{{Short description|Czech footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jan Kliment | image = Jan kliment.jpg | caption = Kliment training with VfB Stuttgart in 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Jihlava, Czech Republic | height = 1.85 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Sigma Olomouc | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 1999–2012 | youthclubs1 = Vysočina Jihlava | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = Vysočina Jihlava | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = → Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2015–2020 | clubs3 = VfB Stuttgart | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2015–2020 | clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart II | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = → Brøndby (loan) | caps5 = 39 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = 1. FC Slovácko | caps6 = 34 | goals6 = 10 | years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = Wisła Kraków | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2022–2024 | clubs8 = Viktoria Plzeň | caps8 = 34 | goals8 = 5 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Sigma Olomouc | caps9 = 33 | goals9 = 19 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U19 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = Czech Republic U20 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2015 | nationalteam3 = Czech Republic U21 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 4 | nationalyears4 = 2017– | nationalteam4 = Czech Republic | nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | club-update = 27 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 26 March 2025 }}
'''Jan Kliment''' (born 1 September 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sigma Olomouc and the Czech Republic national team.
==Club career== ===Early career=== Kliment began his football career for Vysočina Jihlava before joining its senior team. Following his rise to prominence at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he won the Golden Boot, he departed for VfB Stuttgart prior to the 2015–16 season, signing a deal through 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jan Kliment signs for VfB|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/newsarchive/2015/326718-jan-kliment-signs-for-vfb/|website=VfB Stuttgart|date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
On 30 August 2016, Kliment was loaned out to Brøndby IF until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/newsarchive/2016/329806-jan-kliment-released-on-loan/|title=Jan Kliment released on loan|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=30 August 2016|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> On 7 July 2017, the loan deal was extended for another season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Der VfB Stuttgart verlängert Ausleihe von Jan Kliment |trans-title=VfB Stuttgart extends loan of Jan Kliment |url=https://www.kicker.de/der-vfb-verlaengert-kliment-ausleihe-701201/artikel |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=kicker |date=7 July 2017 |language=de}}</ref>
In January 2020, Kliment left Stuttgart and returned to the Czech Republic joining 1. FC Slovácko.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tobias|last=Becker|title=VfB Stuttgart: Angreifer Jan Kliment macht den Abgang! Neuanfang in der Heimat|url=https://www.echo24.de/sport/vfb-stuttgart/vfb-stuttgart-jan-kliment-transfer-fix-zu-fc-slovacko-tschechien-13250282.html|website=Echo24|date=7 January 2020|access-date=1 March 2020|language=de}}</ref>
===Viktoria Plzeň=== In June 2022, Kliment left Wisła Kraków following their relegation from the Ekstraklasa and returned to the Czech Republic again, joining Viktoria Plzeň.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jonáš|last=Bartoš|title=Plzeň podepsala Klimenta, má číslo po Beauguelovi: Láká mě Evropa|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2022-23/415385/plzen-podepsala-klimenta-ma-cislo-po-beauguelovi-laka-me-evropa.html|website=Blesk|date=10 June 2022|language=cs|publisher=Czech News Center}}</ref>
Kliment made his debut for the club on 26 July 2022 against HJK in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He was a second-half substitute for Tomáš Chorý and marked his debut with a goal as Viktoria won 7–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035051/|title=Viktoria Plzeň 5-0 Helsinki|website=UEFA|date=26 July 2022|accessdate=9 October 2024}}</ref> His league debut came four days later and again he scored a goal as Viktoria Plzeň drew 2–2 with Teplice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.fortunaliga.cz/zapas/7198-tep-plz|title= Teplice 2-2 Viktoria Plzeň|website=Fortuna Liga|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=9 October 2024}}</ref> On 23 August, Kliment scored the match winner against Qarabağ in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League to secure Viktoria Plzeň's passage to the group phase for the fourth time in club history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035486--viktoria-plzen-vs-qarabag/events/|title=Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň 2-1 Qarabağ|website=UEFA|date=23 August 2022|accessdate=9 October 2024}}</ref>
===Sigma Olomouc=== On 31 May 2024, Kliment as a free agent signed a two-year contract with Sigma Olomouc.<ref>{{cite web|title=První letní posilou Sigmy je Jan Kliment|url=https://sigmafotbal.cz/article/15703-Prvni-letni-posilou-Sigmy-je-Jan-Kliment|website=SK Sigma Olomouc|date=31 May 2024|language=cs|access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
Kliment made his debut for Sigma Olomouc on 20 July and scored both goals in a 2–0 league victory over České Budějovice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sigmafotbal.cz/match/2297-Vyhru-na-uvod-nadherne-trefil-Kliment-Dynamo-Sigma-02|title=Výhru na úvod nádherně trefil Kliment. Dynamo - Sigma 0:2|website=Sigma Fotbal|date=20 July 2024|accessdate=9 October 2024}}</ref> He made an impressive start to his time at Sigma Olomouc, scoring nine goals in his first nine league matches for the club and adding a further two goals in his first Czech Cup match of the season.<ref name=Chanceliga />
==International career== On 20 June 2015, Kliment scored a hat-trick for the Czech under-21 team in a 4–0 win over Serbia in the group stage of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship at Letná Stadium in Prague.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ian|last=Holyman|title=Kliment hat-trick earns Czech win against Serbia|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0ded72faba50-30944cfa23c0-1000--kliment-hat-trick-earns-czech-win-against-serbia/|website=UEFA|date=20 June 2015|access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref> He was awarded the Golden Boot as highest goalscorer of the tournament with 3 goals.<ref name="golden boot">{{cite web|title=Czech striker Kliment wins Golden Boot award|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0253-0d7ff6448d42-1758257af8d2-1000--czech-striker-kliment-wins-golden-boot-award/|website=UEFA|date=30 June 2015}}</ref>
Kliment debuted for the Czech senior squad on 1 September 2017 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Germany.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bojovný výkon nestačil. Češi podlehli Německu 1-2 a postup na šampionát se jim vzdálil|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/fotbal/cesko-nemecko-00-fotbaliste-vyrukuji-na-favorita-se-tremi-stopery-i-debutujicim_1709012039_sob|website=Czech Radio|date=1 September 2017|language=cs|quote=Ve druhém poločase se na trávníku objevil také Ladislav Krejčí, či další debutant Jan Kliment.|trans-quote=In the second half, Ladislav Krejčí and another debutant, Jan Kliment, also appeared on the pitch.}}</ref>
In October 2024, following his good start to the 2024–25 season, Kliment was called up to the national team for the first time in seven years for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Albania and Ukraine.<ref name=Chanceliga>{{cite web|url=https://sigmafotbal.cz/article/16062-Jan-Kliment-nominovan-do-ceske-reprezentace-|title=Jan Kliment nominován do české reprezentace!|website=Sigma Fotbal|date=4 October 2024|accessdate=9 October 2024|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nominace reprezentace na zápasy s Albánií a Ukrajinou|url=https://www.fotbal.cz/repre/nominace/nominace/877|publisher=Football Association of the Czech Republic|language=cs|date=4 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Dva sparťané mimo, do reprezentace se vrací Bořil. S ním Zmrzlý, Hranáč i Havel|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/reprezentace/jan-boril-zmeny-v-reprezentaci-ondrej-zmrzly-robin-hranac-milan-havel.A241007_143759_fot_reprez_min|work=iDNES.cz|language=cs|date=7 October 2024}}</ref> On his eighth appearance for the Czech Republic, Kliment scored his first international goal, striking with a header in the 95th minute of a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory against Gibraltar in Portugal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kliment se dočkal. V Portugalsku vstřelil první reprezentační gól|url=https://olomoucky.denik.cz/fotbal-prvni-liga/jan-kliment-prvni-reprezentacni-gol-kvalifikace-ms-usa-gibraltar-sigma-olomouc.html|work=Deník|language=cs|date=25 March 2025|access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|matches played on 10 May 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Czech Cup, DFB-Pokal, Danish Cup, Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Vysočina Jihlava |2011–12<ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|217522}}</ref> |Czech 2. Liga |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |9||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |2013–14<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |6||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |15||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!3!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!35!!3 |- |Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) |2013–14<ref name="sw"/> |Slovak Super Liga |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |rowspan="3"|VfB Stuttgart II |2015–16<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Jan Kliment » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe267321/jan-kliment/club-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> |3. Liga |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2019–20<ref name="wf"/> |Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |16||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!17!!6 |- |rowspan="3"|VfB Stuttgart |2015–16<ref name="wf"/> |Bundesliga |8||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |2018–19<ref name="wf"/> |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !8!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!10!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Brøndby (loan) |2016–17<ref name="wf"/> |Danish Superliga |16||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||21||1 |- |2017–18<ref name="wf"/> |Danish Superliga |23||6||1||0||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1||0||27||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !39!!7!!4!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!48!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|1. FC Slovácko |2019–20<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2020–21 |Czech First League |31||10||2||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||13 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!10!!3!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!37!!13 |- |Wisła Kraków |2021–22<ref name="sw"/> |Ekstraklasa |22||2||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||4 |- |rowspan="3"|Viktoria Plzeň |2022–23<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |12||3||0||0||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||4||colspan="2"|—||18||7 |- |2023–24<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |22||2||4||0||12{{efn|name=UECL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!5!!4!!0!!18!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!52!!9 |- |rowspan="3"|Sigma Olomouc |2024–25<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |21||18||3||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||22 |- |2025–26<ref name="sw"/> |Czech First League |12||1||0||0||5{{efn|name=UECL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!19!!3!!4!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!41!!23 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !231!!53!!23!!9!!25!!4!!3!!0!!282!!66 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 26 March 2026}}<ref name="sw" /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Czech Republic |2017||5||0 |- |2024||3||0 |- |2025||1||1 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!10!!1 |}
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025 }} :''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kliment goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jan Kliment<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|jan-kliment/217522}}</ref> !scope="col"|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |25 March 2025||Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal||{{fb|GIB}}||align=center|4–0||align="center"|4–0||2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Brøndby IF''' *Danish Cup: 2017–18
'''Sigma Olomouc''' *Czech Cup: 2024–25
'''Individual''' *Czech First League Top scorer: 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistiky: Hráči|url=https://www.chanceliga.cz/statistiky?status=0&season=2025&club=0&game_limit=0&nationality=&age=0&position=&order_dir=0&list_number=0&unit=1¶meter=2&order=6|work=Chance Liga}}</ref> *UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Boot: 2015<ref name="golden boot"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{CMFS player}} *[https://archive.today/20140305210632/http://www.corgonliga.sk/corgon-liga/hrac/1871/jan-kliment Corgoň Liga profile] *{{Soccerway|jan-kliment/217522}} *[http://www.fcvysocina.cz/hrac.asp?id=Jan-Kliment-55&sezona=2011&kategorie=SDA FC Vysočina Jihlava profile]
{{UEFA European Under-21 Championship awards}} {{Czech First League top scorers}}
{{SK Sigma Olomouc squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kliment, Jan}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Jihlava Category:Footballers from the Vysočina Region Category:Czech men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Czech Republic men's international footballers Category:Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Category:Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Category:Czech First League players Category:Czech National Football League players Category:Slovak First Football League players Category:Bundesliga players Category:3. Liga players Category:Oberliga (football) players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:FC Vysočina Jihlava players Category:FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players Category:VfB Stuttgart players Category:VfB Stuttgart II players Category:Brøndby IF players Category:1. FC Slovácko players Category:Wisła Kraków players Category:FC Viktoria Plzeň players Category:SK Sigma Olomouc players Category:Czech expatriate men's footballers Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:21st-century Czech sportsmen