Felix Higl

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Felix Higl

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|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|8|df=y}}

|birth_place = Cologne, Germany

|height = 1.94 m{{WorldFootball.net|felix-higl}}

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Greuther Fürth

|clubnumber = 18

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012

|youthclubs1 = Eintracht Freiburg

|youthyears2 = 2012–2013

|youthclubs2 = SC Freiburg

|youthyears3 = 2013–2014

|youthclubs3 = TSG Hoffenheim

|youthyears4 = 2014–2015

|youthclubs4 = Freiburger FC

|years1 = 2015

|clubs1 = Freiburger FC

|caps1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2015–2016

|clubs2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2016–2019

|clubs3 = Bahlinger SC

|caps3 = 74

|goals3 = 10

|years4 = 2019–2021

|clubs4 = SSV Ulm

|caps4 = 69

|goals4 = 27

|years5 = 2021–2023

|clubs5 = VfL Osnabrück

|caps5 = 63

|goals5 = 6

|years6 = 2023–2025

|clubs6 = SSV Ulm 1846

|caps6 = 63

|goals6 = 12

|years7 = 2025–

|clubs7 = Greuther Fürth

|caps7 = 0

|goals7 = 0

|club-update = 24 May 2025

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Felix Higl (born 8 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{German football updater|Fürth}} club Greuther Fürth.{{kicker|felix-higl}}

Career

Born in Cologne, Higl played youth football for Eintracht Freiburg, SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim before joining Freiburger FC in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Felix Higl | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil |url=https://www.kicker.de/felix-higl/laufbahn |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He made 1 senior appearance for Freiburger FC during the 2014–15 season, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg draw with SV Spielberg in March 2015.{{Cite web |title=Felix Higl » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/felix-higl/2/ |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}} He spent the 2015–16 season with the under-19s of 1. FC Heidenheim, before joining Bahlinger SC on a three-year contract in summer 2016.{{Cite interview |title=OL BW: Im Kurzinterview mit Felix Higl (19), dem Nachwuchsakteur des Bahlinger SC. |url=https://doppelpass-online.de/artikel/ol-bw-in-kuerze-die-vorschau-mit-felix-higl-19-dem-nachwuchsakteur-des-bahlinger-sc/ |access-date=13 September 2021 |work=Südbadens Doppelpass |date=23 September 2016 |language=de}} After 10 goals in 74 appearances for Bahlinger SC, Higl signed for Regionalliga Südwest club SSV Ulm in January 2019 on a two-and-a-half-year contract.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2019 |title=Higl heuert in Ulm an |url=https://www.kicker.de/higl-heuert-in-ulm-an-741097/artikel |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=28 January 2019 |title=SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball: Neuzugang: Felix Higl wechselt zu den Spatzen |url=https://www.swp.de/sport/fussball-lokal/donau-iller/neuzugang_-felix-higl-wechsel-zu-den-spatzen-29301163.html |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=Südwest Presse |language=de}} Across two and a half seasons at Ulm, he scored 27 in 69 games.

In June 2021, Higl signed for VfL Osnabrück of the 3. Liga on a two-year contract.{{Cite web |date=13 June 2021 |title=Ein Stürmer für die Rückkehr? Higl "verfügt über Durchsetzungsvermögen" |url=https://www.kicker.de/ein-stuermer-fuer-die-rueckkehr-higl-verfuegt-ueber-durchsetzungsvermoegen-807275/artikel |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}}{{Cite web |last=Kraus |first=Benjamin |date=13 June 2021 |title=Sohn von Ex-Erstliga-Kicker Alfons Higl: VFL Osnabrück verpflichtet Felix Higl: Großer Stürmer, großer Name |url=https://www.noz.de/sport/vfl-osnabrueck/artikel/2337397/vfl-osnabrueck-verpflichtet-felix-higl-grosser-stuermer-grosser-name |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=Neue Osnabrücke Zeitung |language=de}}

On 24 June 2025, Higl signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth.{{cite web|publisher=Greuther Fürth|url=https://www.sgf1903.de/news/profis/neuzugang-nummer-zwoelf|title=Neuzugang Nummer zwölf|trans-title=Newcomer number twelve|date=24 June 2025|access-date=3 July 2025|language=de}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{efn\|Includes DFB Pokal}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Freiburger FC \|2014–25 \|Oberliga Baden-Württemberg \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
rowspan="4"\|Bahlinger SC \|2016–17 \|rowspan="3"\|Oberliga Baden-Württemberg \|28	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4{{efn\|name=SBC\|Appearances in the South Baden Cup}}	0	32	1
2017–18 \|28	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3{{efn\|name=SBC}}	0	31	5
2018–19 \|18	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4{{efn\|name=SBC}}	1	22	8
colspan="2"\|Total !74	10	0	0	0	0	11	1	85	11
rowspan="4"\|SSV Ulm \|2018–19 \|rowspan="3"\|Regionalliga Südwest \|10	9	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3{{efn\|name=WC\|Appearances in the Württemberg Cup}}	2	13	11
2019–20 \|20	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	5{{efn\|name=WC}}	5	26	10
2020–21 \|39	13	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	4{{efn\|name=WC}}	8	45	22
colspan="2"\|Total !69	27	3	1	0	0	12	15	84	43
rowspan="3"\|VfL Osnabrück \|2021–22 \|rowspan="2"\|3. Liga \|36	4	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	2{{efn\|name=LSC\|Appearances in the Lower Saxony Cup}}	2	40	6
2022–23 \|27	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	2{{efn\|name=LSC}}	0	29	2
colspan="2"\|Total !63	6	2	0	0	0	4	2	69	8
rowspan="3"\|SSV Ulm \|2023–24 \|3. Liga \|34	7	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4{{efn\|name=WC}}	2	38	9
2024–25 \|2. Bundesliga \|23	4	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	24	4
colspan="2"\|Total !57	11	1	0	0	0	4	2	62	13
colspan="3"\|Career total !264	54	6	1	0	0	31	20	301	75