Felix Klaus
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Felix Klaus
| image = Felix Klaus 2012 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Klaus with Greuther Fürth in 2012
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|9|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Osnabrück, Germany
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Greuther Fürth
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = SV Bösensell
| youthyears2 = 1997–2004
| youthclubs2 = SC Weismain
| youthyears3 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs3 = SCW Obermain
| youthyears4 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs4 = 1. FC Lichtenfels
| youthyears5 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs5 = Greuther Fürth
| years1 = 2009–2012
| clubs1 = Greuther Fürth II
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2010–2013
| clubs2 = Greuther Fürth
| caps2 = 62
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = SC Freiburg II
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2015
| clubs4 = SC Freiburg
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2015–2018
| clubs5 = Hannover 96
| caps5 = 76
| goals5 = 11
| years6 = 2018–2021
| clubs6 = VfL Wolfsburg
| caps6 = 44
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2021–2025
| clubs8 = Fortuna Düsseldorf
| caps8 = 99
| goals8 = 14
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Greuther Fürth
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam1 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam2 = Germany U18
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam3 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2012
| nationalteam4 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam5 = Germany U21
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 24 December 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Felix Klaus (born 13 September 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{German football updater|Fürth}} club Greuther Fürth.
Club career
=Greuther Fürth=
Klaus started his professional career with SpVgg Greuther Fürth, making his debut in the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga season. At the end of the season, he was voted by the fans as "Player of the Season",{{cite web |title=Felix Klaus gesteht "Der Erfolg ist mir zu Kopf gestiegen!" | trans-title = Felix Klaus confesses "The success has gone to my head!" |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/greuther-fuerth/felix-klaus-ist-der-erfolg-zu-kopf-gestiegen-20963572.bild.html |publisher=Bild |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=11 November 2011}} with his side being promoted to Bundesliga. On 31 August 2012, he scored the first ever Bundesliga goal of Greuther Fürth in a victory against 1. FSV Mainz 05.
=SC Freiburg=
On 20 May 2013, Klaus switched to SC Freiburg.{{cite web |title=Felix Klaus wechselt aus Fürth zum SC |trans-title=Felix Klaus changes from Fürth to SC |url=https://www.scfreiburg.com/teams/profis/meldungen/felix-klaus-wechselt-aus-f%C3%BCrth-zum-sc |publisher=SC Freiburg |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=20 May 2013 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911152356/https://www.scfreiburg.com/teams/profis/meldungen/felix-klaus-wechselt-aus-f%C3%BCrth-zum-sc |url-status=dead }} Upon his arrival at the club, the club's sports director commented "With Felix Klaus we win a variably deployable offensive player who has already proven his talent in the Bundesliga".{{cite web |title=Platz 93: Felix Klaus - Fränkisches Herz im Breisgau | trans-title = No. 93: Felix Klaus - Franconian Heart in Breisgau |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/vielseitiger-felix-klaus-im-portraet.jsp |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=11 November 2014}} On 3 October, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 defeat against Sevilla FC in the UEFA Europa League. On 25 January 2014, he scored a goal in the dying minutes of a 3–2 league victory against Bayer Leverkusen; as a result of which the club came out of the relegation zone.{{cite web |title=Freiburg out of the bottom three |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/freiburg-vs-leverkusen/291135 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=25 January 2014}} He went on to collect more than 50 caps during his stay at the club.{{cite web |title=Auf Wiedersehen, Felix und Christopher |trans-title=Goodbye, Felix and Christopher |url=https://www.scfreiburg.com/node/13119 |publisher=SC Freiburg |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=29 June 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402094410/https://www.scfreiburg.com/node/13119 |url-status=dead }}
=Hannover 96=
On 30 June 2015, Klaus joined Hannover 96 from freshly relegated SC Freiburg and signed a four-year contract.{{cite web |title=Hannover snap up U21 international Klaus |url=https://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/hannover-snap-up-u21-international-klaus-126118/?no_cache=1 |publisher=DFB |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=30 June 2015}} On 9 August, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 victory against KSV Hessen Kassel in the DFB Pokal; and provided an assist to Salif Sané.{{cite web |title=96-Minimalisten: Sané und Karaman treffen | trans-title = 96 Minimalists: Meeting Sané and Karaman |url=https://www.kicker.de/kassel-gegen-hannover-2015-dfb-pokal-2841082/spielbericht |publisher=Kicker |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=9 August 2015}} On 24 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt.{{cite web |title=Hannover 96 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt - Football Match Report |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=427036 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=24 October 2015}}
=VfL Wolfsburg=
On 31 January 2018, it was announced that Klaus would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer transfer window.{{cite web |title=Wegen Mehmedi - Klaus wechselt nicht sofort nach Wolfsburg | trans-title = Because of Mehmedi - Klaus does not change immediately to Wolfsburg |url=https://www.kicker.de/wegen-mehmedi---klaus-wechselt-nicht-sofort-nach-wolfsburg-716299/artikel |publisher=Kicker |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=31 January 2018}} However, at the pre-season, he suffered a stomach muscle injury, and in August it was announced that he would undergo an operation.{{cite web |title=Klaus to undergo operation |url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/news-detail/news-detail/detail/news/klaus-to-undergo-operation/ |publisher=VfL Wolfsburg |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=9 August 2018}} On 12 August, he underwent an operation in Berlin and later wrote on Instagram that everything was fine with him.{{cite web |title=Klaus nach der OP: "Bei mir ist alles ok" | trans-title = Klaus after the surgery: "Everything is ok with me" |url=https://www.kicker.de/klaus-nach-der-op_bei-mir-ist-alles-ok-729623/artikel |publisher=Kicker |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=15 August 2018}}
== Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf ==
On 14 January 2021, Klaus joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on a loan deal until the end of the season.{{Cite web|last=Gjerulff|first=Rune|date=14 January 2021|title=Felix Klaus completes Fortuna move|url=https://bulinews.com/news/7129/felix-klaus-completes-fortuna-move|access-date=14 January 2021|website=Bulinews}}
=Return to Greuther Fürth=
On 13 January 2025, Klaus returned to Greuther Fürth on a two-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=SpVgg Greuther Fürth|url=https://www.sgf1903.de/news/profis/wie-heimkommen|title="WIE HEIMKOMMEN"|trans-title="LIKE COMING HOME"|date=13 January 2025|access-date=13 January 2025|language=de}}
International career
Klaus has been capped at the youth international level. He went on to represent the Germany under-21 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.{{cite web |title=Who is...Hannover's new wideman Felix Klaus? |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/who-is-new-hannover-wideman-felix-klaus.jsp |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=11 September 2018 |date=30 June 2015}}
Personal life
Although Klaus was born in Osnabrück, he moved to Franconia at the age of 5. His father Fred Klaus is a retired footballer and a current coach.{{cite web |title=Felix Klaus im Interview |trans-title=Felix Klaus in an interview |url=https://www.scfreiburg.com/teams/profis/meldungen/felix-klaus-im-interview |publisher=SC Freiburg |access-date=11 September 2018 |language=de |date=28 January 2014 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911152102/https://www.scfreiburg.com/teams/profis/meldungen/felix-klaus-im-interview |url-status=dead }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played on 30 May 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|International !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Greuther Fürth II
|2009–10{{cite web |title=F. Klaus |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-klaus/130931/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=11 September 2018}} |4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11
|Regionalliga |14 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12
|Regionalliga |5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13
|Regionalliga |5 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 9 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 9 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Greuther Fürth
|18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12
|2. Bundesliga |20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13
|24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 64 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="3"|SC Freiburg
|Bundesliga |21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2014–15
|Bundesliga |31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 7 | |
| rowspan="4"|Hannover 96
|Bundesliga |18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17
|2. Bundesliga |30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18
|Bundesliga |28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!76 | 11 | 6 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 82 | 14 | ||
| rowspan="4" |VfL Wolfsburg
|Bundesliga |15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|Bundesliga |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}}
|0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020-21
|Bundesliga |6 |0 |1 |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} |0 |8 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6
!0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |16 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |16 |2 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" |Fortuna Düsseldorf
|2. Bundesliga |23 |1 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |25 |1 | ||||||||
| 2022-23
|2. Bundesliga |32 |6 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |35 |6 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!71 !9 !5 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !76 !9 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!333 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 359 | 46 |
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References
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External links
- {{Fussballdaten|klausfelix|Felix Klaus}}
{{SpVgg Greuther Fürth squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klaus, Felix}}
Category:Footballers from Osnabrück
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg players
Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players