Rolf Feltscher

Rolf Günther Feltscher Martínez (born 6 October 1990) is a Swiss-Venezuelan international footballer who plays as defender for the LA Galaxy and the Venezuela national football team.

Not to be confused with Frank Feltscher.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Feltscher and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Rolf Feltscher
Feltscher with MSV Duisburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rolf Günther Feltscher Martínez
Date of birth (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Place of birth Bülach, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 25
Youth career
2001–2007 Grasshoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Grasshoppers 64 (0)
2010–2013 Parma 7 (0)
2012 → Padova (loan) 6 (0)
2013 → Grosseto (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2014 Lausanne-Sport 8 (0)
2014–2016 MSV Duisburg 53 (2)
2016–2017 Getafe 7 (0)
2017 → Zaragoza (loan) 9 (0)
2017 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2018– LA Galaxy 46 (2)
National team‡
2008–2009 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
2008–2011 Switzerland U21 12 (0)
2011– Venezuela 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:55, 31 July 2020 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:34, 08 September 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Grasshopper

Despite being just 16 years old, he was given his league debut in Grasshopper's first match of the 2007–08 season, a 2–0 victory over FC St. Gallen, playing 90 minutes at right back.[1] He was also a key member of the Switzerland U-17 team during the qualifying round of the 2007 UEFA U-17 Championship, playing in all three matches during that round.[2][3][4]

Parma

In November 2009, he signed a pre-contract with Parma[5] and joined the Italian club after the end of season. He played for Parma's primavera in the 2011 edition of the Torneo di Viareggio, but made just two league starts and a substitute appearance for the first-team in his debut season. He made four appearances the following year.

Padova

In June 2012, Padova confirmed that Rolf Feltscher was signed on a loan deal from Parma with an option to buy for the year 2012-13[6]

Duisburg

He joined MSV Duisburg for the 2014–15 season.[7]

Getafe

On 11 July 2016, Feltscher signed a two-year deal with Getafe CF in Segunda División.[8] After being rarely used, he was loaned to fellow league team Real Zaragoza the following 31 January.[9]

Cardiff City

In September 2017, Feltscher spent ten days on trial with EFL Championship side Birmingham City,[10] being told that a potential permanent deal was "on the table". However, after Birmingham manager Harry Redknapp left his position, he was allowed to leave the club.[11] Redknapp later recommended Feltscher to Neil Warnock, manager of fellow Championship club Cardiff City,[12] and he spent several weeks on trial with Cardiff before signing an initial two-month contract on 16 November 2017.[13] During his time at the club, he featured as unused substitute in two league matches but did not make a first-team appearance.[14]

LA Galaxy

On 19 December 2017, Feltscher signed with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy ahead of their 2018 season.[15] He had seven games and seven starts until in April 2018 he was ruled out for 4 months with a broken shoulder. Feltscher was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.[16] He was re-signed on January 15, 2019.[17]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Frank Feltscher and the elder step-brother of Mattia Desole.[10]

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References
  1. Football.ch – Match summary, Grasshopper Club Zürich – FC St. Gallen Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "UEFA.com – Match report, Switzerland – Faroe Islands". Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "UEFA.com – Match report, Cyprus – Switzerland". Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "UEFA.com – Match report, Switzerland – Northern Ireland". Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. "Siena: arriva A. Esposito Il Parma su Feltscher". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 21 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  6. "Rolf Feltscher e Niccolò Galli in biancoscudato. Al Parma la comproprietà di Portin". Padovacalcio.it (in Italian). 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  7. "Jetzt ist die Tinte trocken: Herzlich Willkommen, Rolf Feltscher!" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 20 August 2014.
  8. "Feltscher azulón por dos temporadas" [Feltscher azulón for two seasons] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. "Confirmada la contratación del defensa Rolf Feltscher" [Confirmed the signing of defender Rolf Feltscher] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. Alex Dicken (10 September 2017). "Rolf Feltscher is training with Birmingham City - here's what we know about him". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. Shane Ireland (18 September 2017). "Birmingham City transfer news: The latest on Rolf Feltscher". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. Ian Mitchelmore (13 November 2017). "Meet the man who has become Cardiff City's latest signing". WalesOnline. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  13. Dominic Booth (16 November 2017). "Cardiff City complete short-term deal for defender Rolf Feltscher". WalesOnline. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. Ian Mitchelmore (20 December 2017). "Venezuela international Rolf Feltscher joins LA Galaxy just 33 days after signing for Cardiff City". WalesOnline. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  15. "LA Galaxy sign defender Rolf Feltscher". 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  16. "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". LAGalaxy.com. 26 November 2018.
  17. "LA Galaxy re-sign defender Rolf Feltscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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