Joao Klauss de Mello (born 1 March 1997), commonly known as Klauss, is a Brazilian-Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liege, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim.
Club Career
Klauss signed for his first European club in January 2017 when he moved to Hoffenheim in Germany. He initially struggled with the cultural change. He played 17 matches and scored 4 goals for Hoffenheim II in the Regionalliga Sudwest. He was loaned to HJK in March 2018. On 8 April, he scored in his debut in the Veikkausliiga against Ilves.
On 8 January 2019, Klauss was loaned out to LASK until 30 June 2020.