Felix Higl

Felix Higl

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Cologne, Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	SSV Ulm 1846
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2012	Eintracht Freiburg
2012–2013	SC Freiburg
2013–2014	TSG Hoffenheim
2014–2015	Freiburger FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Freiburger FC	1	(0)
2015–2016	1. FC Heidenheim	0	(0)
2016–2019	Bahlinger SC	74	(10)
2019–2021	SSV Ulm	69	(27)
2021–2023	VfL Osnabrück	63	(6)
2023–	SSV Ulm 1846	57	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Felix Higl (born 8 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for SSV Ulm 1846. ^[2]

Career

Born in Cologne, ^[1] Higl played youth football for Eintracht Freiburg, SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim before joining Freiburger FC in 2014. ^[3] He made 1 senior appearance for Freiburger FC during the 2014–15 season, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg draw with SV Spielberg in March 2015. ^[4] He spent the 2015–16 season with the under-19s of 1. FC Heidenheim, before joining Bahlinger SC on a three-year contract in summer 2016. ^[5] After 10 goals in 74 appearances for Bahlinger SC, ^[4] Higl signed for Regionalliga Südwest club SSV Ulm in January 2019 on a two-and-a-half-year contract. ^{[6] [7]} Across two and a half seasons at Ulm, he scored 27 in 69 games. ^[4]

In June 2021, Higl signed for VfL Osnabrück of the 3. Liga on a two-year contract. ^{[8] [9]}

Career statistics

As of match played 28 March 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Freiburger	2014–25	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Bahlinger SC	2016–17	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	28	1	0	0	—		4 [b]	0	32	1
	2017–18		28	5	0	0	—		3 [b]	0	31	5
	2018–19		18	4	0	0	—		4 [b]	1	22	8
	Total		74	10	0	0	0	0	11	1	85	11
SSV Ulm	2018–19	Regionalliga Südwest	10	9	0	0	—		3 [c]	2	13	11
	2019–20		20	5	1	0	—		5 [c]	5	26	10
	2020–21		39	13	2	1	—		4 [c]	8	45	22
	Total		69	27	3	1	0	0	12	15	84	43
VfL Osnabrück	2021–22	3. Liga	36	4	2	0	—		2 [d]	2	40	6
	2022–23		27	2	0	0	—		2 [d]	0	29	2
	Total		63	6	2	0	0	0	4	2	69	8
SSV Ulm	2023–24	3. Liga	34	7	0	0	—		4 [c]	2	38	9
	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	23	4	1	0	—		—		24	4
	Total		57	11	1	0	0	0	4	2	62	13
Career total			264	54	6	1	0	0	31	20	301	75

1. Includes DFB Pokal
2. Appearances in the South Baden Cup
3. Appearances in the Württemberg Cup
4. Appearances in the Lower Saxony Cup

Personal life

Higl is the son of former Bundesliga player Alfons Higl. ^[9]

References

1. Felix Higl at WorldFootball.net
2. Felix Higl at kicker (in German)
3. "Felix Higl | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
4. "Felix Higl » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
5. "OL BW: Im Kurzinterview mit Felix Higl (19), dem Nachwuchsakteur des Bahlinger SC". Südbadens Doppelpass (Interview) (in German). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
6. "Higl heuert in Ulm an". kicker (in German). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
7. "SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball: Neuzugang: Felix Higl wechselt zu den Spatzen". Südwest Presse (in German). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
8. "Ein Stürmer für die Rückkehr? Higl "verfügt über Durchsetzungsvermögen"". kicker (in German). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
9. Kraus, Benjamin (13 June 2021). "Sohn von Ex-Erstliga-Kicker Alfons Higl: VFL Osnabrück verpflichtet Felix Higl: Großer Stürmer, großer Name". Neue Osnabrücke Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
10. Felix Higl at Soccerway

External links

• Felix Higl at Soccerway