Felix Kroos

Felix Kroos (born 12 March 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of German International midfielder Toni Kroos.

Felix Kroos
Kroos with Union Berlin in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991[1]
Place of birth Greifswald, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2002 Greifswalder SV
2002–2008 Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Hansa Rostock II 26 (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)
National team‡
2006–2007 Germany U-16 8 (6)
2007–2008 Germany U-17 10 (6)
2008–2009 Germany U-18 10 (6)
2009 Germany U-19 6 (2)
2010 Germany U-20 0 (0)
2011 Germany U-21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:57, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2011

Career

Early career

Kroos began his career in 1997 at Greifswalder SC and was in summer 2002 scouted by Hansa Rostock.[2] Kroos played for Hansa Rostock II for two seasons.[3] Kroos made his professional debut in a third round German Cup match for Hansa Rostock against VfL Wolfsburg on 28 January 2009.[4] 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.[2] 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.[5] He finished the 2010–11 season with no goals in six matches played.[3] He played in one match during the 2011–12.[3] He scored no goals in five matches played during the 2012–13 season.[3] On 9 November 2013, he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Schalke in an away match, which ended as a 3–1 defeat for Bremen.[6] He finished the 2013–14 season with a goal in 20 matches played.[7] He finished the 2014–15 season with no goals in 29 matches played.[8] During the 2015–16 season, Kroos made nine appearances before moving to Union Berlin.[3]

Union Berlin

Kroos was loaned out to Union Berlin on 28 January 2016.[9] 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.[10] He finished the 2015–16 season with two goals in 12 matches played for Union Berlin.[3]

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.[11] He finished the 2016–17 season with two goals in 31 matches played.[12]

He finished the 2017–18 season with a goal in 30 matches played.[13]

Personal life

Kroos was born in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He is the younger brother of German international midfielder Toni Kroos.

Career statistics
As of match played 7 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hansa Rostock II2008–09Regionalliga Nord71———71[3]
2009–10183———183[3]
Total254———254—
Hansa Rostock2008–092. Bundesliga16010——170[3]
2009–10110——10120[3]
Total27010—10290—
Werder Bremen II2010–113. Liga216———216[3]
2011–12254———254[3]
2012–13Regionalliga Nord201———201[3]
Total6611———6611—
Werder Bremen2010–11Bundesliga500010—60[3]
2011–121000——10[3]
2012–135000——50[3]
2013–1420100——201[7]
2014–1526030——290[8]
2015–168010——90[3]
Total6514010—701—
Union Berlin (loan)2015–162. Bundesliga12200——122[3]
Union Berlin2016–172. Bundesliga29220——312[12]
2017–1829110——301[13]
2018–1925211—10273[3]
2018–20Bundesliga15010—–160[3]
Total98551—101046—
Career total29323101102030624—

Honours
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gollark: Such as dinosaur comics, Freefall, Schlock Mercenary, and the Order of the Stick.
gollark: But I follow other webcomics, unlike andrew, who is uncool and does not.

References
  1. "Germany - F. Kroos - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  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.
  3. "Felix Kroos » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ""Wölfe" zeigen erst spät Biss". kicker.de. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. McNulty, Phil (24 November 2010). "Tottenham 3–0 Werder Bremen". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. "Schalke 3–1 Werder Bremen". 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  7. "Felix Kroos". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. "Felix Kroos". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  9. "Kroos wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Union Berlin" [Kroos changes on loan to Union Berlin] (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. Klemm, Hans-Günter (10 June 2016). "Werder verkauft Kroos an Union". Kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. "Polter macht alles klar für Union" [Polter makes everything clear for Union] (in German). kicker.de.
  12. "Felix Kroos". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  13. "Felix Kroos". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  14. "Hanseaten bei OZ-Sportlerehrung dreimal siegreich" (in German). FC Hansa Rostock. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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