Chris Löwe

German footballer (born 1989)

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

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### Chemnitzer FC

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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

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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

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

### Huddersfield Town

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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

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

### Chemnitzer FC and retirement

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

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9] Club  | Season  | League  | National cup  | League cup  | Other  | Total

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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

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Borussia Dortmund[9]

* Bundesliga: 2011–12
* DFB-Pokal: 2011–12

Huddersfield Town

* EFL Championship play-offs: 2017[10]

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Chris Löwe at WorldFootball.net
* Chris Löwe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
* Chris Löwe at Soccerbase

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals