Jeremy Toljan
Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan (pronounced [tôʎaːn];[3] born 8 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back for Sassuolo, on loan from Borussia Dortmund.
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Full name | Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 August 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Sassuolo (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | SV Grün-Weiss Sommerrain | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | TSV Steinhaldenfeld | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Stuttgarter Kickers | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | VfB Stuttgart | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 56 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Celtic (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019– | → Sassuolo (loan) | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Germany U21 | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Germany Olympic | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2017 |
Early life
He was born in Stuttgart to an African American father and a Croatian mother. His father, who was an artist, passed away before he was born.[4]
Club career
On 5 October 2013, Toljan made his debut for 1899 Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against 1. FSV Mainz 05. He played the full game, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[5]
In the summer of 2017 Toljan signed a five-year deal with Borussia Dortmund.[6][7]
In January 2019, Toljan signed a six-month loan deal with Celtic.[8]
In July 2019, Sassuolo announced the signing of Toljan on a season-long loan deal.[9]
International career
Toljan has played for German national teams at various age levels. He is also eligible to play for both the United States and Croatia and has rejected approaches from the USA to continue playing for Germany.[10]
He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2020[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Celtic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Sassuolo (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
Career total | 119 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 138 | 4 |
- Includes appearances in DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup and Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
International
Germany
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal 2016
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017[13]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[14]
References
- "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 7. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Profis: Jeremy Toljan" (in German). Borussia Dortmund.
- "tòliti". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
Tȍljān
- "Jeremy Toljan Is Earning Minutes at Hoffenheim". American Soccer Now. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Mallis Rücken entzückt Mainz: 1. FSV Mainz 05 - TSG Hoffenheim 2:2 (0:2)". kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Reuters (30 August 2017). "Borussia Dortmund sign defender Jeremy Toljan, send Felix Passlack to Hoffenheim". India Today. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Dortmund snap up Toljan from Hoffenheim". ESPN. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Jeremy Toljan joins Celtic on loan from Borussia Dortmund". Celtic F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Calciomercato: dal Borussia Dortmund arriva Jeremy Toljan" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "TOLJAN DECLINES UNITED STATES". Yanks Abroad. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". FIFA.com. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Jeremy Toljan". Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. July 2017.