Jennifer Klein (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jennifer Klein

| fullname =

| image = 20150812 U19W AUTNOR Jennifer Klein 2589.jpg

| caption = Klein playing for Austria U19 against Norway at Bad Erlach on August 12, 2015

| height = 1.70 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|01|11}}

| birth_place = Tulln, Austria

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = SKN St. Pölten

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = SV Neulengbach

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2017–2019

| clubs2 = SKN St. Pölten

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2018–2020

| clubs3 = 1899 Hoffenheim II

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = 1899 Hoffenheim

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–

| clubs5 = SKN St. Pölten

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| nationalteam1 = Austria U17

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalteam2 = Austria U19

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalteam3 = Austria

| nationalyears3 = 2017–

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| pcupdate =

}}

Jennifer Klein (born 11 January 1999) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for SKN St. Pölten in the ÖFB-Frauenliga.

Club career

Klein played from July 2013 until July 2017 at SV Neulengbach. After the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, she signed with SKN St. Pölten.

International career

Klein represented Austria at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. She started all six matches Austria played in the competition and scored three goals. Klein was also part of the squad who represented Austria at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. Again, she started in all six matches her team played in the competition and scored two goals. Klein also represented Austria at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. She played three matches and scored one goal. In the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification, she also played three matches and scored one goal.

On 1 July 2017, Klein was included by coach Dominik Thalhammer in the 23-women squad who represented Austria at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.{{cite web|title=ÖSTERREICH SIEGT ZUM EURO-AUFTAKT!|url=http://www.oefb.at/thalhammer-nominiert-23-spielerinnen-news26906|website=OEFB|accessdate=27 December 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810004924/http://www.oefb.at/thalhammer-nominiert-23-spielerinnen-news26906|url-status=live}} The team reached the semi-finals, but she didn't play any match. On 23 November 2017, Klein made her debut for Austria in a qualification match for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup against Israel. She replaced Nadine Prohaska in the game's 64th minute.{{cite web|title=AUSTRIA VS. ISRAEL 2 – 0|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/23/europe/womens-wc-qualifying-europe/austria/israel/2448268/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=27 December 2017|archive-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122346/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/23/europe/womens-wc-qualifying-europe/austria/israel/2448268/|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

=International goals=

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first:

colspan="7"\|Klein – goals for Austria
class="wikitable"
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
align=center\| 1.	27 February 2019	Larnaca, Cyprus	{{fbw\|NGR}}	align=center\| 4–1	align=center\| 4–1	2019 Cyprus Women's Cup