John-Patrick Regalario Strauß (born 28 January 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club Muangthong United. Born in Germany, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth

Born in

Wetzlar, Germany Wetzlar () is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes). As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the un ...

, Strauß had his youth career at FC Cleeberg, TSG Wieseck and

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company ...

RB Leipzig II

In 2016, after playing for the U17 and U19 team of Leipzig, Strauß was promoted to the second team.

Erzgebirge Aue

In 2017, Strauß signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

, he joined the club on a free transfer. In 2022, Erzgebirge Aue were relegated to

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Hansa Rostock

In 2022, after his 5-year stint with Aue, Strauß signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

, joining the club on a free transfer.

International career

Strauß was born to a German father and a Filipino mother that made him eligible to play for

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and the

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Philippines

In September 2018, Strauß received a call-up from the

for a national team training camp and a friendly game against

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. Strauß received his first cap for the Philippines in a friendly match against

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, he came in as a substitute replacing Martin Steuble in the 67th minute of the match. Strauß scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–1 win against

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in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Two months later, Strauß scored his second goal for the Philippines in a 2–1 away win against

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strauss, John-Patrick 1996 births Living people German sportspeople of Filipino descent Filipino men's footballers Footballers from Giessen (region) Men's association football fullbacks Philippines men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Regionalliga players 2. Bundesliga players RB Leipzig II players FC Erzgebirge Aue players FC Hansa Rostock players John-Patrick Strauß John-Patrick Strauß Filipino expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 21st-century Filipino sportsmen