Jonas Bybjerg Lössl (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjoː.næs ˈløː.sl]; born 1 February 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.
_(cropped).jpg) Lössl with Huddersfield Town in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Bybjerg Lössl[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolding, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Kolding | ||
| 2004–2008 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Midtjylland | 127 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Guingamp | 67 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Mainz 05 | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021– | Midtjylland | 72 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Brentford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 | |||
After beginning his professional career with Midtjylland, he played in France for Guingamp, in Germany for Mainz 05, and in England for Huddersfield Town and Everton. In 2021, he returned to Midtjylland.
Lössl made his senior international debut for Denmark in March 2016 and was part of their squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2020 UEFA Euro.
Personal life
editOne of Lössl's grandparents is of German descent. For this reason, his surname is written with "ö" instead of the "ø" which is otherwise the normal spelling of this letter in the Danish language.[2][3]
Club career
editMidtjylland
editA product of the Midtjylland football academy, Lössl made his Danish Superliga debut with Midtjylland in March 2010. He played a total number of 137 matches for the club.[citation needed]
Guingamp
editOn 5 June 2014, FC Midtjylland reported that they had sold Lössl to French football club, Guingamp.[4] After initially starting his first season as a backup keeper at the club, Lössl eventually established himself as the club's first-choice keeper in his two seasons at the club.
Mainz 05
editOn 16 June 2016, it was reported that Lössl was making a move to German club Mainz 05. The club cited that they intended Lössl to be the instant replacement for the club's previous keeper, Loris Karius, who himself had just transferred to Liverpool.[5]
Huddersfield Town and Everton
editAfter one season at Mainz, Lössl signed for Huddersfield Town on a season-loan on 30 June 2017.[6] On 12 August 2017, Lössl made his debut for Huddersfield in a 3–0 win against Crystal Palace.[7]
In March 2018, following a successful loan spell in which he kept 10 Premier League clean sheets, Huddersfield activated a clause in Lössl's loan deal from Mainz, and signed him permanently for an undisclosed fee.[8]
Following Huddersfield Town's relegation from the Premier League in 2019, Lössl joined fellow English club Everton on a free transfer on 1 July 2019.[9] Completely unused, he returned to Huddersfield on loan on 31 January 2020 for the rest of the Championship season.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Lössl left Everton to return to Denmark to sign with Midtjylland.[11]
Return to Midtjylland
editOn 1 February 2021, following his departure from Everton, Lössl re-signed with his first professional club, Midtjylland.[12] There, he took over after former starter Jesper Hansen,[13] but eventually saw himself benched in favour of Elías Rafn Ólafsson after returning from injury under new head coach Bo Henriksen during the 2021–22 season.[14][15]
Loan to Brentford
editOn 31 December 2021, Lössl signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan, effective from 1 January 2022. An option to make the deal permanent was included in the six-month loan deal.[16]
Second return to Midtjylland
editLössl returned to Midtjylland ahead of the 2022–23 season, after media reports indicated that a move to Bordeaux had fallen through.[17][18] He then regained the starting goalkeeper position at Midtjylland following the appointment of new head coach Albert Capellas in late August 2022.[19][20]
In the 2023–24 season, Lössl played a key role as Midtjylland won their fourth Superliga title on the final matchday of the season.[21] He was also voted Superliga Player of the Month for March 2024.[22]
On 14 July 2024, Lössl extended his contract with Midtjylland until 2029 and was appointed club captain as part of the deal. He was also promised an administrative role at the club upon his retirement.[23] Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Lössl was again benched in favor of Elías Rafn Ólafsson.[24]
International career
editLössl played 22 games for various Danish national youth teams, including 15 games for the Denmark under-21 national football team. He was first called up to the senior Denmark squad in June 2015.[25]
On 29 March 2016, Lössl made his Denmark debut as a half-time substitute for Kasper Schmeichel in a 1–0 friendly loss to Scotland, keeping a clean sheet in his 45 minutes.[26] Lössl was included in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but did not play in the tournament.[27][28]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 12 December 2024[29]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2009–10 | Superliga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Superliga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Superliga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Superliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Superliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 127 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 137 | 0 | ||||
| Guingamp | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 82 | 0 | |||
| Mainz 05 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield (loan) | 2017–18 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield | 2018–19 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 72 | 0 | |||
| Everton | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Huddersfield (loan) | 2019–20[30] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2020–21[31] | Superliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[32] | Superliga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[33] | Superliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[34] | Superliga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[35] | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |||
| Brentford (loan) | 2021–22[32] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 379 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 447 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editMidtjylland
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Christian Karn (6 July 2016). "Die Nummer 1 in der großen Stadt" (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Torwart Jonas Lössl ist von Mainz beeindruckt" (in German). 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "FCM sælger Jonas Lossl til Guingamp". tv3sport.dk. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Transferchok: Jonas Lössl skifter til Bundesligaen". tv3sport.dk. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town LOAN: GOALKEEPER JONAS LÖSSL JOINS TOWN".
- ^ Park, Paul Doyle at Selhurst (12 August 2017). "Steve Mounié double gives Huddersfield perfect start against Crystal Palace". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jonas Lossl: Huddersfield Town to sign Mainz goalkeeper on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Hunter, Andy. "Everton to sign Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lössl on free transfer". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Kirkbride, Phil (11 February 2020). "Everton goalkeeper Jonas Lossl took wages hit to seal loan move on deadline day". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Lossl leaves Everton". Everton FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Jonas Lossl vender hjem til FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Germundsson, Lauge (17 June 2021). "Jesper Hansen skifter til AGF på to-årig kontrakt". Eurosport (in Danish).
- ^ Johansen, Christian Winther (17 October 2021). "Lössl bænket i comeback: Ingen kommentar, ingen kommentar, ingen kommentar". TV3 SPORT (in Danish).
- ^ "FCM-kaptajn støtter vraget keeper: Ikke sjov situation". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Jonas Lössl joins Brentford from FC Midtjylland". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Schmidt, Martin (28 August 2022). "Medie: Lössl-skifte går i vasken – retur til FCM". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Abolhosseini, Farzam (28 August 2022). "B.T. afslører: Bordeaux misser FC Midtjylland-deadline på Jonas Lössl". B.T. (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Zeuner, Frederik (24 August 2022). "Officielt: FCM henter ny cheftræner i Barcelona". TV 2 (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Bech, Malthe (4 September 2022). "Olafsson bænket - Lössl og Olsson starter for FCM". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "FC Midtjylland er dansk mester". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Lössl kåret til månedens spiller – "Anerkendelsen betyder rigtig meget"". Eurosport (in Danish). 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Bech, Malthe (14 July 2024). "Officielt: Lössl forlænger og får ny rolle i FCM". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Porse, Kristian (14 July 2024). "FCM bekræfter: Lössl er andetvalg". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Denmark 2–1 Montenegro". Eurosport. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Scotland 1–0 Denmark". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Players - Jonas LOSSL - Jonas Lossl". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Jonas Lössl at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Jonas Lössl at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit
- Jonas Lössl at FC Midtjylland (in Danish)
- Jonas Lössl at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Jonas Lössl national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Jonas Lössl at Soccerbase
