17 Facts About Jonathan Klinsmann

Jonathan Lee Klinsmann was born on April 8,1997 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Cesena.

Jonathan Klinsmann is the son of German former player Jurgen Klinsmann.

Jonathan Klinsmann was born in Munich, Germany, on April 8,1997.

Jonathan Klinsmann's father is former German player and manager Jurgen Klinsmann, and his mother is former American model Debbie Chin, born in San Jose, California to Chinese immigrants.

From 1998 to 2008, Jonathan lived with his parents in Newport Beach, California.

Jonathan Klinsmann then moved back to Munich in 2008 until the end of 2009, while his father was manager of Bayern Munich.

Jonathan Klinsmann graduated in 2015 from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, and from 2015 to 2017 attended the University of California, Berkeley.

Jonathan Klinsmann spent most of his youth playing as a striker at FC Blades 96 and the Irvine Lasers.

Jonathan Klinsmann transitioned to goalkeeper only with his move to the Bayern Munich youth academy.

From 2015 to 2017, Jonathan Klinsmann played for the California Golden Bears, where he made 22 appearances.

On February 1,2024, Klinsmann signed a 2.5-year contract with Cesena, then in the Italian third-tier Serie C In the first months at Cesena he made only one appearance in Serie C, where veteran Matteo Pisseri remained head coach Michele Mignani's first choice goalkeeper.

Jonathan Klinsmann is available to represent Germany from his father's line, the United States, Hong Kong and China from his mother's line.

Jonathan Klinsmann has been active for the youth teams of the United States since 2014.

In 2017, Jonathan Klinsmann was included in the squad for the under-20 national team at the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Jonathan Klinsmann played in all but one of the six tournament matches.

Jonathan Klinsmann was awarded the golden glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament, and included in the team of the tournament.

On November 12,2018, Jonathan Klinsmann was called up for the first time to the United States men's national soccer team for friendlies against England and Italy as an injury replacement for Zack Steffen.