Introduction
Timm Klose (born 9 May 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Premier League club Norwich City and the Switzerland national team.
Born in Frankfurt to a German father and Swiss mother, he was raised in Switzerland from the age of five. After playing in the youth teams of BSC Old Boys and FC Basel, he moved to FC Thun in 2009, and two years later joined the German club 1. FC Nürnberg. He played for VfL Wolfsburg from 2013 until he joined Norwich in 2016. Klose made his full international debut for Switzerland in 2011, and as of January 2016 has 12 caps. He also played for the Switzerland Olympic team at London 2012.
Early life
Klose was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, to a German father and a Swiss mother. He holds both citizenships. When Klose was five years old, the family moved to Basel, his mother's home town.
Club career
Early career
Klose made 29 appearances as FC Thun won the 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League, scoring in a 4–0 home win over FC Gossau on 5 December. He made 30 appearances in the following season in the Super League, scoring three times.
On 28 May 2011, he left Thun for 1. FC Nürnberg on a three-year deal for around €400,000. He made 13 league appearances from August to November, and then 8 from March to May with the reserves in the Regionalliga Bayern; he scored the only goal on 8 May against FC Ingolstadt 04 II. The following season he returned to the first team, and scored twice in 32 Bundesliga appearances.
VfL Wolfsburg
On 1 July 2013, Klose signed for VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract. He was sent off on his Wolfsburg debut, a 2–0 away defeat to rivals Hannover 96 on 10 August, and only played 9 more league games throughout the season, with just 4 more as a starter. However, he played the full 90 minutes as Wolfsburg won the DFB-Pokal for the first time with a 3–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund on 30 May 2015.
Norwich City
On 18 January 2016, Klose signed for Premier League side Norwich City on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. After a successful start to his Norwich career, Klose won the Player of the Month award for March and then scored his first goal for the Canaries in a vital 3–2 win at home to Newcastle United on 2 April 2016.
On 28 January 2017, Klose scored his second goal for Norwich City in a 2–0 win.
Klose signed a new three-year contract with Norwich on 20 May 2019, tying him to the club until 2022.
Klose was injured in a game on 27 August 2019.
International career
He was named in the Team of the Tournament at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in which his country reached the final. He also represented Switzerland at the 2012 Olympics, and played every match as Switzerland were eliminated in last place in Group B.
He made his full international debut for Switzerland on 10 August 2011, replacing Philippe Senderos in the 57th minute of a 2–1 away friendly win against Liechtenstein. On 7 October he played his first competitive international and start, as Switzerland lost a Euro 2012 qualifier 2–0 away to Wales. He also played two matches in the team's successful 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was not selected for the tournament.
An injury sustained by Klose while playing for Norwich City in April 2016, ultimately led to him missing selection for Euro 2016.
Career statistics
- As of 5 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Thun | 2009–10 | Challenge League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Super League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 59 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 60 | 6 | — | |||||||
| Nürnberg II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Nürnberg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 2 | — | |||||||
| Wolfsburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | — | |||
| Norwich City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Norwich totals | 110 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 10 | – | ||
| Career totals | 252 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 24 | – | ||
Honours
FC Thun
- Swiss Challenge League: 2009–10
VfL Wolfsburg
- DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
- DFL-Supercup: 2015
Norwich City
- EFL Championship: 2018–19
Switzerland U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up:2011