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Laura Feiersinger
	Laura Feiersinger in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Laura Feiersinger
Date of birth	5 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Saalfelden, Austria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	1. FC Köln
Youth career
2001	SV Oftering
2001–2008	1. Sallfeldner SK
2007–2008	FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	USK Hof
2010–2011	Herforder SV
2011–2016	Bayern Munich
2014–2016	Bayern Munich II
2016–2018	SC Sand
2018–2023	Eintracht Frankfurt
2023–2024	AS Roma
2024 -	1. FC Köln
International career‡
2010–	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Laura Feiersinger (born 5 April 1993) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Köln and the Austria women's national team.

Club career

USK Hof, 2008–2010

Feiersinger starter her senior career with USK Hof in the ÖFB-Frauenliga, the Austrian league.^[1] She spent two years at the club, playing in 36 regular season games and scoring 9 goals.

Herforder SV, 2010–2011

Feiersinger was recruited and signed for Herforder SV who then played in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top flight of German Football. This move required her to leave home at age 18.^[2] While playing for Herforder she made 18 regular season appearances, scoring 7 goals.^[3] Feiersinger left the club after they were relegated to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich, 2011–2016

Feiersinger signed for Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich in 2011.^[4]^[5]^[6] During her first year at the club she won the DFB Pokal, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.^[7] In March 2014 she suffered a serious injury, breaking her shin and fibula.^[8] However, she was able to get her contract with the club renewed in 2015.^[9] She went on to win back to back Frauen Bundesliga titles in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.^[10] At the time of her departure in 2016 Feiersinger had made 62 regular season appearances.^[11]

SC Sand, 2016–2018

Feiersinger moved to SC Sand ahead of the 2016–2017 season in order to get more regular playing time.^[12] During her first season with the club she was runner-up for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal Frauen. She left SC Sand after two seasons, 39 regular season appearances and 5 goals.^[13]

FFC Frankfurt, 2018–2023

Feiersinger signed Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt ahead of their 2018–2019 season on a two-year contract.^[14] During her first year with the club she made 21 appearances, scoring 10 goals.^[15]

AS Roma, 2023-2024

Feiersinger signed with AS Roma and won Italian double with the team. ^[16]

1. FC Köln, 2024-

Feiersinger signed with 1. FC Köln in June 2024. ^[17]

International career

She has been a member of the Austrian national team since 2010.^[18]^[19] With Austria she won the 2016 Cyprus Cup. She was part of the squad which qualified and went to their first major tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. The team did exceptionally well, reaching the semi-finals which it lost to Denmark on penalty shots. Feiersinger played every single minute of the tournament for Austria.

Feiersinger was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[20]

International goals

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first:

Feiersinger – goals for Austria
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 June 2010	Anger, Austria	Turkey	3–0	4–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
2.	26 October 2011	Bruck an der Mur, Austria	Armenia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3.	19 November 2011	Pombal, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	1–0
4.	5 April 2012	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Portugal	1–0	1–0
5.	21 September 2013	Vöcklabruck, Austria	Bulgaria	2–0	4–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
6.	2 June 2016	Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–2	2–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
7.	22 October 2016	Regensburg, Germany	Germany	1–2	2–4	Friendly
8.	12 June 2018	Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	6–0	6–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
9.	27 February 2019	Larnaca, Cyprus	Nigeria	3–1	4–1	2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
10.	3 September 2019	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria	North Macedonia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
11.	19 November 2019	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria	Kazakhstan	3–0	9–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
12.	17 September 2021	Liepāja, Latvia	Latvia	6–1	8–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
13.	6 September 2022	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	North Macedonia	7–0	10–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
14.	6 September 2022	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	North Macedonia	10–0	10–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
15.	15 November 2022	Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Slovakia	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Personal life

Feiersinger is from Saalfelden.^[21] When Feiersinger was younger she tried a variety of sports including biathlon, athletics, cross country and football. She entered the Austrian sports school model (SSM) and at age 15 decided to specialize as a footballer.^[22] Wolfgang Feiersinger, her father, is a former footballer who won the champions league playing for Borussia Dortmund and also played for the Austrian national team.^[23] Feiersinger also pursued a bachelor's degree in sports science.^[24] In 2023, Feiersinger and her sister Denise Feiersinger [de] launched a fashion brand together.^[21]

We Play Strong

Feiersinger is one of UEFA's official ambassadors for #WePlayStrong, a social media and vlogging campaign which was launched in 2018. The campaign's "...aim is to promote women’s football as much as we can and to make people aware of women’s football, really,” Lisa Evans, another participant explains. “The ultimate goal is to make football the most played sport by females by 2020. So it’s a UEFA initiative to get more women and girls playing football, whether they want to be professional or not.”^[25] The series, which also originally included professional footballers Sarah Zadrazil, Eunice Beckmann, Lisa Evans and now also includes Petronella Ekroth and Shanice van de Sanden, follows the daily lives of female professional footballers.^[26]