Jan Thielmann
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jan Thielmann
| image = 2021-08-08 FC Carl Zeiss Jena gegen 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–178.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Thielmann in 2021
| full_name = Jan Uwe Thielmann{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jan-thielmann |title=Jan Thielmann |publisher=DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga |access-date=5 January 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
| position = Right winger{{WorldFootball.net|jan-thielmann}}
| currentclub = 1. FC Köln
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = JSG Hetzerath/SV Föhren/Bekond
| youthyears2 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs2 = Eintracht Trier
| youthyears3 = 2017–
| youthclubs3 = 1. FC Köln
| years1 = 2019–
| clubs1 = 1. FC Köln
| caps1 = 140
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = 1. FC Köln II
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Germany U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2020
| nationalteam4 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2021–
| nationalteam5 = Germany U21
| nationalcaps5 = 20
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 23 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 12:04, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jan Uwe Thielmann (born 26 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
Club career
=1. FC Köln=
File:2021-08-08 FC Carl Zeiss Jena gegen 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–229.jpg in 2021]]
In his youth years, Thielmann first played in the then youth game community Hetzerath / Föhren / Bekond and switched to the youth team of Eintracht Trier for the 2014–15 season. For the 2017–18 season, he moved to the U17s of 1. FC Köln.[https://www.volksfreund.de/sport/region/aus-dem-archiv-thielmann-der-titelhamster-foehrener-ist-deutscher-meister_aid-47824891 Aus dem Archiv: Thielmann, der Titelhamster – Föhrener ist Deutscher Meister], volksfreund.de, 14 December 2019 He played 24 games for the team and won the championship with them in June 2019 after a 3–2 win over Borussia Dortmund.
In the 2019–20 season, Thielmann was promoted to the U19s. He made his professional debut with 1. FC Köln in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 14 December 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/14/germany/bundesliga/1-fc-koln/bayer-04-leverkusen/3047153/|title=Köln vs. Bayer Leverkusen – 14 December 2019 – Soccerway|website=Soccerway}} In doing so, he became the first footballer born in 2002 to play in the Bundesliga, and was the second youngest league debutant for his club after Yann Aurel Bisseck.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/cologne-s-jan-thielmann-first-player-born-in-2002-to-play-in-germany-s-top-flight-8698|title=Cologne striker Jan Thielmann becomes first player born in 2002 to appear in the Bundesliga|website=bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website}}
After a convincing debut, manager Markus Gisdol continued to start Thielmann in games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen.[https://ga.de/sport/fckoeln/jan-thielmann-unterschreibt-profivertrag_aid-48399069 Jan Thielmann unterschreibt Profivertrag], ga.de, 17 January 2020 In January 2020, Thielmann signed his first professional contract. The collaboration between him and 1. FC Köln was extended until 30 June 2022. "He is very, very advanced for his age, both physically and physically, and he also has a very good understanding of the game. We trust him that he will hold his ground in the long term," said sporting director Horst Heldt in justification go the contract extension.
On 5 December 2020, Thielmann scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-wolfsburg-2020-bundesliga-4667144/analyse|title=Weghorst verdirbt Duda die Geburtstagsparty|access-date=7 December 2020|website=Kicker}} On 20 January 2021, he scored an injury time winner against Schalke 04 in a relegation six-pointer. On 30 April 2021, the club announced that Thielmann's contract had been extended until 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/jan-thielmann-unterschreibt-bis-2024/|title=Jan Thielmann unterschreibt bis 2024|access-date=30 April 2021|website=Kicker|language=de}} In June 2022, he was nominated for the Golden Boy, an award given to the best under-21 player in European football.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/diese-22-bundesliga-talente-sind-als-golden-boy-nominiert-905883/artikel |title=Diese 22 Bundesliga-Talente sind als "Golden Boy" nominiert |website=Kicker |language=de}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 18 May 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com |title=J. Thielmann |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|1. FC Köln
|rowspan="5"|Bundesliga |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22
|29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23
|23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!110 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 9 | |
| rowspan="3"|Köln II
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga West |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!112 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 9 |
Honours
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerway|jan-thielmann/560031}}
- {{DFB|370149}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thielmann, Jan}}
Category:People from Trier-Saarburg
Category:Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:1. FC Köln II players
Category:SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers