Lukas Klostermann

Lukas Manuel Klostermann (German pronunciation: [ˈluːkas ˈkloːstɐman]; born 3 June 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Germany national team.

International Career

Youth career

Having previously represented the Germany youth team, Klostermann was called up by Germany U17 in February 2013. He made his Germany U17 debut, where he played 40 minutes after coming on as a substitute, in a 3–1 win over Netherlands U17 on 10 February 2013. He went on to make 6 appearances for the Germany U17 side.

A year later in September 2014, he was called up for the Germany U19. He made his Germany U19 debut, starting the whole game, in a 3–2 win over Netherlands U19 on 5 September 2014. However, during a 1–1 draw against England U19 on 8 September 2014, Klostermann suffered a concussion and had to be substituted. He then captained Germany U19 for the first time on 28 March 2015, in a 3–2 win over Republic of Ireland U19. Klostermann was later called up for the Germany U19 squad again for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in June 2015. He went on to make three appearances in the tournament, as Germany U19 were eliminated in the Group Stage. After the tournament, he went on to make 11 appearances for the U19 side.

In August 2015, Klostermann was called up for the Germany U21 for the first time. He made his Germany U21 debut, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–1 win over Denmark U21 on 3 September 2015. Almost a year absent, Klostermann was called up for the Germany U21 squad again and played 45 minutes, in a 2–1 loss against Hungary on 1 September 2017 Two months later, he scored two goals in two matches against Azerbaijan U21 and Israel U21. On 27 March 2018, Klostermann captained the U21 side for the first time, starting the whole game, in 0–0 draw against Kosovo U21. He went on to captain the side on three more occasions by the end of 2018. In June 2019, he was called up by Germany U21

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