Felix Klaus (born 13 September 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as a winger for Fortuna Düsseldorf in

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Club career

Greuther Fürth

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season. At the end of the season, he was voted by the fans as "Player of the Season", 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

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SC Freiburg

On 20 May 2013, Klaus switched to SC Freiburg. 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". 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. He went on to collect more than 50 caps during his stay at the club.

Hannover 96

On 30 June 2015, Klaus joined

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from freshly relegated SC Freiburg and signed a four-year contract. On 9 August, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 victory against

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in the DFB Pokal; and provided an assist to

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. On 24 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against

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VfL Wolfsburg

On 31 January 2018, it was announced that Klaus would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer transfer window. However, at the pre-season, he suffered a stomach muscle injury, and in August it was announced that he would undergo an operation. On 12 August, he underwent an operation in Berlin and later wrote on

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that everything was fine with him.

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 14 January 2021, Klaus joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on a loan deal until the end of the season.

International career

Klaus has been capped at the youth international level. He went on to represent the Germany under-21 team at the

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klaus, Felix 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Osnabrück Footballers from Lower Saxony German footballers Association football midfielders Germany youth international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SC Freiburg players Hannover 96 players VfL Wolfsburg players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players