Felix Strauß

Felix Strauß (born 26 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach. He has represented Austria at under-21 level.

Felix Strauß
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rheindorf Altach
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2014 SC Golling
2014 SV Grödig
2014–2019 Red Bull Salzburg
2019–2020 Viktoria Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Blau-Weiß Linz 29 (2)
2021– Rheindorf Altach 19 (0)
National team‡
2022– Austria U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022

Club career

Early years

Strauß began his career at SC Golling. In February 2014, he moved to the youth teams of SV Grödig. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, he joined the renowned academy of Red Bull Salzburg, where he progressed through all age groups in the academy. Before the 2019–20 season, he moved to Germany to join the U19 team of Viktoria Köln.[2] For the Cologne-based club he made 19 appearances in the Under 19 Bundesliga as team captain.[1]

Blau-Weiß Linz

Prior to the 2020–21 season, Strauß returned to Austria to join second division club Blau-Weiß Linz on a contract until June 2022.[3] He made his 2. Liga debut on 11 September 2020, when he came off the bench for Bernhard Janeczek in the 82nd minute on the first matchday of that season against Austria Klagenfurt.[4] By the end of the season, he had made 28 appearances in the second division, scoring two goals.[1]

Rheindorf Altach

On 21 June 2021, Strauß signed a three-year contract with Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach.[5]

International career

Strauß received his first call-up to the under-21 squad for European Championship qualifiers against Croatia and Norway in March 2022.[6] He made his debut for Austria U21 when he came on to replace Alexander Prass at half-time of the match against Norway on 29 March.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 March 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Austrian Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blau-Weiß Linz 2020–21 Austrian 2. Liga 29230—322
Rheindorf Altach 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 19000—190
Career total 4823000512

    Honours

    Blau-Weiß Linz[1]

    References
    1. "F. Strauß – Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
    2. Struber, Herbert (29 June 2019). "Strauß folgte dem Ruf des Weltmeisters nach Köln". Kronen Zeitung (in German).
    3. "Doppelschlag am Transfermarkt". FC Blau-Weiß Linz (in German). 28 August 2020.
    4. "Austria Klagenfurt vs. Blau-Weiß Linz – 11 September 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
    5. Tafeit, Robert (21 June 2021). "Nächster Blau-Weiß-Abgang: Felix Strauss wechselt nach Altach". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German).
    6. "Personalveränderungen im U21-Team: Auch Demir fällt aus". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 21 March 2022.
    7. Tafeit, Robert (29 March 2022). "U21-Nationalteam ringt Norwegen nieder - U19-Team qualifiziert sich für EURO". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German).
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