Christoph Klarer

Klarer's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→31), while his Rating held around 65. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Birmingham · 10th	8	0	0	6.74	65	31
2025/26	Birmingham · 10th	43	3	0	7.05	65	31
2024/25	Birmingham · 1st	45	1	3	7.31	52	58
2023/24	SV Darmstadt 98 · 18th	30	2	2	6.63	73	18
2022/23	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 4th	30	2	1	6.94	66	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Austria · international

Side	Apps	G
Austria U21	9	0
Austria U19	3	0
Austria U17	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

C. Klarer is a 26-year-old central defender at Birmingham, rated 65.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 20th of 161 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Klarer.

Judged on this season alone, Klarer graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Championship, on 9 clean sheets and 2.907 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 12% of the 27 centre-backs in the Championship. At 26 Klarer is in his prime years, and a market index of 30 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24

Current potentialTop 12% centre-backs · Championship Current season13th of 27 centre-backs · Championship 13th-best centre-back in the Championship 20th in the Championship · potential 3rd-highest potential centre-back in the Championship

65.2

Ratingi

3rd of 27 centre-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

93.5%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.91

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 43 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 65.2, Klarer carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 12%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.07

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.07

Defensive actions / 902.907

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.233

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~30), then tapers with age. At 26, Klarer sits on 30, at or near its peak. The blue line is Klarer's projected Rating — 65.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions57

Blocks25

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards1

Transfer history

€6.6M total transfer fees · 3 moves

BirminghamJul 2024 – now€ 4.2M

SV Darmstadt 98Jul 2023 – Jul 2024€ 2M

Fortuna DüsseldorfOct 2020 – Jul 2023€ 400K

Southamptonuntil Oct 2020

About C. Klarer

Christoph Klarer is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Birmingham, born on June 14, 2000 in Böheimkirchen, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Austria. Birmingham currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, C. Klarer has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 720 minutes, averaging a 5.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 1-6 loss at home vs Brentford (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)

C. Klarer's next match is on October 10, 2026, when Birmingham face West Brom away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Klarer at 65.2 with a Season form score of 31, ranking 20th of 161 centre-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, C. Klarer has totalled 274 club appearances with 13 goals and 7 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 45 appearances for Birmingham.

C. Klarer's career has also included time at SV Darmstadt 98, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Southampton.

On the international stage, C. Klarer has represented Austria U21, Austria U19, Austria U17 — 17 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points