Jan Thielmann (born 26 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
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Jan Thielmann (2021) | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jan Thielmann | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 20)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | JSG Hetzerath/SV Föhren/Bekond | ||
| 2015–2017 | Eintracht Trier | ||
| 2017– | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | 1. FC Köln | 72 | (6) |
| 2020 | 1. FC Köln II | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2020 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Germany U21 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 18 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:43, 28 September 2022 (UTC) | |||

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
After a convincing debut, manager Markus Gisdol continued to start Thielmann in games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen.[6] In January 2020, Thielmann signed his first professional contract. The collaboration between him and 1. FC Köln was extended until 30 June 2022.[6] "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.[6]
On 5 December 2020, Thielmann scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–2 draw against VfL Wolfsburg.[7] On January 20, 2021 he scored an injury time winner against Schalke 04 in a relegation six-pointer. On April 30 2021, the club announced that Thielmann's contract had been extended until 2024.[8] In June 2022, he was nominated for the Golden Boy, an award given to the best under-21 player in European football.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 72 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
1. FC Köln – current squad | |
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