Jonas Strifler (born 30 January 1990) is a German retired footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Career

Strifler played as a youth for

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

and 1899 Hoffenheim, being promoted to Hoffenheim's

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in 2007. He was given a first-team squad number for the 2008-09 season, Hoffenheim's first

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season, but did not make a first-team appearance. In September 2009 he signed for

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

and made his debut shortly afterwards, playing at

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in a

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match against

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. He joined

Alemannia Aachen Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900 e. V., short Alemannia Aachen (), is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long-term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three- ...

in July 2011 but was released a season later after the club were relegated to the

, later signing for Wacker Burghausen. He left Burghausen in January 2013, signing for

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia is most well known as ...

shortly afterwards. Strifler has represented

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at Under-18 and Under-19 level.

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* * 1990 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players Dynamo Dresden players Alemannia Aachen players SV Wacker Burghausen players Arminia Bielefeld players SV Waldhof Mannheim players FC Schalke 04 II players 3. Liga players Men's association football midfielders People from Schwetzingen Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub