Leon Klassen

Leon Klassen
Klassen with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Grazer AK
Youth career
SC Bad Bodendorf
–2017 1. FC Köln
2017–2018 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 1860 Munich II 35 (2)
2018–2021 1860 Munich 27 (2)
2021 Tirol 17 (0)
2022–2024 Spartak Moscow 18 (0)
2024–2025 Lyngby 22 (1)
2025–2026 SV Darmstadt 5 (0)
2026 → Grazer AK (loan) 15 (1)
2026– Grazer AK 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Russia U17 3 (0)
2017 Russia U18 1 (0)
2018 Russia U19 3 (0)
2021 Russia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2021

Leon Klassen (Russian: Леон Классен; born 29 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Grazer AK. Born in Germany, he has represented Russia at various youth levels.

Career

Klassen made his professional debut in the 3. Liga for 1860 Munich on 31 July 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Benjamin Kindsvater against FSV Zwickau. He assisted Herbert Paul for Munich's third goal, with the match finishing as a 3–0 home win.

On 27 May 2021, he signed with WSG Tirol in Austria.

On 30 December 2021, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow. Klassen left Spartak by mutual consent on 27 June 2024.

On 29 August 2024, Klassen signed a two-year contract with Lyngby in Denmark.

Klassen joined SV Darmstadt on 21 June 2025. On 20 January 2026, he was loaned by Grazer AK in Austria.

On 9 July 2026, Klassen returned to Grazer AK on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract with the club.

International career

Klassen was born in Germany to a Russian parents; his mother is of German descent. He is a youth international for Russia.

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSV 1860 Munich II 2017–18 Bayernliga 141———141
2018–19 Bayernliga 201———201
2020–21 Bayernliga 10———10
Total 352000000352
TSV 1860 Munich 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 10———10
2018–19 3. Liga 0000—2020
2019–20 3. Liga 192——41233
2020–21 3. Liga 7000—2090
Total 272000081353
WSG Tirol 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 17030——200
Spartak Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 2010——30
2022–23 Russian Premier League 11070——180
2023–24 Russian Premier League 5062——112
Total 1801420000322
Career total 97417200811227
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Bavarian Cup

Honours

TSV 1860 Munich
Spartak Moscow

References

  1. ↑ Müller, Silke (27 October 2018). "Vom FC Freiheit zur großen SCB-Familie" [From FC freedom to a large SCB family]. SC Bad Bodendorf (in German). Bad Bodendorf. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Leon Klassen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "TSV 1860 München – FSV Zwickau 3:0 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "WSG holt Linksverteidiger von 1860" (in German). WSG Tirol. 27 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Леон Классен!" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Леон Классен покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lyngby Boldklub skriver to år med Leon Klassen" [Lyngby Boldklub signs two years with Leon Klassen] (in Danish). Lyngby. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ↑ ""Intensität und Bereitschaft": Lilien holen Klassen für die linke Seite". kicker (in German). 21 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "GAK leiht Verteidiger von Darmstadt aus" [GAK loans defender from Darmstadt] (in German). Grazer AK. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Herzlich willkommen (zurück), Leon Klassen!" [Welcome (back), Leon Klassen!] (in German). Grazer AK. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  11. ↑ https://spartak.com/media/news/bb76630e-767e-4151-9fa5-0d911391173a?utm_referrer=https%3a%2f%2fru.wikipedia.org%2f
  12. ↑ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.