Felix Kroos

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Felix Kroos
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Kroos in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Greifswald, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin (U-19 assistant)
Youth career
1997–2002 Greifswalder SV
2002–2008 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Hansa Rostock II 25 (4)
2009–2010 Hansa Rostock 27 (0)
2010–2013 Werder Bremen II 66 (11)
2010–2016 Werder Bremen 65 (1)
2016 → Union Berlin (loan) 12 (2)
2016–2020 Union Berlin 98 (5)
2020–2021 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 (2)
Total325(25)
International career
2006–2007 Germany U16 8 (6)
2007–2008 Germany U17 10 (6)
2008–2009 Germany U18 10 (6)
2009 Germany U19 6 (2)
2011 Germany U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Union Berlin (U-19 assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Felix Kroos (born 12 March 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Hansa Rostock, Werder Bremen, Union Berlin, and Eintracht Braunschweig and represented Germany at international levels U16 through U21.

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Early and personal life

Kroos was born in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; he was born five months after German reunification in what was once East Germany. His mother Britta was the East German champion in badminton, and his father Roland was a former footballer. His older brother Toni Kroos was also a footballer and midfielder, spending most of his career with FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid and winning honours including the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [2]

Club career

Early career

Kroos began his career in 1997 at Greifswalder SC and was in summer 2002 scouted by Hansa Rostock. [3] Kroos played for Hansa Rostock II for two seasons. [4] Kroos made his professional debut in a third round German Cup match for Hansa Rostock against VfL Wolfsburg on 28 January 2009. [5] He was substituted on in the 69th minute for Sebastian Svärd. Two days prior to the relegation of Hansa Rostock, Kroos announced his departure from the club.

Werder Bremen

Kroos signed a three-year contract for Werder Bremen on 15 June 2010. [3] On 24 November 2010, he made his first-team debut during an away UEFA Champions League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur during which he gave away a penalty for a foul on Luka Modrić in a 3–0 loss. [6] He finished the 2010–11 season with six matches played. [4] He played in one match during the 2011–12. [4] He made five appearances during the 2012–13 season. [4] On 9 November 2013, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Schalke 04 in an away match, which ended as a 3–1 defeat for Bremen. [7] He finished the 2013–14 season with a goal in 20 matches played. [8] He finished the 2014–15 season with 29 matches played. [9] During the 2015–16 season, Kroos made nine appearances before moving to Union Berlin. [4]

Union Berlin

Kroos was loaned out to Union Berlin on 28 January 2016. [10] He joined the club permanently in June, reportedly for a transfer fee of €500,000 and a 20% share of a potential future transfer fee. [11] He finished the 2015–16 season with two goals in 12 matches played for Union Berlin. [4]

He scored his first goal for Union Berlin on 12 February 2017 in a 3–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga, with a free kick. [12] He finished the 2016–17 season with two goals in 31 matches played. [13]

He finished the 2017–18 season with a goal in 30 matches played. [14]

Eintracht Braunschweig

In September 2020, after his contract with Union Berlin expired, Kroos moved to 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig on a two-year contract. [15] He retired from playing in July 2021. [16]

International career

Kroos played Germany's youth national teams at levels U16 through U21. [16]

Managerial career

On 26 November 2021, Kroos was appointed assistant coach of Union Berlin's U-19 side. [17]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hansa Rostock II 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 71———71 [4]
2009–10 183———183 [4]
Total254———254—
Hansa Rostock 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 16010——170 [4]
2009–10 110——10120 [4]
Total27010—10290—
Werder Bremen II 2010–11 3. Liga 216———216 [4]
2011–12 254———254 [4]
2012–13 Regionalliga Nord201———201 [4]
Total6611———6611—
Werder Bremen 2010–11 Bundesliga 500010—60 [4]
2011–12 1000——10 [4]
2012–13 5000——50 [4]
2013–14 20100——201 [8]
2014–15 26030——290 [9]
2015–16 8010——90 [4]
Total6514010—701—
Union Berlin (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga12200——122 [4]
Union Berlin 2016–17 2. Bundesliga29220——312 [13]
2017–18 29110——301 [14]
2018–19 25211—10273 [4]
2019–20 Bundesliga15010—–160 [4]
Total98551—101046—
Eintracht Braunschweig 2020–21 2. Bundesliga32210——332 [4]
Career total32525111102033926—

Honours

Individual

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  2. ↑ "The beast from East Germany". Marca. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "New acquisition: Felix Kroos transfers to Werder". Werder Bremen. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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  7. ↑ "Schalke 3–1 Werder Bremen". 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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  11. ↑ Klemm, Hans-Günter (10 June 2016). "Werder verkauft Kroos an Union". Kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Polter macht alles klar für Union" [Polter makes everything clear for Union] (in German). kicker.de.
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  15. ↑ "Kroos verlässt Union in Richtung Braunschweig". kicker (in German). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. 1 2 ""13 Jahre haben Spuren hinterlassen": Felix Kroos beendet seine Profi-Karriere". kicker (in German). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  17. ↑ FELIX KROOS WIRD CO-TRAINER DER U19, fc-union-berlin.de, 26 November 2021
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