Felix Klaus (born 13 September 1992) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Fortuna Düsseldorf in
2. Bundesliga
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.
Club career
Greuther Fürth
upright=0.7, left, Klaus playing for Greuther Fürth, 2012
Klaus started his professional career with
SpVgg Greuther Fürth, making his debut in the
2010–11 2. Bundesliga
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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
1. FSV Mainz 05
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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
Hannover 96
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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
KSV Hessen Kassel
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in the
DFB Pokal; and provided an assist to
Salif Sané
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Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.
Early and personal life
Sané was born in Lormont, France to S ...
. On 24 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against
Eintracht Frankfurt
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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
Instagram
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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
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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Music
*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
Albums
* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak album ...
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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.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
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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