Jonas Lössl

Jonas Bybjerg Lössl (born 1 February 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, and the Denmark national team.

Jonas Lössl
Lössl with Huddersfield Town in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jonas Bybjerg Lössl[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 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 53 (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 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:23, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

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

One 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

Midtjylland

A 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.

Guingamp

On 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

On 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

After 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

On 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

On 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]

International career

Lössl 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.[17]

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.[18] Lössl was included in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but did not play in the tournament.[19][20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 February 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2009–10 Danish Superliga 12030—00150
2010–11 Danish Superliga 30030—00330
2011–12 Danish Superliga 25000—00250
2012–13 Danish Superliga 27010—2[lower-alpha 1]0300
2013–14 Danish Superliga 33010—00340
Total 127080—201370
Guingamp 2014–15 Ligue 1 30020107[lower-alpha 1]0400
2015–16 Ligue 1 370203000420
Total 670404070820
Mainz 05 2016–17 Bundesliga 27020—5[lower-alpha 1]0340
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2017–18 Premier League 380200000400
Huddersfield Town 2018–19 Premier League 310001000320
Total 690201000720
Everton 2019–20 Premier League 000000—00
2020–21 Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2019–20[22] Championship 1500000—00
FC Midtjylland 2020–21[23] Danish Superliga 13000—0000
Career total 3180160501403530
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

International
As of match played 29 March 2016[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 201610
Total10

References
  1. "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.
  2. Christian Karn (6 July 2016). "Die Nummer 1 in der großen Stadt" (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. "Torwart Jonas Lössl ist von Mainz beeindruckt" (in German). 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. "FCM sælger Jonas Lossl til Guingamp". tv3sport.dk. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. "Transferchok: Jonas Lössl skifter til Bundesligaen". tv3sport.dk. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. "Huddersfield Town LOAN: GOALKEEPER JONAS LÖSSL JOINS TOWN".
  7. Park, Paul Doyle at Selhurst (12 August 2017). "Steve Mounié double gives Huddersfield perfect start against Crystal Palace". The Guardian.
  8. "Jonas Lossl: Huddersfield Town to sign Mainz goalkeeper on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. Hunter, Andy. "Everton to sign Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lössl on free transfer". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. Kirkbride, Phil (11 February 2020). "Everton goalkeeper Jonas Lossl took wages hit to seal loan move on deadline day". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  11. "Lossl leaves Everton". Everton FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. "Jonas Lossl vender hjem til FC Midtjylland". FC Midtjylland. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. Germundsson, Lauge (17 June 2021). "Jesper Hansen skifter til AGF på to-årig kontrakt". Eurosport (in Danish).
  14. Johansen, Christian Winther (17 October 2021). "Lössl bænket i comeback: Ingen kommentar, ingen kommentar, ingen kommentar". TV3 SPORT (in Danish).
  15. "FCM-kaptajn støtter vraget keeper: Ikke sjov situation". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). 17 October 2021.
  16. "Jonas Lössl joins Brentford from FC Midtjylland". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  17. "Denmark 2–1 Montenegro". Eurosport. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  18. "Scotland 1–0 Denmark". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016.
  19. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
  20. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Players - Jonas LOSSL - Jonas Lossl - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  21. Jonas Lössl at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  22. "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  23. "Games played by Jonas Lössl in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  24. Jonas Lössl at National-Football-Teams.com
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