 Löwe with Dynamo Dresden in 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Jörg Löwe[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plauen, East Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2002 | 1. FC Wacker Plauen | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Chemnitzer FC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Chemnitzer FC | 85 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Borussia Dortmund II | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 99 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Huddersfield Town | 93 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Dynamo Dresden | 61 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Chemnitzer FC | 24 | (2) | |||||||||||
| Total | 375 | (18) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Chris Jörg Löwe (German: [ˈkʁɪs ˈløːvə]; born 16 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played at left-back.
Career[edit]
Chemnitzer FC[edit]
Löwe began his career in the youth of 1. FC Wacker Plauen and Chemnitzer FC and was subsequently promoted to the first team in the 2007–08 season.
Borussia Dortmund[edit]
Löwe was sold to Borussia Dortmund for €200,000 and signed a four-year contract. Löwe earned his first competitive appearance for Dortmund in the 2011 DFL-Supercup against rivals Schalke 04 on 23 July 2011. In the club's league opener on 5 August 2011, Löwe started in the back four helping his side to a 3–1 victory over HSV.[2]
1. FC Kaiserslautern[edit]
In 2013, Löwe was sold to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for €500,000 and signed a contract that will last to 2016.
Huddersfield Town[edit]
In 2016, Löwe signed a pre-contract agreement with Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal, having been out of contract in the summer at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He made his debut for the Terriers in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016. Löwe scored his first goal for Huddersfield scoring the opener in a 2–1 win over Barnsley on 20 August 2016.[3] Löwe helped Huddersfield progress to the Championship Playoff Final in a penalty shoot out against Sheffield Wednesday in a 4–3 win as the tie ended 1–1 on aggregate on 17 May 2017.[4] He then went on to score in the penalty shootout against Reading at Wembley Stadium which resulted in a 4–3 win after drawing 0–0 in 120 minutes, gaining Huddersfield promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2017.[5]
Dynamo Dresden[edit]
On 24 May 2019, Löwe agreed a transfer to Dynamo Dresden for an undisclosed fee.[6][7]
Chemnitzer FC and retirement[edit]
In March 2024 Löwe announced his retirement from playing.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chemnitzer FC | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Total | 85 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 87 | 9 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 106 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 119 | 4 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17 | Championship | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 2 | ||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Chemnitzer FC | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nordost | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 375 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 404 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs
Honours[edit]
Borussia Dortmund[9]
Huddersfield Town
References[edit]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 Hamburg SV". ESPN Soccernet. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 2-1 Barnsley". BBC. 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town (agg: 1-1, 3-4 pens)". BBC. 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 0-0 Reading (4-3 pens)". BBC. 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Chris Low leaves Huddersfield to join Dresden - Football - Sporting Life". Sporting Life. 24 May 2017.
- ^ "C. Löwe". Twitter. Huddersfield TownVerified accountp. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Chemnitzer FC: Chris Löwe beendet seine Karriere" [Chemnitzer FC: Chris Löwe ends his career]. MDR (in German). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b Chris Löwe at Soccerway
- ^ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External links[edit]
- Chris Löwe at WorldFootball.net
- Chris Löwe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Chris Löwe at Soccerbase
