Christian Clemens

Christian Clemens (2012 )

Christian Clemens (* August 4, 1991 in Cologne) is a German footballer who is 04 has a contract with FC Schalke.

Career

Association

1 FC Köln

Clemens began his career in 1997 at SC Cologne Weiler- Volkhoven and changed in 2001 in the youth department of the 1st FC Cologne. From the summer of 2009 he played in the second team, for whom he played eleven games in the Regionalliga West.

Since the season 2010/11 he was a member of the first team. At his first appearance in the pros he came on 15 August 2010 at the DFB Cup match against the ZFC Meuselwitz. His debut in the Bundesliga he had on 12 September 2010 ( 3rd Round ) in a 1-0 victory at home to FC St. Pauli. His first Bundesliga goal scored Clemens in the 1-0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt on December 11, 2010 (16th Round ). In March 2011, he extended his original 2012 expiring contract until 30 June 2014. His first brace he scored 10 December 2011 in a 4-0 win against SC Freiburg, but he turned a corner directly. At the end of the season 2011/12 he went with the 1st FC Cologne from the Bundesliga from.

FC Schalke 04

During the summer break in 2013, Clemens moved to FC Schalke 04 He received a four-year deal and will wear the number 11, his first competitive match for Schalke Clemens denied on August 5, 2013 the first round of the DFB Cup against FC Nöttingen, the 0-2 was recovered. Clemens denied the match the full distance and collected a yellow card. His league debut came on the opening day of the 2013/14 season in a 3-3 draw against Hamburger SV, where he came over the whole distance prepared for use and the last goal of the game.

National

Clemens played for several German youth national teams and gave 6 September 2010 his debut for the U -20 national team in a 3-2 victory over Switzerland in which he also scored his first goal for this selection team. On February 6, 2011, he was re-nominated for the U-21 match against Greece on 9 February. In the friendly match he also gave his debut in the U -21 national team.

Play

Clemens is used mainly as a winger on the left or right side, but can also play on the "eight", ie in the central midfield. Clemens himself sees his strengths in his flanks, his behavior in one on one situations and also its speed. His way of playing is in addition also characterized by its dynamism and weft strength.

Private

Clemens had a relationship with the former football player Lynn Mester, who played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 2011.