Janis Blaswich
{{short description|German footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Janis Blaswich
| image = FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen Bayern München (2025-01-06 Testspiel) 53.jpg
| caption = Blaswich with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
| full_name = Janis Jonathan Blaswich
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|2}}
| birth_place = Willich, Germany
| height = {{height|m=1.93|precision=0}}{{cite web |url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/first-team/team/janis-jonathan-blaswich/ |title=Janis Blaswich |publisher=RB Leipzig |access-date=5 May 2023}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = RB Leipzig
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1997–2006
| youthclubs1 = VfR Mehrhoog
| youthyears2 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
| years1 = 2009–2018
| clubs1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach II
| caps1 = 127
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2018
| clubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Dynamo Dresden (loan)
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = → Hansa Rostock (loan)
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2022
| clubs5 = Heracles Almelo
| caps5 = 107
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = RB Leipzig
| caps6 = 47
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–2025
| clubs7 = → Red Bull Salzburg (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| pcupdate = 24 May 2025
}}
Janis Jonathan Blaswich (born 2 May 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{German football updater|RBLeipzi}} club RB Leipzig.{{WorldFootball.net|janis-blaswich}}
Club career
=Early career=
Blaswich started his career at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he was loaned out to Dynamo Dresden,{{cite web |url=https://www.dynamo-dresden.de/aktuelles/news/profis/dynamo-verpflichtet-janis-blaswich |title=Dynamo verpflichtet Janis Blaswich |publisher=Dynamo Dresden |language=de |date=18 June 2015 }} and Hansa Rostock.{{cite web |url=https://www.fc-hansa.de/news/fc-hansa-rostock-verpflichtet-torhueter-janis-blaswich.html |title=F.C. Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Torhüter Janis Blaswich |publisher=F.C. Hansa Rostock |language=de |date=21 July 2017 }} He later joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo ahead of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/blaswich-wechselt-zu-heracles-almelo-724049/artikel |title=Blaswich wechselt zu Heracles Almelo |publisher=Kicker |language=de |date=16 May 2018 }}
=RB Leipzig=
On 15 February 2022, Blaswich signed a contract with RB Leipzig, effective from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025.{{cite web|publisher=RB Leipzig|url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/news/2021-2022/rb-leipzig-sign-janis-blaswich/|title=RB LEIPZIG SIGN GOALKEEPER JANIS BLASWICH|date=15 February 2022|access-date=21 July 2022}} On 20 August, he made his debut for Leipzig in a 1–2 away loss against Union Berlin.{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-janis-blaswich-vertrag-2026-vorzeitig-vertragsverlangerung-24637 |title=RB Leipzig verlängert vorzeitig mit Janis Blaswich bis 2026 |publisher=Bundesliga |language=de |date=September 2023 }} On 5 October 2022, during a Champions League matchup against Celtic, Leipzig's longtime keeper Péter Gulácsi suffered a torn ACL rupture, which would force him to miss the rest of the season, in which Blaswich immediately replaced him in the 13 minutes of the first half, in a match which ended in a 3–1 victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035683/ |title=Leipzig 3–1 Celtic |publisher=UEFA |date=5 October 2022 }} Three days later, he played a full 90-minute matchup as a replacement in a 1–1 away draw against Mainz 05.{{cite web |url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/news/2022-2023/m05-rbl-match-report/ |title=RBL draw 1-1 in Mainz |publisher=RB Leipzig |date=8 October 2022 }}
He later managed to achieve his first titles at the club, by winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup. On 1 September 2023, he extended his contract with RB Leipzig until 2026.{{cite web |url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/news/2023-2024/janis-blaswich-contract-extension-2026/ |title=Janis Blaswich extends his contract |publisher=RB Leipzig |date=1 September 2023 }}
On 22 June 2024, Blaswich joined Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/de/aktuelles/news/janis-blaswich-leihe-von-rb-leipzig|trans-title=Janis Blaswich comes on loan from RB Leipzig|title=Janis Blaswich kommt leihweise von RB Leipzig|language=German|website=www.redbullsalzburg.at|date=22 June 2024|accessdate=22 June 2024}}
International career
In November 2023, Blaswich was called up for the Germany national team by coach Julian Nagelsmann, ahead of their friendly matches against Turkey and Austria.{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/janis-blaswich-who-is-rb-leipzig-goalkeeper-germany-call-up-nagelsmann-gulacsi-25319 |title=Janis Blaswich: Who is the RB Leipzig goalkeeper called up to represent Germany? |publisher=Bundesliga |date=10 November 2022 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 13 April 2025}}
| 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"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9"|Borussia Mönchengladbach II
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10
|Regionalliga West |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11
|Regionalliga West |19 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12
|Regionalliga West |35 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13
|Regionalliga West |21 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14
|Regionalliga West |32 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15
|Regionalliga West |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!127 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 127 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Borussia Mönchengladbach
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Dresden (loan)
|3. Liga |30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |||
| Hansa Rostock (loan)
|2016–17 |3. Liga |34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Heracles Almelo
|33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs}} | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Eredivisie |26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Eredivisie |26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Eredivisie |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 110 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|RB Leipzig
|Bundesliga |26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=DFL|Appearance in DFL-Supercup}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg (loan)
|10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!355 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 391 | 0 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
;Dynamo Dresden
;Hansa Rostock
;RB Leipzig
- DFB-Pokal: 2022–23{{Cite web |date=3 June 2023 |title=Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/rb-leipzig-eintracht-frankfurt-dfb-cup-final-live-team-news-match-stats-kolo-muani-23656 |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=Bundesliga |language=}}
- DFL-Supercup: 2023{{cite web |last1=Lisjak |first1=Mitja |title=Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/olmo-s-hat-trickom-pokvaril-veliki-debi-kana-pri-bayernu/677939 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=sl |date=12 August 2023}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://rbleipzig.com/en/first-team/team/janis-jonathan-blaswich/ Profile] at the RB Leipzig website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{RB Leipzig squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blaswich, Janis}}
Category:Footballers from Düsseldorf (region)
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Category:Dynamo Dresden players
Category:FC Hansa Rostock players
Category:Heracles Almelo players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands