Janis Blaswich

Janis Blaswich

Blaswich with RB Leipzig in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Janis Jonathan Blaswich
Date of birth	(1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Willich, Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg (on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number	1
Youth career
1997–2006	VfR Mehrhoog
2006–2010	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	127	(0)
2011–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Dynamo Dresden (loan)	30	(0)
2017–2018	→ Hansa Rostock (loan)	34	(0)
2018–2022	Heracles Almelo	107	(0)
2022–	RB Leipzig	47	(0)
2024–	→ Red Bull Salzburg (loan)	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Janis Jonathan Blaswich (born 2 May 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, on loan from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.[2]

Club career

Early career

Blaswich started his career at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he was loaned out to Dynamo Dresden,[3] and Hansa Rostock.[4] He later joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo ahead of the 2018–19 season.[5]

RB Leipzig

On 15 February 2022, Blaswich signed a contract with RB Leipzig, effective from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025.[6] On 20 August, he made his debut for Leipzig in a 1–2 away loss against Union Berlin.[7] On 5 October 2022, during a Champions League matchup against Celtic, Leipzig's longtime keeper Péter Gulácsi suffered a torn ACL rupture, which would force him to miss the rest of the season, in which Blaswich immediately replaced him in the 13 minutes of the first half, in a match which ended in a 3–1 victory.[8] Three days later, he played a full 90-minute matchup as a replacement in a 1–1 away draw against Mainz 05.[9]

He later managed to achieve his first titles at the club, by winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup. On 1 September 2023, he extended his contract with RB Leipzig until 2026.[10]

On 22 June 2024, Blaswich joined Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal.[11]

International career

In November 2023, Blaswich was called up for the Germany national team by coach Julian Nagelsmann, ahead of their friendly matches against Turkey and Austria.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2008–09	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10	Regionalliga West	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2010–11	Regionalliga West	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2011–12	Regionalliga West	35	0	—		—		—		35	0
	2012–13	Regionalliga West	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2013–14	Regionalliga West	32	0	—		—		—		32	0
	2014–15	Regionalliga West	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2015–16	3. Liga	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		127	0	—		—		—		127	0
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2011–12	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2012–13	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Dynamo Dresden (loan)	2015–16	3. Liga	30	0	1	0	—		—		31	0
Hansa Rostock (loan)	2016–17	3. Liga	34	0	4	0	—		—		38	0
Heracles Almelo	2018–19	Eredivisie	33	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	35	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	26	0	1	0	—		—		27	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	22	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		107	0	1	0	—		2	0	110	0
RB Leipzig	2022–23	Bundesliga	26	0	5	0	6[b]	0	—		37	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	21	0	0	0	5[b]	0	1[c]	0	27	0
	Total		47	0	5	0	11	0	1	0	64	0
Red Bull Salzburg (loan)	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	9[b]	0	0	0	19	0
Career total			353	0	13	2	20	0	3	0	389	0

1. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

Dynamo Dresden

• 3. Liga: 2015–16

Hansa Rostock

• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup: 2018

RB Leipzig

• DFB-Pokal: 2022–23[13]
• DFL-Supercup: 2023[14]

References

1. "Janis Blaswich". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
2. Janis Blaswich at WorldFootball.net
3. "Dynamo verpflichtet Janis Blaswich" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 18 June 2015.
4. "F.C. Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Torhüter Janis Blaswich" (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 21 July 2017.
5. "Blaswich wechselt zu Heracles Almelo" (in German). Kicker. 16 May 2018.
6. "RB LEIPZIG SIGN GOALKEEPER JANIS BLASWICH". RB Leipzig. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
7. "RB Leipzig verlängert vorzeitig mit Janis Blaswich bis 2026" (in German). Bundesliga. September 2023.
8. "Leipzig 3–1 Celtic". UEFA. 5 October 2022.
9. "RBL draw 1-1 in Mainz". RB Leipzig. 8 October 2022.
10. "Janis Blaswich extends his contract". RB Leipzig. 1 September 2023.
11. "Janis Blaswich kommt leihweise von RB Leipzig" [Janis Blaswich comes on loan from RB Leipzig]. www.redbullsalzburg.at (in German). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
12. "Janis Blaswich: Who is the RB Leipzig goalkeeper called up to represent Germany?". Bundesliga. 10 November 2022.
13. "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
14. Lisjak, Mitja (12 August 2023). "Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

• Profile at the RB Leipzig website
• Janis Blaswich – UEFA competition record (archive)