Darmstadt transfers defender Leon Klassen to Grazer AK permanently
SV Darmstadt 98 has completed the permanent transfer of Leon Klassen to Grazer AK after the defender spent the second half of last season on loan at the Austrian club.
Transfer details
SV Darmstadt 98 has permanently transferred defender Leon Klassen to Grazer AK, the clubs announced on 9 July 2026. The 26-year-old had already played for the Austrian side during the second half of the 2025-26 2. Bundesliga season on loan. He will not return to the Hessian club.
- Joins SV Darmstadt 98 from Lyngby BK
- Loaned to Grazer AK for the second half of the season
- Permanent transfer to Grazer AK announced
Background
Klassen joined Darmstadt in the summer of 2025 from Danish club Lyngby BK. He was unable to establish himself in the squad, making no regular appearances. The loan to Grazer AK in the Rückrunde offered him playing time, and the move has now been made permanent.
Reason for departure
Managing director Paul Fernie explained the decision, stating that Klassen did not have the prospect of the regular playing time he was looking for at Darmstadt.
The 26-year-old did not have the prospect of regular appearances at the Hessian club as he envisioned.
What’s next
Klassen will continue his career in Austria with Grazer AK. Darmstadt, meanwhile, parts ways with a player who arrived only a year ago but failed to break into the first team.
