Thilo Kehrer


Jan Thilo Kehrer is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Paris Saint-Germain and the Germany national team.

Club career

Schalke

Kehrer is a youth product of Schalke 04. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 February 2016 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 home win. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2017 in the Revierderby against Borussia Dortmund at home, producing the equalizer in a 1–1 draw.
On 5 May 2018 he scored twice as Schalke secured second place in the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season and UEFA Champions League Football for the 2018–19 season.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 August 2018 it was announced that Kehrer had been transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for 37 million euros.
On 7 April 2019, Kehrer scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, in a league match against Strasbourg that ended 2-2. He scored his second goal for the club in a 1-2 league win away to Nantes on 4 February 2020.
On 24 July 2020, in the Coupe de France final, Kehrer suffered an injury and was replaced by Colin Dagba. Paris Saint-Germain went on to win the match 1-0.

International career

Kehrer is a youth international for Germany. Kehrer won the U-21 Euros in 2017 and has captained the German U-21s against Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Israel.
Kehrer was called up to the full Germany squad for the first time on 29 August 2018, for Germany's opening 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against France and the friendly against Peru.

Personal life

Kehrer was born in Germany to a German father and a Burundian mother.
He supports the peace and development organisation . Through his support, socially disadvantaged people in his mother’s homeland find hope and help.

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Honours

Paris Saint-Germain
Germany U21