 Klos withArminia Bielefeld in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-12-02)2 December 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Gifhorn,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | SV Meinersen | ||
| 2007–2009 | MTV Gifhorn | 58 | (49) |
| 2009–2011 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 65 | (22) |
| 2011–2024 | Arminia Bielefeld | 381 | (146) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fabian Klos (born 2 December 1987) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.[1]
Born inGifhorn, Klos was a prolific goalscorer in amateur football inLower Saxony.
In 2009, he joinedVfL Wolfsburg II spending two years in theRegionalliga Nord.
In 2011, he signed forArminia Bielefeld of the3. Liga alongside team-mateMaximilian Ahlschwede, and made his debut on the opening day of the2011–12 season, as a substitute forJohannes Rahn in a 2–1 defeat againstVfB Stuttgart II. He scored ten goals in his first season with Bielefeld, and was named as 3. Liga player of the year. He scored 20 goals in the2012–13 season, finishing as joint top-scorer of the 3. Liga, along withChemnitzer FC'sAnton Fink, as Bielefeld were promoted to the2. Bundesliga as runners-up.
In October 2013, he suffered aconcussion during a match, but returned to the pitch after one and half month. After the season his team got relegated to the3. Liga again. In spite of offers from some 2. Bundesliga sides, Klos stayed with Arminia. He became the team's captain and - for the second time - the league's top-scorer. Arminia returned to the2. Bundesliga, where they would stay for five seasons.
AfterJeff Saibene had become Arminia's manager, Klos started many games on the bench.Dynamo Dresden was already interested in him after the2016-17 season, but he decided to improve his fitness and to fight to become a part of the starting XI again. Nevertheless,Julian Börner was elected captain for the2017-18 season.
In April 2018 he becomes Arminia Bielefeld's all-time top-scorer.[2] In 2019, he became the team's captain again. Furthermore, he was the league's top-scorer in the2019-20 season, scoring 21 goals. Thus, Arminia got promoted to theBundesliga.
He scored his first goal on 28 November atRB Leipzig away. In fact, he played every match in the2020–21 season. In February 2022, the club and him had already agreed to let his contract expire after the2021–22 season.[3] But in April, he suffered a serious head injury and had to end the season.[4] Thus - and perhaps because the relegation to the 2. Bundesliga was already foreseeable - he decided to stay.[5]
Klos retired from playing at the end of the 2023–24 season.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | 32 | 9 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 33 | 13 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||
| Total | 65 | 22 | — | — | 65 | 22 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 10 | |
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 33 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 20 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 9 | |
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 35 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 40 | 24 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 37 | 15 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 17 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 22 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |
| Total | 381 | 146 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 409 | 156 | ||
| Career total | 446 | 168 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 474 | 178 | ||
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