Jeremy Toljan
{{short description|German footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jeremy Toljan
| image = 20161011 U21 AUT GER 9302.jpg
| caption = Toljan with Germany U21 in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stuttgart, Germany
| height = 1.82 m{{cite web|url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/en/player/jeremy-toljan/|title=Jeremy Toljan|publisher=US Sassuolo Calcio|access-date=2 September 2022}}
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Levante
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2006
| youthclubs1 = SV Grün-Weiss Sommerrain
| youthyears2 = 2008
| youthclubs2 = TSV Steinhaldenfeld
| youthyears3 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs3 = Stuttgarter Kickers
| youthyears4 = 2009–2011
| youthclubs4 = VfB Stuttgart
| youthyears5 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs5 = 1899 Hoffenheim
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = 1899 Hoffenheim II
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2013–2017
| clubs2 = 1899 Hoffenheim
| caps2 = 56
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2017–2021
| clubs3 = Borussia Dortmund
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Borussia Dortmund II
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Celtic (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2021
| clubs6 = → Sassuolo (loan)
| caps6 = 55
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021–2025
| clubs7 = Sassuolo
| caps7 = 110
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = Levante
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam1 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam3 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam4 = Germany U21
| nationalcaps4 = 18
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2016
| nationalteam5 = Germany U23
| nationalcaps5 = 6
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 17 May 2025
| ntupdate = 30 June 2017
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2017 Poland|}}
}}
Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan ({{IPA|hr|tôʎaːn|pron}};{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f19nUBB%2F&keyword=toliti|title=tòliti|access-date=15 February 2020|work=Hrvatski jezični portal|quote=Tȍljān|language=hr}} born 8 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club Levante UD.
Club career
On 5 October 2013, Toljan made his debut for 1899 Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against 1. FSV Mainz 05. He played the full game, which ended in a 2–2 draw.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/mainz-gegen-hoffenheim-2013-bundesliga-1894945/analyse|title=Mallis Rücken entzückt Mainz: 1. FSV Mainz 05 - TSG Hoffenheim 2:2 (0:2)|website=kicker|language=de|access-date=7 May 2019}}
In the summer of 2017 Toljan signed a five-year deal with Borussia Dortmund.{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Borussia Dortmund sign defender Jeremy Toljan, send Felix Passlack to Hoffenheim |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/borussia-dortmund-jeremy-toljan-felix-passlack-hoffenheim-1034369-2017-08-30 |access-date=1 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=30 August 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Dortmund snap up Toljan from Hoffenheim |url=https://www.espn.in/football/soccer-transfers/story/3192058/borussia-dortmund-snap-up-jeremy-toljan-from-hoffenheim |access-date=1 December 2019 |work=ESPN |date=30 August 2017 |language=en}}
In January 2019, Toljan signed a six-month loan deal with Celtic.{{cite press release| url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/15700 | title=Jeremy Toljan joins Celtic on loan from Borussia Dortmund | publisher=Celtic F.C. | date=31 January 2019 | access-date=31 January 2019}}
In July 2019, Sassuolo announced the signing of Toljan on two seasons-long loan deal.{{cite press release|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=5311/calciomercato-dal-borussia-dortmund-arriva-jeremy-toljan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190717084334/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=5311/calciomercato-dal-borussia-dortmund-arriva-jeremy-toljan|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2019|title=Calciomercato: dal Borussia Dortmund arriva Jeremy Toljan|publisher=US Sassuolo Calcio|lang=it|date=10 July 2019|access-date=10 July 2019}} On 1 July 2021, Toljan moved to Sassuolo on a permanent transfer.{{cite news|url=https://bvbbuzz.com/2021/01/17/borussia-dortmund-loanee-jeremy-toljan-sassuolo-permanent-transfer/|title=Borussia Dortmund loanee Jeremy Toljan to join Sassuolo on permanent transfer|date=17 January 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|website=BVB Buzz}}
Toljan joined newly-promoted La Liga club Levante UD on a free transfer on 8 July 2025, signing a two-year contract.{{cite press release|url=https://www.levanteud.com/noticias/jeremy-toljan-es-el-nuevo-refuerzo-del-levante-ud |title=Jeremy Toljan es el nuevo refuerzo del Levante UD |trans-title=Jeremy Toljan is the new addition of Levante UD|website=Levante UD|language=es|date=8 July 2025}}
International career
Toljan has played for German national teams at various age levels. He is also eligible to play for both the United States and Croatia; Toljan has he rejected approaches from both teams to maintain eligibility for Germany.{{cite web | url = http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=shortcorner&entry=464 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150705200759/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=shortcorner&entry=464 | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 5 July 2015 | title = Toljan Declines United States | website = Yanks Abroad | date = 29 May 2015 | access-date = 30 June 2017 }}{{Cite web|last=Antolić|first=Dražen|date=17 July 2017|title=Video: Prvak Europe Naših Korijena Ekspresno Odbio Hrvatsku S Hrvatima Ne Želi Ni Na Kavu, A Kamoli Da Bi Igrao Za Vatrene!|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/video-prvak-europe-nasih-korijena-ekspresno-odbio-hrvatsku-s-hrvatima-ne-zeli-ni-na-kavu-a-kamoli-da-bi-igrao-za-vatrene-6374081|access-date=3 October 2020|website=Sportske novosti|language=hr-hr}}
He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=neymar-s-golden-penalty-sees-brazil-to-victory-2823069.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821102147/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2016/m=8/news=neymar-s-golden-penalty-sees-brazil-to-victory-2823069.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2016|title=Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory|date=20 August 2016| website = FIFA.com| access-date = 30 June 2017}}
Personal life
He was born in Stuttgart to an African American father and a Croatian mother. His father, who was an artist, died before he was born.{{Cite web|date=13 December 2013|title=Jeremy Toljan Is Earning Minutes at Hoffenheim|url=http://www.americansoccernow.com/articles/jeremy-toljan-is-earning-minutes-at-hoffenheim|access-date=6 December 2019|website=American Soccer Now|language=en}}
Career statistics
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{{updated|match played 26 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jeremy--toljan/182732/|access-date=15 February 2020|title=Jeremy Toljan}}
| 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{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|1899 Hoffenheim II
|rowspan="3"|Regionalliga Südwest |18 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!25 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="6"|1899 Hoffenheim
|rowspan="5"|Bundesliga |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17
|20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Borussia Dortmund
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Borussia Dortmund II
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| Celtic (loan)
|10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| rowspan="2"|Sassuolo (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Sassuolo
|Serie A |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Serie A |31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Serie A |25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!131 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 134 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!239 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 260 | 5 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
Celtic
Sassuolo
- Serie B: 2024–25{{cite web|title=Sassuolo Calcio wins the Serie B championship|url=https://www.mapei.com/ae/en/news-and-articles/event-detail/2025/05/16/sassuolo-calcio-wins-the-serie-b-championship|website=MAPEI|access-date=15 May 2025}}
Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-spanien-2017-u-em-3796218/analyse | title = Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr | language = de | website = Kicker | date = 30 June 2017 | access-date = 30 June 2017}}
Germany U23
- Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016
Individual
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Soccerway|jeremy--toljan/182732}}
{{Levante UD squad}}
{{Germany men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toljan, Jeremy}}
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Stuttgart
Category:German people of African-American descent
Category:German people of Croatian descent
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Category:Borussia Dortmund players
Category:US Sassuolo Calcio players
Category:Levante UD footballers
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Germany
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Germany