Jeremy Toljan
German footballer (born 1994)
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Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan (pronounced [tôʎaːn];[3] born 8 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Levante.
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| Full name | Jeremy Isaiah Richard Toljan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Levante | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | SV Grün-Weiss Sommerrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | TSV Steinhaldenfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | TSG Hoffenheim | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Borussia Dortmund II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Celtic (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 55 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Sassuolo | 110 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Levante | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Germany U21 | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Germany U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 24 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 5 October 2013, Toljan made his debut for TSG Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga game against Mainz 05. He played the full game, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[4]
In the summer of 2017 Toljan signed a five-year deal with Borussia Dortmund.[5][6]
In January 2019, Toljan signed a six-month loan deal with Scottish club Celtic.[7]
In July 2019, Italian club Sassuolo announced the signing of Toljan on two seasons-long loan deal.[8] On 1 July 2021, Toljan moved to Sassuolo on a permanent transfer.[9]
Toljan moved to Spain, and joined newly-promoted La Liga club Levante on a free transfer on 8 July 2025, signing a two-year contract.[10]
International career
Toljan has played for German national teams at various age levels. He is also eligible to play for both the United States and Croatia; Toljan has he rejected approaches from both teams to maintain eligibility for Germany.[11][12]
He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[13]
Personal life
He was born in Stuttgart to an African American father and a Croatian mother. His father, who was an artist, died before he was born.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 18 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Celtic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2021–22 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 78 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 239 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 260 | 5 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Scottish Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Celtic
Sassuolo
Germany U21
Germany U23
- Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[18]
