Janis Blaswich

Janis Jonathan Blaswich (born May 2, 1991 in Willich) is a German football goalkeeper. He plays as Goalkeeper for the Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on loan from RB Leipzig.

Janis Blaswich
FC Salzburg gegen FC Twente Enschede (2024-08-06 CL-Qualifikation Dritte Runde) 14.jpg
Blaswich in 2024
Personal information
Full nameJanis Jonathan Blaswich
Date of birth (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthWillich, Germany
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number1
Youth career
1997-2006VfR Mehrhoog
2006-2010Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2015Borussia Mönchengladbach II125(0)
2011-2018Borussia Mönchengladbach0(0)
2015–2016Dynamo Dresden (loan)30(0)
2017-2018Hansa Rostock (loan)34(0)
2018-2022Heracles Almelo107(0)
2022-RB Leipzig47(0)
2024–Red Bull Salzburg(loan)4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

He started playing football in 1997 in the youth department of VfR Mehrhoog. In 2007 he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth academy. On June 6, 2009, Blaswich made his debut for Borussia's second team in a 3-1 win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's second team. But he continued to play in the A-Youth Bundesliga for the U19s.

For the 2010/11 season he was permanently included in the second team squad. On October 18, 2011, he signed a professional contract, but did not play a league game for the professionals. For the 2015/16 season, Blaswich was loaned to third division club Dynamo Dresden. [1] At the start of the 2017/18 season he was loaned out to third division club Hansa Rostock. [2] Blaswich played in 34 games for Rostock and finished sixth.

For the 2018/19 season Blaswich moved to Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie. [3] There he played over a hundred games. Blaswich returned to the Bundesliga for the 2022/23 season and moved to RB Leipzig. In the final of the 2022/23 DFB Cup, Leipzig won 2-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt with Blaswich in goal.

For the 2024/25 season he moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg on loan. [4]

Honours

Dynamo Dresden
  • Champion 3rd league: 2016
Hansa Rostock
  • Landespokal: 2018
RB Leipzig

References