Björn Kluft
 Kluft with Erzgebirge Aue in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Björn Kluft | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuppertal, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TVD Velbert | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | TuS Grün-Weiss Wuppertal | ||
| 1999–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 32 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 22 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Preußen Münster | 30 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Eintracht Braunschweig II | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → SV Sandhausen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Erzgebirge Aue | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | FC 08 Homburg | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Chemnitzer FC | 29 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | SV Straelen | 25 | (0) |
| 2019– | TVD Velbert | 26 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2020 | |||
Björn Kluft (born 11 January 1990) is a German footballer who plays for TVD Velbert.[2]
Career
[edit]Kluft, who had initially started out as goalkeeper as a youth player,[1] began his senior career in 2009 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen's reserve team. After one season he moved to 3. Liga side Rot Weiss Ahlen, where he made his professional debut on 31 July 2010 in a game against Werder Bremen II.[3]
After Ahlen's relegation at the end of the season he joined newly promoted 3. Liga side Preußen Münster for 2011–12, where he became a regular starter. He then transferred to 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2012–13 season.[4] However, due to an injury in his first pre-season friendly with Braunschweig, Kluft missed most of the season.[5] He eventually made his competitive debut for the club on the last matchday of the season, in a 2–2 draw with FSV Frankfurt.[6]
In August 2013, Kluft joined SV Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga on a one-year loan deal.[7] In January 2015, he transferred to Rot-Weiss Essen in the Regionalliga West.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Münsters Kluft: Der Ex-Torhüter trifft heute selbst ins Tor" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Björn Kluft" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Thy beschert Bremen den ersten Punkt" (in German). kicker.de. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Eintracht holt Kluft aus der 3. Liga" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Björn Kluft hat schwere Zeit hinter sich" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Kruppkes Doppelpack beschließt das Kapitel "2. Liga"" (in German). kicker.de. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Björn Kluft wird an Sandhausen ausgeliehen" (in German). eintracht.com. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Kluft verstärkt Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). rot-weiss-essen.de. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Björn Kluft at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Wuppertal
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players
- Rot Weiss Ahlen players
- SC Preußen Münster players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- Eintracht Braunschweig II players
- SV Sandhausen players
- Rot-Weiss Essen players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- FC 08 Homburg players
- Chemnitzer FC players
- SV 19 Straelen players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- 21st-century German sportsmen