Leon Klassen
 Klassen with Spartak Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grazer AK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Bad Bodendorf[1] | |||
| –2017 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 2017–2018 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | 1860 Munich II | 35 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | 1860 Munich | 27 | (2) |
| 2021 | Tirol | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Spartak Moscow | 18 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Lyngby | 22 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | SV Darmstadt | 5 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Grazer AK (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2026– | Grazer AK | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Russia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Russia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Russia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Russia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Leon Klassen (Russian: Леон Классен; born 29 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Grazer AK.[2] Born in Germany, he has represented Russia at various youth levels.
Career
Klassen made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for 1860 Munich on 31 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Benjamin Kindsvater against FSV Zwickau. He assisted Herbert Paul for Munich's third goal, with the match finishing as a 3–0 home win.[3]
On 27 May 2021, he signed with WSG Tirol in Austria.[4]
On 30 December 2021, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow.[5] Klassen left Spartak by mutual consent on 27 June 2024.[6]
On 29 August 2024, Klassen signed a two-year contract with Lyngby in Denmark.[7]
Klassen joined SV Darmstadt on 21 June 2025.[8] On 20 January 2026, he was loaned by Grazer AK in Austria.[9]
On 9 July 2026, Klassen returned to Grazer AK on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract with the club.[10]
International career
Klassen was born in Germany to a Russian parents; his mother is of German descent. He is a youth international for Russia.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSV 1860 Munich II | 2017–18 | Bayernliga | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bayernliga | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Bayernliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| TSV 1860 Munich | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| WSG Tirol | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 7 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the Bavarian Cup
Honours
- TSV 1860 Munich
- Spartak Moscow
References
- ↑ Müller, Silke (27 October 2018). "Vom FC Freiheit zur großen SCB-Familie" [From FC freedom to a large SCB family]. SC Bad Bodendorf (in German). Bad Bodendorf. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ Leon Klassen at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "TSV 1860 München – FSV Zwickau 3:0 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "WSG holt Linksverteidiger von 1860" (in German). WSG Tirol. 27 May 2021.
- ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Леон Классен!" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "Леон Классен покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Lyngby Boldklub skriver to år med Leon Klassen" [Lyngby Boldklub signs two years with Leon Klassen] (in Danish). Lyngby. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ ""Intensität und Bereitschaft": Lilien holen Klassen für die linke Seite". kicker (in German). 21 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "GAK leiht Verteidiger von Darmstadt aus" [GAK loans defender from Darmstadt] (in German). Grazer AK. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Herzlich willkommen (zurück), Leon Klassen!" [Welcome (back), Leon Klassen!] (in German). Grazer AK. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ https://spartak.com/media/news/bb76630e-767e-4151-9fa5-0d911391173a?utm_referrer=https%3a%2f%2fru.wikipedia.org%2f
- ↑ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
External links
- Leon Klassen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Leon Klassen at DFB (also available in German)
- Leon Klassen at Kicker (in German)
- Profile at RFS.ru
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Sinzig
- Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate
- Russian men's footballers
- Russia men's youth international footballers
- Russia men's under-21 international footballers
- German men's footballers
- Russian people of German descent
- German people of Russian descent
- Men's association football full-backs
- TSV 1860 Munich II players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- WSG Tirol players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- SV Darmstadt 98 players
- Grazer AK players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Russian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- 21st-century German sportsmen