 Kehrer withGermany in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Thilo Kehrer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Tübingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | TSG Tübingen | ||
| 2006–2010 | SSV Reutlingen | ||
| 2010–2012 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2012–2015 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Schalke 04 II | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Schalke 04 | 45 | (4) |
| 2018–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 85 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | West Ham United | 31 | (0) |
| 2024 | →Monaco (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Monaco | 23 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Germany U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | Germany U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | Germany U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Germany | 27 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:06, 30 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:03, 17 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jan Thilo Kehrer (German pronunciation:[ˈtiːloˈkeːʁɐ]; born 21 September 1996) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forLigue 1 clubMonaco and theGermany national team.[3] Mainly acentre-back, he can also play in eitherfull-back position.
Kehrer is a graduate ofSchalke 04. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 February 2016 againstVfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 home win.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2017 in theRevierderby againstBorussia Dortmund at home, producing the equalizer in a 1–1 draw.[5]
On 5 May 2018 he scored twice as Schalke secured second place in the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season andUEFA Champions League football for the 2018–19 season.[6]
On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Kehrer had been transferred toLigue 1 clubParis Saint-Germain for €37 million.[3]
On 10 April 2019, Kehrer scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, in a league match againstStrasbourg that ended 2–2.[7] He scored his second goal for the club in a 2–1 league win away toNantes on 4 February 2020.[8] On 24 July 2020, in theCoupe de France Final, Kehrer suffered an injury and was replaced byColin Dagba. PSG went on to win the match 1–0.[9]
On 7 November 2020, Kehrer came off injured in a match againstRennes. He was set to miss three to four months of action due to an adductor injury.[10] His recovery proved to be faster than expected, and he made his return to play as a substitute in a 3–1 win againstManchester United in theUEFA Champions Leaguegroup stage on 2 December.[11]
On 17 August 2022, Kehrer signed forWest Ham United on a four-year contract with the option of an additional two years.[12] The transfer fee was reported to be £10.1m.[13] He made his West Ham debut on 18 August in theEuropa Conference League in a 3–1 home win againstViborg coming on as a substitute forAngelo Ogbonna.[14]
On 5 January 2024, Kehrer joined Ligue 1 clubMonaco on a loan deal until the end of theseason, with an option-to-buy,[15] reported to be around €11 million (£9.5 million).[16]
Having helped Monaco finish second inLigue 1 and qualify for theChampions League, in May 2024, Monaco took-up their option-to-buy and Kehrer moved to the club on a four-year contract for a fee believed to be around £9.5 million.[17] Kehrer scored his first goal in theUEFA Champions League on 5 November 2024, scoring the winning goal in a 0-1 victory overBologna.[18]
Kehrer is ayouth international for Germany.[19] Kehrer won theU-21 Euros in2017 and hascaptained theGerman U-21s againstKosovo,Azerbaijan andIsrael.[20]
Kehrer was called up to thefull Germany squad for the first time on 29 August 2018, for Germany's opening2018–19 UEFA Nations League match againstFrance and thefriendly againstPeru.[21]
Kehrer was born in Germany to a German father and a Burundian mother.[22]
He supports the peace and development organisationAnstoß zur Hoffnung e.V. (engl.: Kickoff to hope). Through his support, socially disadvantaged people in his mother’s homeland find hope and help.[23]
He became a father of a daughter in 2020.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 59 | 4 | ||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 85 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 4 | ||
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | |||
| Monaco (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 310 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
Paris Saint-Germain
West Ham United
Germany U21
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| International | |
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| National | |