Jonathan Clauss

Jonathan Florent Clauss (born 25 September 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the France national team.

Jonathan Clauss

Clauss with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Florent Clauss
Date of birth	(1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Strasbourg, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	92
Youth career
1998–2000	FC Osthoffen
2000–2010	Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	ASPV Strasbourg
2013–2015	SV Linx	62	(15)
2015–2016	Raon-l'Étape	24	(0)
2016–2017	Avranches B	2	(0)
2016–2017	Avranches	30	(1)
2017–2018	Quevilly-Rouen B	1	(0)
2017–2018	Quevilly-Rouen	29	(1)
2018–2020	Arminia Bielefeld	62	(8)
2020	Lens B	1	(0)
2020–2022	Lens	70	(8)
2022–2024	Marseille	61	(5)
2024–	Nice	28	(3)
International career‡
2022–	France	14	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Clauss represented France at the UEFA Euro 2024.

Early life

Jonathan Florent Clauss^[2] was born on 25 September 1992 in Strasbourg, Alsace.^[3]

Club career

Early career

A long-term academy product of Strasbourg, Clauss spent years in the lower divisions of France and Germany before signing a contract with Quevilly-Rouen in the Ligue 2 for the 2017–18 season.^[4] He made his professional debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Châteauroux on 8 September 2017, in which he assisted one of his side's goals.^[5]

Arminia Bielefeld

In August 2018, free agent Clauss joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld after trialling with the side.^[6]

Lens

In May 2020, L'Équipe reported Clauss would be leaving Bielefeld upon expiration of his contract in the summer and return to France having agreed a three-year contract with Lens, newly promoted to Ligue 1.^[7] At the age of 28, he made the first top-flight appearance of his career. At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP).^[8]

Marseille

On 20 July 2022, Clauss signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille. The transfer fee to be paid to Lens was €9 million.^[9]

Nice

On 25 July 2024, Clauss signed for Nice for €5 million plus €1 million in potential bonuses.^[10]

International career

In March 2022, at the age of 29, Clauss received his first call-up to the France national team when manager Didier Deschamps selected him for friendly matches against Ivory Coast and South Africa.^[11] He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 victory over the former side.^[12]

On 18 November 2023, Clauss scored his first goal with France in a 14–0 win over Gibraltar, the largest victory in the nation's history.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SV Linx	2013–14	Verbandsliga Südbaden	31	5	—		—		31	5
	2013–14	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	2	1	—		—		2	1
	2014–15	Verbandsliga Südbaden	29	9	—		—		29	9
	Total		62	15	—		—		62	15
Raon-l'Étape	2015–16[14]	CFA	24	0	1	0	—		25	0
Avranches	2016–17[14]	Championnat National	30	1	5	1	—		35	2
Avranches B	2016–17[14]	CFA 2	2	0	—		—		2	0
Quevilly-Rouen	2017–18[14]	Ligue 2	29	1	0	0	—		29	1
Quevilly-Rouen B	2017–18[14]	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
Arminia Bielefeld	2018–19[15]	2. Bundesliga	28	3	1	0	—		29	3
	2019–20[15]	2. Bundesliga	34	5	2	0	—		36	5
	Total		62	8	3	0	—		65	8
Lens B	2020–21[14]	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		1	0
Lens	2020–21[14]	Ligue 1	33	3	1	0	—		34	1
	2021–22[14]	Ligue 1	37	5	3	0	—		40	3
	Total		70	8	4	0	—		74	4
Marseille	2022–23[14]	Ligue 1	34	2	2	0	6[b]	0	42	2
	2023–24[14]	Ligue 1	27	3	2	0	14[c]	2	43	5
	Total		61	5	4	0	20	2	85	7
Nice	2024–25[14]	Ligue 1	28	3	3	0	7[d]	0	38	3
Career total			370	41	20	1	27	2	417	41

1. Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 6 September 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2022	6	0
	2023	4	1
	2024	4	1
Total		14	2

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Clauss goal^[17]

List of international goals scored by Jonathan Clauss

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2023	Allianz Riviera, Nice, France	9	Gibraltar	5–0	14–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2	5 June 2024	Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz, France	13	Luxembourg	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld

• 2. Bundesliga: 2019–20^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2020–21,^[8] 2021–22^[18]