Felix Strauß

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

Felix Strauß
Strauß in 2022
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) Centre-back
Team 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 46 (2)
International career‡
2022– Austria U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:53, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

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]

2021–22 season

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

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]

International career

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.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 November 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 25200—252
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 8010—90
Total 3321000342
Career total 6244000662

    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. "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.
    7. "Felix Strauss: Vom Entwicklungsspieler zur Abwehrstütze". kicker (in German). 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    8. "Personalveränderungen im U21-Team: Auch Demir fällt aus". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 21 March 2022.
    9. 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.
    10. "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.
    11. "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.
    12. "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.
    13. 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.
    14. 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.
    15. "Felix Strauß » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
    16. Tafeit, Robert (29 March 2022). "U21-Nationalteam ringt Norwegen nieder - U19-Team qualifiziert sich für EURO". Bundesliga | ligaportal (in German).
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