Jan Thilo Kehrer (; born 21 September 1996) is a German professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Germany national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play in either full-back position.

Club career

Schalke 04

Kehrer is a graduate of

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 February 2016 against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

in a 3–0 home win. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2017 in the

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against

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

at home, producing the equalizer in a 1–1 draw. On 5 May 2018 he scored twice as Schalke secured second place in the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season and

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football for the 2018–19 season.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 August 2018, it was announced that Kehrer had been transferred to

club

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for €37 million. On 10 April 2019, Kehrer scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, in a league match against

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that ended 2–2. He scored his second goal for the club in a 2–1 league win away to

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on 4 February 2020. On 24 July 2020, in the Coupe de France Final, Kehrer suffered an injury and was replaced by

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. PSG went on to win the match 1–0. On 7 November 2020, Kehrer came off injured in a match against

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. He was set to miss three to four months of action due to an adductor injury. His recovery proved to be faster than expected, and he made his return to play as a substitute in a 3–1 win against

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in the

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on 2 December.

West Ham United

On 17 August 2022, Kehrer signed for

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on a four-year contract with the option of an additional two years. The transfer fee was reported to be £10.1m. He made his West Ham debut on 18 August in the

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in a 3–1 home win against Viborg coming on as a substitute for

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Monaco

On 5 January 2024, Kehrer joined Ligue 1 club

on a loan deal until the end of the

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, with an option-to-buy, reported to be around €11 million (£9.5 million). Having helped Monaco finish second in

and qualify for the Champions League, in May 2024, Monaco took-up their option-to-buy and Kehrer moved to the club on a four-year contract for a fee believed to be around £9.5 million. Kehrer scored his first goal in the

on 5 November 2024, scoring the winning goal in a 0-1 victory over

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International career

Kehrer is a youth international for Germany. Kehrer won the U-21 Euros in

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and has

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ed the German U-21s against

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and

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. Kehrer was called up to the full Germany squad for the first time on 29 August 2018, for Germany's opening

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match against

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and the friendly against

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Personal life

Kehrer was born in

Tübingen Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...

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, to a German father and a

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an mother. He supports the peace and development organisation ''Anstoß zur Hoffnung e.V. (engl.: Kickoff to hope)''. Through his support, socially disadvantaged people in his mother’s homeland find hope and help. He became a father of a daughter in 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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: 2019–20,

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; runner-up: 2018–19 *

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: 2019–20 *

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

runner-up: 2019–20 West Ham United *

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Germany U21 *

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References

External links

Profile
at the AS Monaco FC website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kehrer, Thilo 1996 births Living people Footballers from Tübingen German men's footballers German people of Burundian descent Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Ligue 1 players Premier League players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players Paris Saint-Germain FC players West Ham United F.C. players AS Monaco FC players Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco German expatriate sportspeople in France German expatriate sportspeople in England German expatriate sportspeople in Monaco UEFA Conference League–winning players 21st-century German sportsmen