Felix Strauß
![]() Strauß in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Salzburg, Austria | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
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) |
2021–2024 | Rheindorf Altach | 56 | (2) |
2024– | Lahti | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Austria U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 30 December 2022 (UTC) |
Felix Strauß (born 26 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club Lahti. He has represented Austria at under-21 level.
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]2021–22 season
[edit]On 21 June 2021, Strauß signed a three-year contract with Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach.[5] He made his debut on 24 July, the opening day of the domestic league, in a 1–0 home loss to LASK.[6] He would quickly establish himself in the starting lineup of the Vorarlberg-based side, first as a defensive midfielder under head coach Damir Canadi, and, as the season progressed, as a centre-back alongside Jan Zwischenbrugger.[7]
His performances earned him a call-up to the Austria under-21 team in March 2022, as Altach were involved in a relegation battle.[8][7] Strauß scored his first goal for the club on 2 April 2022, securing a 2–2 draw and a completed comeback against Admira Wacker Mödling deep into injury time.[9] On 20 May, Strauß scored his second goal for the club which would prove to be crucial as his team managed a 2–1 win over WSG Tirol. Thereby, Altach avoided relegation by finishing one point ahead of Admira Wacker Mödling.[10][7] In May, Strauß was named as the winner of Rheindorf Altach's Player of the Season award, given to the club's best player from the previous season.[11]
2022–23 season
[edit]Strauß missed the first two league games of the 2022–23 season with an infection,[12] and made his first season appearance for Altach on 7 August 2022 in a league game against Austria Wien. He replaced Lukas Gugganig in the 60th minute, before being forced off due to an injury; it was later confirmed how he would be sidelined for several months as he had "torn his ankle ligament".[13] He was set to return to action on 2 October for the league match against SV Ried,[14] and found himself in the starting lineup from then on under new head coach Miroslav Klose.[15]
Strauß was mainly a starter during the latter part of the season, as Altach managed to stay in the league after being embroiled in relegation battle. He finished the season with 22 total appearances, in which he scored once.[16][1]
2023–24 season
[edit]After having been ruled out due to injury at the start of the new season, Strauß established himself as a starter under new head coach Joachim Standfest.[17][18]
Lahti
[edit]On 26 July 2024, Strauss signed with Lahti in Finnish Veikkausliiga.[19]
International career
[edit]Strauß received his first call-up to the under-21 squad for European Championship qualifiers against Croatia and Norway in March 2022.[8] 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.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 14 August 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blau-Weiß Linz | 2020–21 | Austrian 2. Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
Rheindorf Altach | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 87 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 5 |
Honours
[edit]Blau-Weiß Linz[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "F. Strauß – Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Struber, Herbert (29 June 2019). "Strauß folgte dem Ruf des Weltmeisters nach Köln". Kronen Zeitung (in German).
- ^ "Doppelschlag am Transfermarkt". FC Blau-Weiß Linz (in German). 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Austria Klagenfurt vs. Blau-Weiß Linz – 11 September 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Tafeit, Robert (21 June 2021). "Nächster Blau-Weiß-Abgang: Felix Strauss wechselt nach Altach". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German).
- ^ "Altacher Kampf gegen den LASK bleibt unbelohnt". SC Rheindorf Altach (in German). 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Felix Strauss: Vom Entwicklungsspieler zur Abwehrstütze". kicker (in German). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Personalveränderungen im U21-Team: Auch Demir fällt aus". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 21 March 2022.
- ^ Adam, Christian (2 April 2022). "Felix Strauss rettet Altach emotionalen Punkt". VOL (in German). Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Europäische Fussball-Ligen - Magnin schafft mit Altach die Mission Klassenerhalt". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "SCRA Fans wählen Felix Strauss zum Spieler der Saison 2021/22". SC Rheindorf Altach (in German). 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Mit Starcoach Klose hat Altach den ersten Sieg im Visier". VOL.at (in Austrian German). 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Hasler, Kevin (10 August 2022). "Bänderriss! Altach muss auf Innenverteidiger Strauss verzichten". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Rakipovic, Denis (17 September 2022). "Strauss gibt Update zu Verletzung: "Der Plan ist, dass ich gegen SV Ried wieder fit bin"". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Felix Strauß » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "SCR Altacher Felix Strauss nach 0:1 vs. TSV Hartberg: "Es ist noch nichts passiert"". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German). 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "6:0 Sieg beim TSV". SC Rheindorf Altach (in German). 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Adam, Christian (20 October 2023). ""Ein Typ, wie wir ihn uns als Trainer wünschen"". Vorarlberg Online (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Felix Strauß FC Lahden takalinjoille, fclahti.fi, 26 July 2024
- ^ Tafeit, Robert (29 March 2022). "U21-Nationalteam ringt Norwegen nieder - U19-Team qualifiziert sich für EURO". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German).
External links
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- Felix Strauss at SC Rheindorf Altach
- Felix Strauß at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's under-21 international footballers
- Footballers from Salzburg
- Men's association football defenders
- SV Grödig players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Viktoria Köln players
- FC Blau-Weiß Linz players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- FC Lahti players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany