| Chris Löwe | |
| Full Name: | Chris Jörg Löwe[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Plauen, East Germany |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | 1. FC Wacker Plauen |
| Youthyears2: | 2002–2007 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chemnitzer FC |
| Years1: | 2007–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Chemnitzer FC |
| Caps1: | 85 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Dortmund II |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs4: | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Caps4: | 99 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps5: | 93 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Dynamo Dresden |
| Caps6: | 61 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Chemnitzer FC |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 375 |
| Totalgoals: | 18 |
Chris Jörg Löwe (pronounced as /de/; born 16 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played at left-back.
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.
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]
In 2013, Löwe was sold to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for €500,000 and signed a contract that will last to 2016.
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]
On 24 May 2019, Löwe agreed a transfer to Dynamo Dresden for an undisclosed fee.[6] [7]
In March 2024 Löwe announced his retirement from playing.[8]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |||
Borussia Dortmund
Huddersfield Town
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