João Klauss
A powerful striker who leads the line with presence and purpose. He’s built to occupy centrebacks and turn service into goals.
Appearances
11
Goals
7
Season Snapshot
Minutes played
688
62.54 per match
Goals
7
Shots on Target
16
Assists
0
Season Stats
Appearances
11
Minutes played
688
Goals
7
Assists
0
Shots
24
Shots on Target
16
League Rankings
Among US Major League Soccer forwards
Goals
36th
of 163
Shots on target
51st
of 203
Shots
61st
of 220
Assists
132nd
of 132
The Rest Of The Squad
Goalkeepers
1
Roman Bürki
Age 35
25 apps
39
Ben Lundt
Age 31
2 apps
31
Christian Olivares
Age 24
0 apps
34
Colin Welsh
Age 23
0 apps
51
Zack Campagnolo
Age 19
0 apps
Defenders
32
Timo Baumgartl
Age 30
27 apps
1g
5
Lukas MacNaughton
Age 31
23 apps
1g
1a
14
Tomas Totland
Age 27
23 apps
3g
4a
99
Jaziel Orozco
Age 22
19 apps
20
Rafael Santos
Age 28
16 apps
1g
1a
27
Fallou Fall
Age 22
10 apps
1g
3
Tahir Reid-Brown
Age 20
7 apps
4
Mamadou Fall
Age 23
3 apps
22
Kyle Hiebert
Age 29
0 apps
Midfielders
21
Dante Polvara
Age 26
27 apps
1g
24
Daniel Edelman
Age 23
26 apps
4g
3a
8
Chris Durkin
Age 26
24 apps
2g
1a
6
Conrad Wallem
Age 26
23 apps
1g
5a
28
Miguel Perez
Age 21
11 apps
23
Alexandru Matan
Age 27
10 apps
4a
7
Tomás Ostrák
Age 26
6 apps
2g
59
Mykhi Joyner
Age 20
5 apps
18
Charles-Emile Brunet
Age 22
4 apps
12
Célio Pompeu
Age 26
3 apps
91
Zach Zengue
Age 22
1 app
33
Tyson Pearce
Age 19
0 apps
Forwards
9
Rafael Navarro
Age 26
27 apps
15g
3a
11
Simon Becher
Age 27
27 apps
9g
4a
77
Jeong Sang-Bin
Age 24
20 apps
2g
1a
80
Brendan McSorley
Age 24
12 apps
1g
19
Carlo Holse
Age 27
9 apps
3g
1a
29
Palmer Ault
Age 22
7 apps
42
Damion Downs
Age 22
4 apps
46
Caden Glover
Age 19
0 apps
48
Riley Lynch
Age 23
0 apps
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João Klauss: The Line-Leading Finisher
He brings a striker’s clarity, get into the danger zone, demand the ball, and finish quickly.
His physical presence pins defenders in place, which creates pockets for Reus and the wide players to exploit. He also competes for every phase, first contact and second contact, which keeps attacks alive longer than opponents want. When chances start arriving, he’s the type who turns one good delivery into a goal.
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