{{short description|German footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Jan Thielmann |image = 2021-08-08 FC Carl Zeiss Jena gegen 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–178.jpg |image_size = |caption = Thielmann in 2021 |full_name = Jan Uwe Thielmann<ref name="DFL">{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/jan-thielmann |title=Jan Thielmann |publisher=DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|26|df=y}}<ref name="DFL"/> |birth_place = Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |height = 1.78 m<ref name="DFL"/> |position = Right winger<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|jan-thielmann}}</ref> |currentclub = 1. FC Köln |clubnumber = 29 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 |youthclubs1 = JSG Hetzerath/SV Föhren/Bekond |youthyears2 = 2015–2017 |youthclubs2 = Eintracht Trier |youthyears3 = 2017–2020 |youthclubs3 = 1. FC Köln |years1 = 2019– |clubs1 = 1. FC Köln |caps1 = 166 |goals1 = 13 |years2 = 2020 |clubs2 = 1. FC Köln II |caps2 = 2 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2017 |nationalteam1 = Germany U15 |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2018 |nationalteam2 = Germany U16 |nationalcaps2 = 3 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 |nationalteam3 = Germany U17 |nationalcaps3 = 10 |nationalgoals3 = 2 |nationalyears4 = 2020 |nationalteam4 = Germany U19 |nationalcaps4 = 1 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2021–2025 |nationalteam5 = Germany U21 |nationalcaps5 = 20 |nationalgoals5 = 1 |pcupdate = 16 May 2026 |ntupdate = 12:04, 19 June 2025 (UTC) |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-21 Championship}} {{Medal|RU|2025 Slovakia|}} }}
'''Jan Uwe Thielmann''' (born 26 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
==Club career== ===1. FC Köln=== [[File:2021-08-08 FC Carl Zeiss Jena gegen 1. FC Köln (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–229.jpg|thumb|left|Jan Thielmann playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021]]
In his youth years, Thielmann first played in the then youth game community Hetzerath / Föhren / Bekond and switched to the youth team of Eintracht Trier for the 2014–15 season. For the 2017–18 season, he moved to the U17s of 1. FC Köln.<ref>[https://www.volksfreund.de/sport/region/aus-dem-archiv-thielmann-der-titelhamster-foehrener-ist-deutscher-meister_aid-47824891 Aus dem Archiv: Thielmann, der Titelhamster – Föhrener ist Deutscher Meister], volksfreund.de, 14 December 2019</ref> He played 24 games for the team and won the championship with them in June 2019 after a 3–2 win over Borussia Dortmund.
In the 2019–20 season, Thielmann was promoted to the U19s. He made his professional debut with 1. FC Köln in a 2–0 Bundesliga win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 14 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/14/germany/bundesliga/1-fc-koln/bayer-04-leverkusen/3047153/|title=Köln vs. Bayer Leverkusen – 14 December 2019 – Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}</ref> In doing so, he became the first footballer born in 2002 to play in the Bundesliga, and was the second youngest league debutant for his club after Yann Aurel Bisseck.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/cologne-s-jan-thielmann-first-player-born-in-2002-to-play-in-germany-s-top-flight-8698|title=Cologne striker Jan Thielmann becomes first player born in 2002 to appear in the Bundesliga|website=bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website}}</ref>
After a convincing debut, manager Markus Gisdol continued to start Thielmann in games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen.<ref name=ft>[https://ga.de/sport/fckoeln/jan-thielmann-unterschreibt-profivertrag_aid-48399069 Jan Thielmann unterschreibt Profivertrag], ga.de, 17 January 2020</ref> In January 2020, Thielmann signed his first professional contract. The collaboration between him and 1. FC Köln was extended until 30 June 2022.<ref name=ft/> "He is very, very advanced for his age, both physically and physically, and he also has a very good understanding of the game. We trust him that he will hold his ground in the long term," said sporting director Horst Heldt in justification go the contract extension.<ref name=ft/>
On 5 December 2020, Thielmann scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-wolfsburg-2020-bundesliga-4667144/analyse|title=Weghorst verdirbt Duda die Geburtstagsparty|access-date=7 December 2020|website=Kicker}}</ref> On 20 January 2021, he scored an injury time winner against Schalke 04 in a relegation six-pointer. On 30 April 2021, the club announced that Thielmann's contract had been extended until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/jan-thielmann-unterschreibt-bis-2024/|title=Jan Thielmann unterschreibt bis 2024|access-date=30 April 2021|website=Kicker|language=de|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215223020/https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/jan-thielmann-unterschreibt-bis-2024/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2022, he was nominated for the Golden Boy, an award given to the best under-21 player in European football.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/diese-22-bundesliga-talente-sind-als-golden-boy-nominiert-905883/artikel |title=Diese 22 Bundesliga-Talente sind als "Golden Boy" nominiert |website=Kicker |language=de}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{Updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com |title=J. Thielmann |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
{| 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"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|1. FC Köln |2019–20 |Bundesliga |12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |2020–21 |Bundesliga |24||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |2021–22 |Bundesliga |29||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |2022–23 |Bundesliga |23||2||1||0||5{{efn|name=CON|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||30||2 |- |2023–24 |Bundesliga |22||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||2 |- |2024–25 |2. Bundesliga |30||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||2 |- |2025–26 |Bundesliga |26||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !166!!13!!12!!1!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!183!!14 |- |rowspan="3"|Köln II |2020–21 |Regionalliga West |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2023–24 |Regionalliga West |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !168!!13!!12!!1!!5!!0!!0!!0!!185!!14 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''1.FC Koln''' *2. Bundesliga: 2024–25<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-klautern-2025-bundesliga-4937379/analyse|title=Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf|website=kicker}}</ref>
'''Germany U21''' *UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=England 3-2 Germany (aet) highlights: Rowe header ensures Young Lions retain title |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/029a-1e1c8234a435-fbf73cb016a8-1000--england-3-2-germany-aet-highlights-rowe-header-ensures-youn/ |website=uefa.com |access-date=29 June 2025 |language=en |date=28 June 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Soccerway|jan-thielmann/560031}} *{{DFB|370149<!-- jan-thielmann -->}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
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