Christian Klem

Christian Klem (born 21 April 1991) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career Early career and Sturm Graz Born in Graz, Klem started his career at Sturm Graz, having previously played for their youth academy. He made his debut for Sturm Graz in 2009, making 7 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga over the course of the 2009–10 season, whilst he made 10 Bundesliga appearances in the 2010–11 season, in which Sturm Graz became Bundesliga champions for the third time in their history. Following his return from injury, he made 17 appearances for Sturm Graz before leaving the club in the summer. He made 32 appearances during the 2016–17 season for Wolfsberger AC, scoring 3 goals, but failed to make a single appearance for the club during the 2017–18 season, and left the club at the end of the season. SV Lafnitz and Wacker Innsbruck In the summer of 2018, he joined Austrian 2. Liga club SV Lafnitz. He made 9 appearances in the 2. Liga for Lafnitz before joining Bundesliga club Wacker Innsbruck in January 2019. He made 14 Bundesliga appearances for the club as they were relegated to the 2. Liga.

In June 2021, his Hartberg contract was extended to summer 2023.

He was released at the end of his contract in summer 2023, and subsequently retired.

International career Klem has represented his native Austria between Under-16 and Under-21 levels.