Laura Feiersinger
{{Short description|Austrian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Laura Feiersinger
| image = Laura Feiersinger 2018.jpg
| caption = Laura Feiersinger in 2018
| fullname = Laura Feiersinger
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|4|5}}
| birth_place = Saalfelden, Austria
| height = 1.65 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = 1. FC Köln
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2001
| youthclubs1 = SV Oftering
| youthyears2 = 2001–2008
| youthclubs2 = 1. Sallfeldner SK
| youthyears3 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs3 = FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = USK Hof
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs2 = Herforder SV
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2011–2016
| clubs3 = Bayern Munich
| caps3 = 62
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2014–2016
| clubs4 = Bayern Munich II
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = SC Sand
| caps5 = 39
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2018–2023
| clubs6 = Eintracht Frankfurt
| caps6 = 64
| goals6 = 19
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = AS Roma
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2024 -
| clubs8 = 1. FC Köln
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| nationalyears1 = 2010–
| nationalteam1 = Austria
| nationalcaps1 = 115
| nationalgoals1 = 19
| pcupdate = 2 October 2021
| ntupdate = 19:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
}}
Laura Feiersinger (born 5 April 1993) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Köln and the Austria women's national team.
Club career
=USK Hof, 2008–2010=
Feiersinger starter her senior career with USK Hof in the ÖFB-Frauenliga, the Austrian league.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://www.sn.at/wiki/Laura_Feiersinger|publisher=Sazburg Wiki|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} She spent two years at the club, playing in 36 regular season games and scoring 9 goals.
=Herforder SV, 2010–2011=
Feiersinger was recruited and signed for Herforder SV who then played in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top flight of German Football. This move required her to leave home at age 18.{{cite news|title=Was macht diese Österreicherin beruflich?|url=https://www.woman.at/a/laura-feiersinger-fussballspielerin|publisher=woman.at|accessdate=3 June 2019|language=de|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604031954/https://www.woman.at/a/laura-feiersinger-fussballspielerin|url-status=dead}} While playing for Herforder she made 18 regular season appearances, scoring 7 goals.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/laura-feiersinger/133188/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} Feiersinger left the club after they were relegated to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.
=Bayern Munich, 2011–2016=
Feiersinger signed for Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich in 2011.{{cite news|title=Feiersinger and Wenninger extend contracts|url=https://fcbayern.com/us/news/2015/05/feiersinger-and-wenninger-extend-contracts|publisher=FC Bayern|accessdate= 3 June 2019}}{{cite news|title="Bayern München klingt nicht schlecht"|url=https://derstandard.at/1334795803082/Laura-Feiersinger-im-Interview-Bayern-Muenchen-klingt-nicht-schlecht|publisher=DerStandard|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}}[http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/laura-feiersinger/ Profile] in Weltfussball During her first year at the club she won the DFB Pokal, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.{{cite news|title=FFC Frankfurt – Bayern Munich (German Women's Cup 2011/12)|url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/photos/galleries/dfb-pokal-der-frauen-ffc-frankfurt-bayern-munchen-1629878#sarah-hagen-muenchen-celebrates-1629872|publisher=FIFA|accessdate= 3 June 2019}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In March 2014 she suffered a serious injury, breaking her shin and fibula.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger: Ein Ball musste immer dabei sein|url=https://www.bo.de/sport/lokalsport/laura-feiersinger-ein-ball-musste-immer-dabei-sein|publisher=baden online|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} However, she was able to get her contract with the club renewed in 2015.{{cite news|title=Feiersinger and Wenninger extend contracts|url=https://fcbayern.com/us/news/2015/05/feiersinger-and-wenninger-extend-contracts|publisher=FC Bayern|accessdate= 3 June 2019}} She went on to win back to back Frauen Bundesliga titles in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/laura-feiersinger/133188/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} At the time of her departure in 2016 Feiersinger had made 62 regular season appearances.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/laura-feiersinger/133188/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}}
=SC Sand, 2016–2018=
Feiersinger moved to SC Sand ahead of the 2016–2017 season in order to get more regular playing time.{{cite news|title=LAURA FEIERSINGER WECHSELT ZUM SC SAND|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/laura-feiersinger-wechselt-zum-sc-sand-146431/?no_cache=1|publisher=dfb.de|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} During her first season with the club she was runner-up for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal Frauen. She left SC Sand after two seasons, 39 regular season appearances and 5 goals.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/laura-feiersinger/133188/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}}
=FFC Frankfurt, 2018–2023=
Feiersinger signed Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of their 2018–2019 season on a two-year contract.{{cite news|title=ÖSTERREICH-DUO ALS IDEALBESETZUNG|url=https://ffc-frankfurt.de/news/20172018/news-einzel/9149-oesterreich-duo-als-idealbesetzung/fcdbb1ac0b2bff3482f0fe2a7353cd0f.html|publisher=1.FFC Frankfurt|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} During her first year with the club she made 21 appearances, scoring 10 goals.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/laura-feiersinger/133188/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}}
=AS Roma, 2023-2024=
Feiersinger signed with AS Roma and won Italian double with the team. {{cite news|title=Roma Women claim Coppa Italia to complete league and cup double|url=https://giallorossiyorkshire.com/news/roma-women-win-coppa-italia-complete-double/|publisher=Giallorossi Yorkshire|accessdate= 2024-08-26}}
=1. FC Köln, 2024-=
Feiersinger signed with 1. FC Köln in June 2024. {{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger joins FC|url=https://fc.de/en/laura-feiersinger-joins-fc/|publisher=1. FC Köln |accessdate= 2024-08-26}}
International career
She has been a member of the Austrian national team since 2010.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://www.sn.at/wiki/Laura_Feiersinger|publisher=Sazburg Wiki|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20121203230912/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/player=250007472/profile/index.html Profile] in UEFA's website With Austria she won the 2016 Cyprus Cup. She was part of the squad which qualified and went to their first major tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. The team did exceptionally well, reaching the semi-finals which it lost to Denmark on penalty shots. Feiersinger played every single minute of the tournament for Austria.
Feiersinger was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite web |title=Der EURO-Kader steht |url=https://www.oefb.at/oefb/News/Kader-des-Frauen-Nationalteams-fuer-die-UEFA-Women-s-EURO-2022 |website=oefb.at |language=de}}
=International goals=
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first:
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| colspan="7"|Feiersinger – goals for Austria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| align=center| 1. | 23 June 2010 | Anger, Austria | {{fbw|TUR}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 4–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| align=center| 2. | 26 October 2011 | Bruck an der Mur, Austria | {{fbw|ARM}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan=3|UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| align=center| 3. | 19 November 2011 | Pombal, Portugal | rowspan=2|{{fbw|POR}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | |
| align=center| 4. | 5 April 2012 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | ||
| align=center| 5. | 21 September 2013 | Vöcklabruck, Austria | {{fbw|BUL}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 4–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| align=center| 6. | 2 June 2016 | Oslo, Norway | {{fbw|NOR}} | align=center| 2–2 | align=center| 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| align=center| 7. | 22 October 2016 | Regensburg, Germany | {{fbw|GER}} | align=center| 1–2 | align=center| 2–4 | Friendly |
| align=center| 8. | 12 June 2018 | Ramat Gan, Israel | {{fbw|ISR}} | align=center| 6–0 | align=center| 6–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| align=center| 9. | 27 February 2019 | Larnaca, Cyprus | {{fbw|NGR}} | align=center| 3–1 | align=center| 4–1 | 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| align=center| 10. | 3 September 2019 | rowspan=2|Maria Enzersdorf, Austria | {{fbw|MKD}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan=2|UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| align=center| 11. | 19 November 2019 | {{fbw|KAZ}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 9–0 | ||
| align=center| 12. | 17 September 2021 | Liepāja, Latvia | {{fbw|LAT}} | align=center| 6–1 | align=center| 8–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| align=center| 13. | rowspan=2| 6 September 2022 | rowspan=2 |Wiener Neustadt, Austria | rowspan=2 |{{fbw|MKD}} | align=center| 7–0 | align=center rowspan=2| 10–0 | rowspan=2| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| align=center| 14. | align=center| 10–0 | |||||
| align=center| 15. | 15 November 2022 | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | {{fbw|SVK}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 3–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
Feiersinger is from Saalfelden.{{cite news|title=Fußballerin Laura Feiersinger und Schwester Denise über ihre Mode: "Am Anfang war's ein Joke"|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000227047/fussballerin-laura-feiersinger-und-schwester-denise-ueber-ihre-mode-am-anfang-wars-ein-joke|publisher=Der Standard|language=de|date=2024-07-04|accessdate=2024-08-26}} When Feiersinger was younger she tried a variety of sports including biathlon, athletics, cross country and football. She entered the Austrian sports school model (SSM) and at age 15 decided to specialize as a footballer.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger|url=https://www.sn.at/wiki/Laura_Feiersinger|publisher=Sazburg Wiki|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} Wolfgang Feiersinger, her father, is a former footballer who won the champions league playing for Borussia Dortmund and also played for the Austrian national team.[http://kurier.at/sport/fussball/feiersinger-salzburg-eine-lachnummer/811.596 Feiersinger: Salzburg? Eine Lachnummer] Kurier.at, 16.09.12
Feiersinger also pursued a bachelor's degree in sports science.{{cite news|title=Laura Feiersinger: Ein Ball musste immer dabei sein|url=https://www.bo.de/sport/lokalsport/laura-feiersinger-ein-ball-musste-immer-dabei-sein|publisher=baden online|accessdate= 3 June 2019|language=de}} In 2023, Feiersinger and her sister {{ill|Denise Feiersinger|de|Denise Feiersinger}} launched a fashion brand together.
=We Play Strong=
Feiersinger is one of UEFA's official ambassadors for [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvjR2pbl-CzhSzg6dBYsEKw #WePlayStrong], a social media and vlogging campaign which was launched in 2018. The campaign's "...aim is to promote women’s football as much as we can and to make people aware of women’s football, really,” Lisa Evans, another participant explains. “The ultimate goal is to make football the most played sport by females by 2020. So it’s a UEFA initiative to get more women and girls playing football, whether they want to be professional or not.”{{cite news|title=ARSEBLOG EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ARSENAL'S LISA EVANS|url=https://arseblog.news/2019/02/exclusive-interview-with-arsenals-lisa-evans/|publisher=Arseblog|accessdate= 3 June 2019}} The series, which also originally included professional footballers Sarah Zadrazil, Eunice Beckmann, Lisa Evans and now also includes Petronella Ekroth and Shanice van de Sanden, follows the daily lives of female professional footballers.{{cite news|title=Arsenal's Lisa Evans launches scheme to get more women playing football|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/womens-blog/2018/feb/06/arsenal-lisa-evans-increase-women-playing-football|work=The Guardian|accessdate= 3 June 2019}}
Since 2024, Laura's romantic partner is English footballer, Keira Walsh.
Honours
; Bayern München
- Bundesliga: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16
- DFB-Pokal: Winner 2011–12
;Austria
- Cyprus Women's Cup: Winner 2016
;Individual
- Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2012
References
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External links
- {{Instagram|laurafeiersinger27}}
- [https://twitter.com/laurafeier27?lang=en Twitter]
{{1. FC Köln (women) squad}}
{{Austria squad UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}
{{Austria squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}
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Category:People from Saalfelden
Category:Austrian women's footballers
Category:Austria women's international footballers
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
Category:FC Bayern Munich (women) players
Category:Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players
Category:Austrian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Frauen-Bundesliga players
Category:Footballers from Salzburg (federal state)
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players