.jpg) Chabot withGroningen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Jeffrey Gaston Chabot | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Hanau, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Darmstadt 98 | |||
| 2005–2010 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2010–2011 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2011–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2014–2017 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | RB Leipzig II | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Groningen | 28 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Sampdoria | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →Spezia (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | →1. FC Köln (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Köln | 32 | (0) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2019 | |||
Julian Jeffrey Gaston Chabot (born 12 February 1998), better known asJeff Chabot (German pronunciation:[d͡ʒefʃaˈboː]), is a German professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forBundesliga clubVfB Stuttgart.
Chabot was born on 12 February 1998 inHanau to a German father and a French mother.[1] He grew up inDieburg, a small town in Hesse nearDarmstadt.[2]
Chabot started his career withEintracht Frankfurt in 2010, before joiningRB Leipzig in 2014; he joined thereserve squad in 2016.[3]
In 2017, he joinedSparta Rotterdam,[3] and made hisEredivisie debut for the club on 12 August 2017 in a game againstVVV-Venlo.[4]
Chabot joinedFC Groningen in 2018; he made 29 competitive appearances for the club during the 2018–19 season, scoring a goal and providing one assist, helping the club to an eighth-place finish in theEredivisie.[3][5]
On 24 May 2019, Chabot signed withSerie A clubSampdoria for €3.7 million, on a five-year contract that would keep him at the club until 30 June 2024; the deal officially went through on 1 July, once the transfer window had re-opened.[5][6]
On 24 September 2020, Chabot joinedSpezia on loan until 30 June 2021.[7]
On 26 January 2022, he joinedBundesliga club1. FC Köln on loan until 30 June 2023.[8] On 24 January 2023, Chabot made his first assist for Köln by assistingEllyes Skhiri after receiving the ball from aFlorian Kainz corner.[9] In May 2023, Köln announced that Chabot would join the club on a permanent basis and sign a contract until 2026.[10]
Chabot announced his departure from Köln on 23 May 2024, following relegation from the Bundesliga.[11]
On 25 May 2024, fellow Bundesliga clubVfB Stuttgart announced the signing of Chabot on a contract lasting until 2028.[12] He made his debut in a pre-season friendly againstFSV Hollenbach on 7 June 2024.[13] Chabot made hisUEFA Champions League debut on 17 September 2024 againstReal Madrid. After a game againstJuventus on matchday 3 of the Champions League, Chabot was announced as part of the team of the week.[14]
On 26 October 2024 Chabot received his first red card of the season on the 66th minute of a match againstHolstein Kiel, following a second booking after a conflict withNicolai Remberg.[15]
Chabot is a physically robust,[16] left-footed[17] centre-back, who is known for his tough tackling.[18][19] Pace is one of his weak points, as noted by Luca Vaccaro of Gazetta della Spezia.[20] The German media has dubbed himTürsteher (doorman) for his ability of stopping strikers from scoring into the "door" (net).[21]
Chabot has a tattoo of himself as a child alongside his brother on his arm.[22]
Chabot's heritage means he can either representFrance orGermany.[23] He is a youth international for Germany,[24] and has represented the nation atU17,U19, andU20 level.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RB Leipzig II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 2017–18 | Tweede Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Groningen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1. FC Köln (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Career total | 164 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 7 | ||
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