Lukas Klünter

Lukas Klünter (born 26 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.^[2]

Lukas Klünter

Klünter in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Euskirchen, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team	Waldhof Mannheim
Number	24
Youth career
2013–2014	Bonner SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	1. FC Köln II	52	(3)
2016–2018	1. FC Köln	28	(2)
2018–2022	Hertha BSC	49	(0)
2022–2023	Arminia Bielefeld	23	(0)
2024–	Waldhof Mannheim	49	(0)
International career‡
2015	Germany U19	6	(0)
2015–2017	Germany U20	13	(0)
2017	Germany U21	3	(0)
Medal record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2019

Club career

Klünter broke into Köln's senior team during the 2016–17 season. In May 2017, he scored his first professional goal for Köln in a 2–2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen.^[3] After the team's relegation following the 2017–18 season it was announced that Klünter would transfer to Hertha BSC in the summer.^[4] He played for both the first team and the reserve team during the 2018–19 season.^[5]

On 5 August 2022, Klünter signed with Arminia Bielefeld.^[6]

On 1 February 2024, Klünter joined Waldhof Mannheim in 3. Liga.^[7]

International career

Klünter is a youth international for Germany.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 July 2020^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln II	2014–15	Regionalliga West	7	0	—		—		7	0
	2015–16	Regionalliga West	24	2	—		—		24	2
	2016–17	Regionalliga West	17	1	—		—		17	1
	2017–18	Regionalliga West	4	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		52	3	—		—		52	3
1. FC Köln	2015–16	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016–17	Bundesliga	8	1	0	0	—		8	1
	2017–18	Bundesliga	19	1	2	0	3[a]	0	24	1
	Total		28	2	2	0	3	0	33	2
Hertha BSC	2018–19	Bundesliga	10	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	23	0	0	0	—		23	0
	Total		33	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
Hertha BSC II	2018–19	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			106	5	4	0	3	0	113	5

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Germany

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017^[8]