Felix Higl

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*
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 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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.