Chris Löwe

Not to be confused with Chris Lowe.

Chris Löwe
Löwe with Dynamo Dresden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Chris Jörg Löwe[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Plauen, East Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
0000–2002 1. FC Wacker Plauen
2002–2007 Chemnitzer FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Chemnitzer FC 85 (9)
2011–2013 Borussia Dortmund 7 (0)
2011–2013 Borussia Dortmund II 6 (0)
2013–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern 99 (4)
2016–2019 Huddersfield Town 93 (2)
2019–2022 Dynamo Dresden 61 (1)
2022–2023 Chemnitzer FC 24 (2)
Total 375 (18)
Medal record
Borussia Dortmund
Winner Bundesliga 2012
Winner DFB-Pokal 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Jörg Löwe (German: [ˈkʁɪs ˈløːvə]; born 16 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played at left-back.

Career

Chemnitzer FC

Löwe began his career in the youth of 1. FC Wacker Plauen and Chemnitzer FC and was subsequently promoted to the first team in the 2007–08 season.

Borussia Dortmund

Löwe was sold to Borussia Dortmund for €200,000 and signed a four-year contract. Löwe earned his first competitive appearance for Dortmund in the 2011 DFL-Supercup against rivals Schalke 04 on 23 July 2011. In the club's league opener on 5 August 2011, Löwe started in the back four helping his side to a 3–1 victory over HSV.[2]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In 2013, Löwe was sold to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for €500,000 and signed a contract that will last to 2016.

Huddersfield Town

In 2016, Löwe signed a pre-contract agreement with Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal, having been out of contract in the summer at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He made his debut for the Terriers in their 2–1 win over Brentford on 6 August 2016. Löwe scored his first goal for Huddersfield scoring the opener in a 2–1 win over Barnsley on 20 August 2016.[3] Löwe helped Huddersfield progress to the Championship Playoff Final in a penalty shoot out against Sheffield Wednesday in a 4–3 win as the tie ended 1–1 on aggregate on 17 May 2017.[4] He then went on to score in the penalty shootout against Reading at Wembley Stadium which resulted in a 4–3 win after drawing 0–0 in 120 minutes, gaining Huddersfield promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2017.[5]

Dynamo Dresden

On 24 May 2019, Löwe agreed a transfer to Dynamo Dresden for an undisclosed fee.[6][7]

Chemnitzer FC and retirement

In March 2024 Löwe announced his retirement from playing.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chemnitzer FC 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 34 4 0 0 — — 34 4
2010–11 Regionalliga Nord 34 4 2 0 — — 36 4
Total 85 9 2 0 — — 87 9
Borussia Dortmund II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 5 0 — — — 5 0
2012–13 3. Liga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 6 0 — — — 6 0
Borussia Dortmund 2011–12 Bundesliga 7 0 2 0 — 2 0 11 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 — 2 0 16 0
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 29 1 4 0 — — 33 1
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 33 2 1 0 — — 34 2
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 23 1 2 0 — — 25 1
Total 106 4 9 0 — 4 0 119 4
Huddersfield Town 2016–17 Championship 41 2 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 45 2
2017–18 Premier League 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2018–19 Premier League 29 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
Total 93 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 101 2
Dynamo Dresden 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 21 0 1 1 – – 22 1
2020–21 3. Liga 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 28 1 2 0 – 2[b] 0 32 1
Total 61 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 67 2
Chemnitzer FC 2022–23 Regionalliga Nordost 24 2 0 0 — — 24 2
Career total 375 18 18 1 2 0 9 0 404 19
  1. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs

Honours

Borussia Dortmund[9]

Huddersfield Town

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 Hamburg SV". ESPN Soccernet. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield Town 2-1 Barnsley". BBC. 20 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town (agg: 1-1, 3-4 pens)". BBC. 17 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield Town 0-0 Reading (4-3 pens)". BBC. 29 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Chris Low leaves Huddersfield to join Dresden - Football - Sporting Life". Sporting Life. 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "C. Löwe". Twitter. Huddersfield TownVerified accountp. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Chemnitzer FC: Chris Löwe beendet seine Karriere" [Chemnitzer FC: Chris Löwe ends his career]. MDR (in German). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b Chris Löwe at Soccerway
  10. ^ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.