Björn Kluft

Björn Kluft
Kluft with Erzgebirge Aue in 2016
Personal information
Full name Björn Kluft
Date of birth (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Wuppertal, West Germany[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TVD Velbert
Number 9
Youth career
0000–1999 TuS Grün-Weiss Wuppertal
1999–2009 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Bayer Leverkusen II 32 (3)
2010–2011 Rot Weiss Ahlen 22 (2)
2011–2012 Preußen Münster 30 (5)
2012–2014 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Eintracht Braunschweig II 13 (2)
2013–2014 → SV Sandhausen (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Rot-Weiss Essen 3 (0)
2015–2017 Erzgebirge Aue 11 (1)
2017 FC 08 Homburg 13 (2)
2017–2018 Chemnitzer FC 29 (4)
2018–2019 SV Straelen 25 (0)
2019– TVD Velbert 26 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2020

Björn Kluft (born 11 January 1990) is a German footballer who plays for TVD Velbert.[2]

Career

Kluft, who had initially started out as goalkeeper as a youth player,[1] began his senior career in 2009 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen's reserve team. After one season he moved to 3. Liga side Rot Weiss Ahlen, where he made his professional debut on 31 July 2010 in a game against Werder Bremen II.[3]

After Ahlen's relegation at the end of the season he joined newly promoted 3. Liga side Preußen Münster for 2011–12, where he became a regular starter. He then transferred to 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig for the 2012–13 season.[4] However, due to an injury in his first pre-season friendly with Braunschweig, Kluft missed most of the season.[5] He eventually made his competitive debut for the club on the last matchday of the season, in a 2–2 draw with FSV Frankfurt.[6]

In August 2013, Kluft joined SV Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga on a one-year loan deal.[7] In January 2015, he transferred to Rot-Weiss Essen in the Regionalliga West.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Münsters Kluft: Der Ex-Torhüter trifft heute selbst ins Tor" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Björn Kluft" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Thy beschert Bremen den ersten Punkt" (in German). kicker.de. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Eintracht holt Kluft aus der 3. Liga" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Björn Kluft hat schwere Zeit hinter sich" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Kruppkes Doppelpack beschließt das Kapitel "2. Liga"" (in German). kicker.de. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Björn Kluft wird an Sandhausen ausgeliehen" (in German). eintracht.com. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Kluft verstärkt Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). rot-weiss-essen.de. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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