Patrick Farkas (born 9 September 1992) is an Austrian professional
footballer
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who plays for
TSV Hartberg.
Club career
FC Red Bull Salzburg
After spending the entirety of his career with
SV Mattersburg
SV Mattersburg was an Austrian association football club from Mattersburg, Burgenland.
History
The club was formed in 1922 and played its home games at the 17,100 capacity Pappelstadion. The club played in the Bundesliga since the 2003– ...
since his debut in 2009, Farkas joined Austrian giants
Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2017 and signed a three-year contract.
In his first year at the club, Farkas made 16 league appearances and scored one goal as Salzburg won their fifth
Austrian Football Bundesliga title in a row.
Following a lengthy time on the sidelines with a cruciate ligament injury, Farkas returned to the squad for the final of the
2018–19 Austrian Cup
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on 1 May 2019. He scored the opening goal before
Mu'nas Dabbur headed in minutes later to make it 2–0.
Farkas was dismissed early in the second half for a second yellow card, but Salzburg held on for the win and lifted the trophy to secure a domestic double.
2019–20 season
On 19 July 2019, Farkas made his season debut in a match against
Parndorf
Parndorf ( hu, Pándorfalu, hr, Pandrof) is a town in the district of Neusiedl am See in the Austrian state of Burgenland. Its original ancient name Perun
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in the first round of the
2019–20 Austrian Cup; he scored two goals as Salzburg ran out 7–1 winners over the fourth division side.
Farkas made his debut appearance in the
UEFA Champions League
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proper with a substitute appearance against
Genk
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on 17 September; a match that Salzburg won 6–2.
On 23 December, it was reported that Farkas had suffered a stroke in training on 21 October.
In a video posted to the club's social media channels, Farkas said that he collapsed due to a hole in his heart caused the stroke when a blood clot shot to his brain.
He did not require surgery to close the hole and returned to training in late December with the goal of re-joining Salzburg's match-day squads by early 2020.
Hartberg
In January 2022, Farkas returned to Austria after 6 months in Switzerland and signed with
TSV Hartberg until June 2024.
Career statistics
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga:
2017–18,
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21
*
Austrian Cup:
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farkas, Patrick
1992 births
Austrian people of Hungarian descent
Living people
Austrian men's footballers
Austria men's youth international footballers
Austria men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
SV Mattersburg players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
FC Luzern players
TSV Hartberg players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Swiss Super League players
Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
People from Oberwart
Footballers from Burgenland