Klauss (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Klauss and the second or paternal family name is de Mello.
Klauss
Klauss LASK 2020.jpg
Klauss with LASK Linz in 2020
Personal information
Full name João Klauss de Mello
Date of birth (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Criciúma, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
(on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2010 Internacional
2010–2011 Juventude
2011–2016 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Hoffenheim II 24 (5)
2018 → HJK Helsinki (loan) 33 (21)
2019–2020 → LASK (loan) 42 (15)
2020– 1899 Hoffenheim 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Standard Liège (loan) 33 (7)
2022– → Sint-Truiden (loan) 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2022

João Klauss de Mello (born 1 March 1997), commonly known as Klauss, is a Brazilian-Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim. In July 2022, Klauss will join St. Louis CITY SC.

Early life[]

João Klauss de Mello was born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina. He began his career with Internacional in Porto Alegre, joining the club at the age of 9. Klauss moved with his mother to Porte Alegre after his parents separated. Both parents supported his football career from early on. At the age of 13, he was released from Internacional's youth program and moved to Juventude in Caxias do Sul. After a year he moved back to Porto Alegre and joined the Grêmio's youth academy.[1]

Club career[]

Klauss with HJK in 2018

Klauss signed for his first European club in January 2017 when he moved to Hoffenheim in Germany. He initially struggled with the cultural change. He played 17 matches and scored 4 goals for Hoffenheim II in the Regionalliga Südwest. He was loaned to HJK in March 2018.[2] On 8 April, he scored in his debut in the Veikkausliiga against Ilves.

On 8 January 2019, Klauss was loaned out to LASK until 30 June 2020.[3]

On 31 January 2022, Klauss joined Sint-Truiden on loan.[4]

On 3 March 2022, it was announced that Klauss would join Major League Soccer side St. Louis CITY SC in July 2022 following the conclusion of his loan at Sint-Truiden. He would become the club's first ever designated player.[5]

Personal life[]

Born in Brazil, Klauss is of German descent through his father, and Italian descent through his mother. He holds an Italian passport.[6][7]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 9 April 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 2016-17 Regionalliga 7 1 0 0 – – 7 1
2017-18 17 4 0 0 – – 17 4
Total 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 5
HJK (loan) 2018 Veikkausliiga 33 21 3 2 – 6 1 42 24
Total 33 21 3 2 0 0 6 1 42 24
LASK (Loan) 2018-19 Austrian Bundesliga 14 3 2 1 – – 16 4
2019-20 28 12 4 3 – 13 5 45 20
Total 42 15 6 4 0 0 13 5 61 24
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II 2020–21 Regionalliga 3 1 0 0 – – 3 1
Total 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2020-21 Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 – 5 0 10 0
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 0
Standard Liège (loan) 2020-21 Belgian First Division A 12 4 4 1 – – 16 5
Total 12 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 5
Career Total 118 46 14 7 0 0 24 6 156 59

References[]

  1. ^ "HJK:n uusi hyökkääjä valitsi jalkapallouran 10-vuotiaana ja juoksi suurkaupungissa ahdistelijoitaan karkuun: "Ajattelin koko ajan, että minusta tulee ammattijalkapalloilija"". Helsingin Sanomat. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "KLAUSS DE MELLO ON HJK:N UUSI HYÖKKÄÄJÄ". HJK.fi. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ VERSTÄRKUNG FÜR DEN LASK!, lask.at, 8 January 2019
  4. ^ "JOÃO KLAUSS IS EEN KANARIE!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-louis-city-sc-signs-forward-joao-klauss-as-designated-player
  6. ^ "Verstärkung für den LASK!". January 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Klauss will beim LASK nicht nur Deutsch lernen". nachrichten.at.
  8. ^ Klauss at Soccerway

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