João Klauss
Attack - Centre-Forward
at St. Louis CITY SC
at St. Louis CITY SC
1,424 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€2.50m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.34
goals / match
St. Louis CITY SC
top club · 80 apps
Career highs
€4.50m
peak value · 2021
€3.20m
top transfer fee · 22/23
23
best season · 2018
9 · 9.5%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-03-01 · 6 players total
279Appearances
95Goals
33Assists
26Yellow cards
0Red cards
54Full matches (90′)
| Full name | João Klauss |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | João Klauss de Mello |
| Date of birth | 1997-03-01 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Criciúma, Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazil Italy |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | St. Louis CITY SC |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
| Agent | LiveSocer Brasil |
Jul 2025
2025 — St. Louis CITY SC
30 matches · 11 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — St. Louis CITY SC
27 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2024
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — St. Louis CITY SC
21 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — St. Louis CITY SC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — St. Louis CITY SC 2
4 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → St. Louis CITY
22/23 · Transfer · €3.20m
Jun 2022
Transfer: Sint-Truiden → TSG Hoffenheim
21/22 · Return from loan
Jan 2022
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Sint-Truiden
21/22 · Loan
Jan 2022
Transfer: Standard Liège → TSG Hoffenheim
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Standard Liège, Sint-Truidense VV
31 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2021
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Standard Liège
20/21 · Loan
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
Aug 2020
Transfer: Hoffenheim II → TSG Hoffenheim
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: LASK → Hoffenheim II
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Standard Liège, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
37 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — LASK
45 matches · 20 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Hoffenheim II → LASK
18/19 · Loan
Dec 2018
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → Hoffenheim II
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — LASK, HJK Helsinki
22 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — HJK Helsinki
36 matches · 23 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2018
Transfer: Hoffenheim II → HJK Helsinki
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
17 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2017
Transfer: Grêmio U20 → Hoffenheim II
16/17 · Transfer
Nov 2016
Transfer: EC São José → Grêmio U20
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Grêmio U20 → EC São José
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
7 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
St. Louis CITY SC
16.3%
Sint-Truidense VV
3.3%
Standard Liège
33.6%
St. Louis CITY SC 2
1.1%
HJK Helsinki
11.3%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0.0%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
13.1%
LASK
21.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CITY SC | 4 | 2023 | 23/24 | 80 | 26 | 5 | 796 |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 160 |
| Standard Liège | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 1,636 |
| St. Louis CITY SC 2 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 55 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2 | 18/19 | 2018 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 551 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 3 | 16/17 | 20/21 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 638 |
| LASK | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 61 | 24 | 5 | 1,033 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | St. Louis CITY SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | Standard Liège | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Standard Liège | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 730 |
| 21/22 | JPL | Sint-Truidense VV | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
| 2025 | MLS | St. Louis CITY SC | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 222 |
| 2025 | US Open Cup | St. Louis CITY SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2024 | MLS | St. Louis CITY SC | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 394 |
| 2023 | MLS | St. Louis CITY SC | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 132 |
| 2023 | MLS Cup Playoffs | St. Louis CITY SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | St. Louis CITY SC 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 | Suomen Cup | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 33 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 121 |
| 20/21 | Bundesliga | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Croky Cup | Standard Liège | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 20/21 | DFB-Pokal | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | JPL | Standard Liège | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
| 20/21 | JPL Playoff II | Standard Liège | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Regionalliga Südwest | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 |
| 19/20 | Bundesliga | LASK | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 124 |
| 19/20 | Champions League Qu. | LASK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | LASK | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 154 |
| 19/20 | ÖFB-Cup | LASK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 18/19 | Bundesliga | LASK | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 341 |
| 18/19 | Champions League Qu. | HJK Helsinki | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | ÖFB-Cup | LASK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 17/18 | Regionalliga Südwest | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 192 |
| 16/17 | Regionalliga Südwest | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-08-27 | Grêmio U20 | EC São José | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-11-27 | EC São José | Grêmio U20 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Grêmio U20 | Hoffenheim II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-03-15 | Hoffenheim II | HJK Helsinki | Loan | 75000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-31 | HJK Helsinki | Hoffenheim II | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-08 | Hoffenheim II | LASK | Loan | 600000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-31 | LASK | Hoffenheim II | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-01 | Hoffenheim II | TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-13 | TSG Hoffenheim | Standard Liège | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-30 | Standard Liège | TSG Hoffenheim | Return from loan | 3500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | TSG Hoffenheim | Sint-Truiden | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Sint-Truiden | TSG Hoffenheim | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | TSG Hoffenheim | St. Louis CITY | Transfer | 3000000 | €3.20m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Quarantine | 2020-11-11 | 2020-11-16 | 6 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Ankle injury | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-08 | 9 | 1 |
| 22/23 | Hamstring injury | 2023-04-24 | 2023-08-24 | 123 | 19 |
| 23/24 | Knee injury | 2024-06-24 | 2024-08-29 | 67 | 11 |
Current€2.80m
Peak€4.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€2.75m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinhold Ranftl | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Michorl | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Gernot Trauner | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Philipp Wiesinger | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominik Frieser | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Thomas Goiginger | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sebastian Dahlström | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Samuel Bastien | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Indiana Vassilev | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Faith Obilor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnaud Bodart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Raskin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Renner | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 21 | 33 |
| 19/20 | Bundesliga | LASK | 12 | 28 |
| 2023 | MLS | St. Louis CITY SC | 10 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | JPL | Standard Liège | 4 | 13 |
| 19/20 | Bundesliga | LASK | 4 | 28 |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 4 | 33 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Sint-Truiden | TSG Hoffenheim | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | TSG Hoffenheim | Sint-Truiden | Loan | — | €3.50m |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-30 | Standard Liège | TSG Hoffenheim | Return from loan | — | €3.50m |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-13 | TSG Hoffenheim | Standard Liège | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-31 | LASK | Hoffenheim II | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-08 | Hoffenheim II | LASK | Loan | — | €600k |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-31 | HJK Helsinki | Hoffenheim II | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 17/18 | 2018-03-15 | Hoffenheim II | HJK Helsinki | Loan | — | €75k |
| 16/17 | 2016-11-27 | EC São José | Grêmio U20 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-27 | Grêmio U20 | EC São José | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for St. Louis CITY SC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | MLS1 |
Houston Dynamo | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2026-06-25 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Orlando City | TIMED |
| 2026-06-14 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Los Angeles Galaxy | TIMED |
| 2026-06-08 | MLS1 |
Portland Timbers | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-31 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | San Jose Earthquakes | TIMED |
| 2026-05-24 | MLS1 |
Colorado Rapids | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-17 | MLS1 |
Minnesota United FC | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-14 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Sporting Kansas City | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-03 | MLS1 |
Seattle Sounders | 4–1 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-04-27 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Available |
| 2026-04-13 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | MLS1 |
Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-03-30 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–1 | Austin FC | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | MLS1 |
Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | Available |
| 2026-03-09 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–3 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 0–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Real Salt Lake | TIMED |
| 2025-10-04 | MLS1 |
Austin FC | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-27 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Los Angeles FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-20 | MLS1 |
San Jose Earthquakes | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-13 | MLS1 |
CF Montréal | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-06 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-08-30 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Houston Dynamo | TIMED |
| 2025-08-23 | MLS1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-16 | MLS1 |
Chicago Fire | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-09 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Nashville SC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-26 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Minnesota United FC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-19 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-13 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | Portland Timbers | TIMED |
| 2025-07-05 | MLS1 |
Real Salt Lake | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-06-29 | MLS1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 4–3 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-06-22 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 1–1 | Atlanta United FC | Available |
| 2025-06-19 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–3 | Colorado Rapids | Available |
| 2025-06-15 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-06-08 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Available |
| 2025-06-01 | MLS1 |
Inter Miami CF | 3–3 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-05-25 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | MLS1 |
FC Cincinnati | 3–1 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-05-15 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | Chicago Fire | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | MLS1 |
Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | MLS1 |
Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-04-14 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 1–0 | Austin FC | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | MLS1 |
Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-03-23 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 2–2 | D.C. United | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–3 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
Teams faced most often by João Klauss's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB Salzburg | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 10% |
| Wolfsberger AC | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 58% |
| Sturm Graz | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 47% |
| Rapid Wien | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 18% |
| SCR Altach | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 75% |
| KAA Gent | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 38% |
| FC Admira Wacker | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 86% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 29% |
| KRC Genk | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 21% |
| KV Oostende | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 50% |
| Austria Wien | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 64% |
| Club Brugge KV | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 14% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal | |
| 2018 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31 | 1,160 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 2025 | 30 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 394 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 21 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 2022 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 |
| 2018 | 36 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 20/21 | 37 | 893 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 19/20 | 45 | 525 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 18/19 | 22 | 840 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 17/18 | 17 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
MLS
74 apps
24 G
5 A
Veikkausliiga
33 apps
21 G
4 A
Bundesliga
42 apps
15 G
5 A
JPL
41 apps
9 G
8 A
Regionalliga Südwest
27 apps
6 G
3 A
MLS Next Pro
4 apps
4 G
3 A
ÖFB-Cup
6 apps
4 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
8 apps
3 G
2 A
Europa League
14 apps
3 G
0 A
Croky Cup
8 apps
2 G
3 A
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Who is João Klauss?
João Klauss is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for St. Louis CITY SC.
How old is João Klauss?
João Klauss is 29 years old. He was born on March 1, 1997 in Criciúma.
What position does João Klauss play?
João Klauss plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does João Klauss play for?
João Klauss currently plays for St. Louis CITY SC.
How many career goals has João Klauss scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Klauss has scored 95 goals in 279 appearances.
What is João Klauss's market value?
João Klauss's most recent reported market value is €2.50m.