Felix Seiwald

Felix Seiwald

Seiwald in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Salzburg, Austria [1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Union Gurten
Youth career
2007–2014	USC Flachau
2014–2019	Ried
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Ried II	30	(2)
2020–2023	Ried	24	(0)
2021	→ Vorwärts Steyr (loan)	15	(0)
2022–2023	→ First Vienna (loan)	16	(0)
2023–2024	Floridsdorfer AC	28	(2)
2025–	Union Gurten	13	(1)
International career
2021	Austria U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025

Felix Seiwald (born 20 August 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian Regionalliga club Union Gurten.

Career

Seiwald is a product of the youth academies of Flachau and Ried. He began his senior career with the reserves of Ried in 2019, signing his first professional contract on 17 June 2019 before being promoted to the first team in 2020. ^[2] On 8 February 2021, he joined Vorwärts Steyr on loan for 1.5 years. ^[3] He was recalled early to Ried on 30 June 2021 to train with their first team, earning Vorwärts Steyr some compensation. ^[4]

On 13 July 2023, Seiwald signed a one-season contract with Floridsdorfer AC. ^[5]

In September 2024, Seiwald announced that he ended his playing career at the age of 24 to focus on his studies. ^[6]

Four months later, Seiwald came out of the retirement and joined Union Gurten in the third-tier Austrian Regionalliga. ^[7]

International career

Seiwald is a youth international for Austria, having been called up to represent the Austria U21s in October 2021. ^[8]

Honours

Ried

• 2. Liga: 2019–20

References

1. "So würde ein Salzburger Nationalteam aussehen". Kronen Zeitung.
2. Ried 1912, S. V. "Mario Lovre Vojkovic neu bei der SV Guntamatic Ried". www.svried.at.
3. Ried 1912, S. V. "Seiwald als Kooperationsspieler zu Vorwärts Steyr". www.svried.at. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
4. "Felix Seiwald: "Jeder Einzelne von uns will das schaffen"". kicker.
5. "FAC verpflichtet Felix Seiwald" [FAC signs Felix Seiwald] (in German). Floridsdorfer AC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
6. "Seiwald beendet Karriere, Strauss blüht wieder auf" [Seiwald ends his career, Strauss blossoms again] (in German). Kronen Zeitung. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
7. "Winterzugang Felix Seiwald" [Winter signing Felix Seiwald] (in German). Union Gurten. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
8. "SV Guntamatic Ried: Felix Seiwald ins U21-Nationalteam einberufen". MeinBezirk.at.

External links

• Felix Seiwald at Soccerway
• Felix Seiwald at ÖFB (in German)
• Felix Seiwald at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
• Felix Seiwald on Instagram