Jeremy Toljan

Jeremy Toljan

Toljan with Germany U21 in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Sassuolo
Number	23
Youth career
2004–2006	SV Grün-Weiss Sommerrain
2008	TSV Steinhaldenfeld
2008–2009	Stuttgarter Kickers
2009–2011	VfB Stuttgart
2011–2013	1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	1899 Hoffenheim II	25	(1)
2013–2017	1899 Hoffenheim	56	(2)
2017–2021	Borussia Dortmund	16	(1)
2018	→ Borussia Dortmund II	1	(0)
2019	→ Celtic (loan)	10	(0)
2019–2021	→ Sassuolo (loan)	55	(1)
2021–	Sassuolo	76	(0)
International career^‡
2010–2011	Germany U17	7	(0)
2013	Germany U19	1	(0)
2013–2015	Germany U20	4	(0)
2015–2017	Germany U21	18	(1)
2016	Germany U23	6	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 7 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2017

Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan (pronounced [tôʎaːn];^[3] born 8 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Sassuolo.

Club career

On 5 October 2013, Toljan made his debut for 1899 Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against 1. FSV Mainz 05. He played the full game, which ended in a 2–2 draw.^[4]

In the summer of 2017 Toljan signed a five-year deal with Borussia Dortmund.^[5][6]

In January 2019, Toljan signed a six-month loan deal with Celtic.^[7]

In July 2019, Sassuolo announced the signing of Toljan on two seasons-long loan deal.^[8] On 1 July 2021, Toljan moved to Sassuolo on a permanent transfer.^[9]

International career

Toljan has played for German national teams at various age levels. He is also eligible to play for both the United States and Croatia; Toljan has he rejected approaches from both teams to maintain eligibility for Germany.^[10][11]

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.^[12]

Personal life

He was born in Stuttgart to an African American father and a Croatian mother. His father, who was an artist, died before he was born.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1899 Hoffenheim II	2012–13	Regionalliga Südwest	18	1	–		–		18	1
	2013–14		4	0	–		–		4	0
	2014–15		3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		25	1	—		—		25	1
1899 Hoffenheim	2013–14	Bundesliga	10	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2014–15		6	0	2	0	—		8	0
	2015–16		18	1	1	0	—		19	1
	2016–17		20	1	1	0	—		21	1
	2017–18		2	0	1	0	1[b]	0	4	0
	Total		56	2	6	0	1	0	63	2
Borussia Dortmund	2017–18	Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	6[c]	0	23	1
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		16	1	1	0	6	0	23	1
Borussia Dortmund II	2018–19	Regionalliga West	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Celtic (loan)	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	10	0	2	0	2[d]	0	14	0
Sassuolo (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	29	1	1	0	—		30	1
	2020–21		26	0	0	0	—		26	0
Sassuolo	2021–22	Serie A	20	0	0	0	—		20	0
	2022–23	Serie A	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2023–24	Serie A	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	Total		131	1	3	0	—		134	1
Career total			239	5	12	0	9	0	260	5

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2018–19
• Scottish Cup: 2018–19

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017^[15]

Germany U23

• Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017^[16]

References

1. "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Jeremy Toljan". US Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. "tòliti". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 February 2020. Tȍljān
4. "Mallis Rücken entzückt Mainz: 1. FSV Mainz 05 - TSG Hoffenheim 2:2 (0:2)". kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
5. "Borussia Dortmund sign defender Jeremy Toljan, send Felix Passlack to Hoffenheim". India Today. Reuters. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
6. "Dortmund snap up Toljan from Hoffenheim". ESPN. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
7. "Jeremy Toljan joins Celtic on loan from Borussia Dortmund" (Press release). Celtic F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
8. "Calciomercato: dal Borussia Dortmund arriva Jeremy Toljan" (Press release) (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
9. "Borussia Dortmund loanee Jeremy Toljan to join Sassuolo on permanent transfer". BVB Buzz. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
10. "Toljan Declines United States". Yanks Abroad. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
11. Antolić, Dražen (17 July 2017). "Video: Prvak Europe Naših Korijena Ekspresno Odbio Hrvatsku S Hrvatima Ne Želi Ni Na Kavu, A Kamoli Da Bi Igrao Za Vatrene!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
12. "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". FIFA.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
13. "Jeremy Toljan Is Earning Minutes at Hoffenheim". American Soccer Now. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
14. "Jeremy Toljan". Retrieved 15 February 2020.
15. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
16. "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. July 2017.

External links

• Jeremy Toljan at Soccerway