Chris Löwe

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
Place of birth Plauen, East Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Left-back
Youth career
–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 January 2013, Löwe was sold to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for a reported fee of €500,000 and signed a contract that will last to 2016.[3]

In July 2015, he was appointed as the new club captain.[4]

Huddersfield Town

On 6 April 2016, it was announced that Löwe had 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

In July 2017, Löwe agreed a new three-year contract with Huddersfield, with the option for a further year.[9]

Dynamo Dresden

On 24 May 2019, Löwe agreed a transfer to Dynamo Dresden for an undisclosed fee.[10] In January 2022, he extended his contract with the club until summer 2023,[11] though as the club were relegated back to the 3. Liga at the end of the season, his contract (which was not valid for the 3. Liga) expired anyway and he became a free agent.[12]

Chemnitzer FC and retirement

In September 2022, he returned to Chemnitzer FC.[13] In March 2024 Löwe announced his retirement from playing.[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
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[15]

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. ^ "BVB-Verteidiger Löwe wechselt zum 1. FC Kaiserslautern". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). FUNKE Mediengruppe. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Löwe neuer FCK-Kapitän: Etat von 10,5 Millionen Euro". Die Welt (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield agree deal for Kaiserslautern defender Chris Lowe". Sky Sports. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Huddersfield Town 2-1 Barnsley". BBC. 20 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town (agg: 1-1, 3-4 pens)". BBC. 17 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Huddersfield Town 0-0 Reading (4-3 pens)". BBC. 29 May 2017.
  9. ^ Welton, Blake (13 July 2017). "Chris Lowe and Elias Kachunga rewarded with new Huddersfield Town deals". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Chris Lowe leaves Huddersfield for Dynamo Dresden". Sky Sports. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Löwe bleibt bei Dynamo an Bord - Auch Stammtorwart Broll verlängert". kicker (in German). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Löwe, Mai, Broll und Co.: 13 Dynamo-Spieler vorerst ohne Vertrag". kicker (in German). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Ein Deutscher Meister für den CFC: Löwe kehrt zurück nach Chemnitz". kicker (in German). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Chemnitzer FC: Chris Löwe beendet seine Karriere" [Chemnitzer FC: Chris Löwe ends his career]. MDR (in German). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b Chris Löwe at Soccerway
  16. ^ Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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