Jonathan Klinsmann

Hertha BSC

After having spent most of his school holidays between 2014 and 2017 with the youth teams of his father's home club VfB Stuttgart, Klinsmann completed part of his preparation for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup at VfB Stuttgart II, West Ham United and Everton. After initial interest from Eintracht Braunschweig, Klinsmann completed a ten-day trial from July 3, 2017, with Hertha BSC. Even before the ten-day trial was over, Klinsmann signed professionally on July 11, with the contract lasting until June 30, 2019. Klinsmann made his professional debut for Hertha BSC in the UEFA Europa League on December 7, 2017, in which he saved a penalty in a 1–1 home draw against Östersunds FK.

Los Angeles Galaxy

On August 20, 2020, Klinsmann signed a three-year contract with LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS).

Cesena

On February 1, 2024, Klinsmann signed a 2.5-year contract with Cesena, then in the Italian third-tier Serie C. In the first months at Cesena he made only one appearance in Serie C, where veteran Matteo Pisseri remained head coach Michele Mignani's first choice goalkeeper. In April 2024 the team got promoted to Serie B for the 2024/25 season. Klinsmann became a regular starter in late October, after he made his Serie B debut in a 1:1 draw against Salernitana.

Jonathan Klinsmann is available to represent Germany from his father's line, the United States, Hong Kong and China from his mother's line. He holds both German and American citizenship. Klinsmann has been active for the youth teams of the United States since 2014. From 2014 to 2015, he was a member of the under-18 team. In 2017, Klinsmann was included in the squad for the under-20 national team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He played in all but one of the six tournament matches. The United States were crowned under-20 champions of CONCACAF following a 5–3 win on penalties in the final against Honduras. Klinsmann was awarded the golden glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament, and included in the team of the tournament. In addition, the United States qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, where Klinsmann started in all five matches. The United States were eliminated from the tournament following a 1–2 defeat after extra time in the quarter-finals against eventual losing finalists Venezuela. On November 12, 2018, Klinsmann was called up for the first time to the United States men's national soccer team for friendlies against England and Italy as an injury replacement for Zack Steffen.

Club

As of July 10, 2023

Jonathan Klinsmann was born in Munich, Germany, on April 8, 1997, to German former soccer player and manager Jürgen Klinsmann and American former model Debbie Chin. From 1998 to 2008, Jonathan lived with his parents in Newport Beach, California. He then moved back to Munich in 2008 until the end of 2009, while his father was manager of Bayern Munich. Klinsmann graduated in 2015 from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, and from 2015 to 2017 attended the University of California, Berkeley. He has both American and German citizenship. In addition to soccer, Klinsmann also played basketball in his time at the Mater Dei High School.

Youth soccer

Klinsmann spent most of his youth playing as a striker at FC Blades 96 and the Irvine Lasers. He transitioned to goalkeeper only with his move to the Bayern Munich youth academy. Upon his return to California, he became part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, and henceforth played for Pateadores FC and then at Irvine Strikers FC. In parallel, he played from 2011 to 2014 for his high school team MDHS Varsity Soccer. In the 2014 season, he completed 33 games for the Strikers in the Development Academy and reached the finals of the National Championship. From 2015 to 2017, Klinsmann played for the California Golden Bears, where he made 22 appearances.