Caspar Jander
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_(cropped_Caspar_Jander).jpg) Jander with Southampton in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Münster, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | DJK Germania Mauritz | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Preußen Münster | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | MSV Duisburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | MSV Duisburg | 60 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Southampton | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Germany U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:23, 28 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:04, 19 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Caspar Jander (born 23 March 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton.[1]
He began his career with MSV Duisburg in 2021. Jander joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2024 before moving to Southampton in August 2025. He has represented his country at under-20 and under-21 level.
Early career
Jander made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg on 23 January 2022, in the 3. Liga home match against 1. FC Saarbrücken.[2] He signed a new contract on 2 February 2022, running until 2024.[3] His first goal came in a 3–2 win over 1. FC Saarbrücken on 14 January 2023.[4] In January 2024, Jander agreed to join 1. FC Nürnberg, starting from the 2024–25 season.[5]
Southampton
On 29 August 2025, Jander joined Southampton on a four-year contract,[6] for a reported transfer fee of £10.4 million (12m euros).[7] He made his debut for the club on 14 September in a 0–0 draw with Portsmouth.[8][9] On 8 November, Jander scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Sheffield Wednesday.[10]
