shouting anti-gay insults, later expressing that "there are things that shouldn't be heard in a football stadium, even in everyday society", again urging for protective environment for gay players.[17][18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Linx | 2013–14 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 31 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 29 | 9 | — | — | 29 | 9 | |||
| Total | 62 | 15 | — | — | 62 | 15 | ||||
| Raon-l'Étape | 2015–16[19] | CFA | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Avranches | 2016–17[19] | Championnat National | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| Avranches B | 2016–17[19] | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Quevilly-Rouen | 2017–18[19] | Ligue 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Quevilly-Rouen B | 2017–18[19] | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2018–19[20] | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[20] | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 62 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 65 | 8 | |||
| Lens B | 2020–21[19] | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2020–21[19] | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[19] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Total | 70 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 74 | 4 | |||
| Marseille | 2022–23[19] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2023–24[19] | Ligue 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14[c] | 2 | 43 | 5 | |
| Total | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Nice | 2024–25[19] | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2025–26[19] | Ligue 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 393 | 42 | 24 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 452 | 42 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 6 September 2024[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 9 | Gibraltar | 5–0 | 14–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 5 June 2024 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz, France | 13 | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Arminia Bielefeld
Individual
References
- ^ "Jonathan Clauss" (in French). RC Lens. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "JC Concept Image". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
"Jonathan Clauss". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2023. - ^ Jonathan Clauss at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ^ SAS, OUACOM (26 July 2017). "Interview exclusive de Jonathan Clauss: "je ne m'interdis plus de rêver"". www.austade.fr.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 6ème journée - Châteauroux / Quevilly Rouen Métropole". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Clauss wechselt ablösefrei zur Arminia". kicker Online (in German). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Trésarrieu, Flavien (11 May 2020). "L'étonnant parcours de Jonathan Clauss, la nouvelle recrue du RC Lens". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Trophées UNFP : cinq Parisiens, deux Lillois et deux Lyonnais dans l'équipe type" [Trophées UNFP : five Parisiens, two Lillois and two Lyonnais in the typical team]. Le Figaro (in French). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "L'OM officialise l'arrivée de Jonathan Clauss" [OM formalizes the arrival of Jonathan Clauss] (in French). L'Équipe. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Mercato de l'OM : Clauss transféré à Nice, Ismaïla Sarr toujours plus proche de Crystal Palace". L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Holyman, I. (17 March 2022). "One to watch: Lens' new France call-up Jonathan Clauss". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Saliba and Clauss make France debuts". Ligue 1. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Tournoux, Manu (19 November 2023). "Clauss still scores points". French Football Weekly. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Imber, Leon; Mathews, Max (16 May 2025). "Homophobia in men's football caused by 'selfishness', says France international Jonathan Clauss". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Pretot, Julien (19 May 2025). "Anti-homophobia initiative turns sour in French football with player no-show, slur". Reuters. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Holmes, Jon (29 September 2025). "Soccer captain tells his own fans to stop chanting gay slur". Outsports. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Jonathan Clauss denounces homophobic chants at OGC Nice match". Yahoo Sports. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Sugg, Aaron (6 October 2025). "French football captain Jonathan Clauss confronts homophobic fans shouting abuse in Nice vs. Paris FC game". Attitude. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jonathan Clauss at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Jonathan Clauss » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Clauss". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Jonathan Clauss at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 aux trophées UNFP avec un trio d'attaque Terrier-Ben Yedder-Mbappé". L'Équipe (in French). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
- Jonathan Clauss at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jonathan Clauss – UEFA competition record (archive)