Felix Higl

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Felix Higl
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 34 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

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

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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]

Personal life

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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.