# Felix Kroos
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{{Short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Felix Kroos
| image = Felix Kroos Champions for Charity 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kroos in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|12}}[{{cite web |title=Germany – F. Kroos – Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/felix-kroos/68180/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=21 December 2019}}]
| birth_place = [Greifswald](/source/Greifswald), Germany
| height = 1.84 m
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = [Union Berlin](/source/1._FC_Union_Berlin) (U-19 assistant)
| youthyears1 = 1997–2002
| youthclubs1 = [Greifswalder SV](/source/Greifswalder_SV)
| youthyears2 = 2002–2008
| youthclubs2 = [Hansa Rostock](/source/FC_Hansa_Rostock)
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = [Hansa Rostock II](/source/FC_Hansa_Rostock_II)
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2009–2010
| clubs2 = [Hansa Rostock](/source/FC_Hansa_Rostock)
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2013
| clubs3 = [Werder Bremen II](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen)
| caps3 = 66
| goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2010–2016
| clubs4 = [Werder Bremen](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen)
| caps4 = 65
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = → [Union Berlin](/source/1._FC_Union_Berlin) (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2016–2020
| clubs6 = [Union Berlin](/source/1._FC_Union_Berlin)
| caps6 = 98
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = [Eintracht Braunschweig](/source/Eintracht_Braunschweig)
| caps7 = 32
| goals7 = 2
| totalcaps = 325
| totalgoals = 25
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = [Germany U16](/source/Germany_national_youth_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = [Germany U17](/source/Germany_national_youth_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam3 = [Germany U18](/source/Germany_national_youth_football_team)
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 6
| nationalyears4 = 2009
| nationalteam4 = [Germany U19](/source/Germany_national_youth_football_team)
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| nationalyears5 = 2011
| nationalteam5 = [Germany U21](/source/Germany_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2021–
| managerclubs1 = [Union Berlin](/source/1._FC_Union_Berlin) (U-19 assistant)
}}
'''Felix Kroos''' (born 12 March 1991) is a German former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder). He played for [Hansa Rostock](/source/FC_Hansa_Rostock), [Werder Bremen](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen), [Union Berlin](/source/1._FC_Union_Berlin), and [Eintracht Braunschweig](/source/Eintracht_Braunschweig) and represented Germany at international levels U16 through U21.
==Early and personal life==
Kroos was born in [Greifswald](/source/Greifswald), [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](/source/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern); he was born five months after [German reunification](/source/German_reunification) in what was once [East Germany](/source/East_Germany). His mother Britta was the East German champion in [badminton](/source/badminton), and his father Roland was a former footballer. His older brother [Toni Kroos](/source/Toni_Kroos) was also a footballer and midfielder, spending most of his career with [FC Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich) and [Real Madrid](/source/Real_Madrid) and winning honours including the [2014 FIFA World Cup](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup).[{{cite news |title=The beast from East Germany |url=https://www.marca.com/2014/07/17/en/football/real_madrid/1405616176.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=Marca |date=17 July 2014}}]
==Club career==
===Early career===
Kroos began his career in 1997 at [Greifswalder SC](/source/Greifswalder_SV) and was in summer 2002 scouted by [Hansa Rostock](/source/FC_Hansa_Rostock).[{{cite web|title=New acquisition: Felix Kroos transfers to Werder|url=http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/09950.php|publisher=Werder Bremen|access-date=13 September 2015|date=15 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810163127/http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/09950.php|archive-date=10 August 2014}}] Kroos played for Hansa Rostock II for two seasons.[{{cite web|title=Felix Kroos » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe111528/felix-kroos/club-matches/|publisher=World Football|access-date=5 August 2015}}] Kroos made his professional debut in a third round [German Cup](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_DFB-Pokal) match for Hansa Rostock against [VfL Wolfsburg](/source/VfL_Wolfsburg) on 28 January 2009.[{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/wolfsburg-gegen-rostock-2009-dfb-pokal-865829/analyse|title="Wölfe" zeigen erst spät Biss|work=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine))|date=28 January 2009|access-date=29 September 2017}}] He was substituted on in the 69th minute for [Sebastian Svärd](/source/Sebastian_Sv%C3%A4rd). 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](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen) on 15 June 2010.[{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9219545.stm | work=BBC News | title=Tottenham 3–0 Werder Bremen | date=24 November 2010 | access-date = 12 September 2011 | first = Phil | last = McNulty}}] He finished the [2010–11 season](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_SV_Werder_Bremen_season) with six matches played.[{{cite news| url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/09/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/sv-werder-bremen/1487124/?ICID=PL_MS_04 | title=Schalke 3–1 Werder Bremen | date=9 November 2013 | access-date = 9 November 2013 }}] He finished the [2013–14 season](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_SV_Werder_Bremen_season) with a goal in 20 matches played.[{{cite web|title=Felix Kroos|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815195507/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2013-14/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2013|website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine))|publisher=kicker|access-date=5 August 2015|language=de}}] He finished the [2014–15 season](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_SV_Werder_Bremen_season) with 29 matches played.[{{cite web|title=Felix Kroos|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909215016/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2014-15/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2014|website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine))|publisher=kicker|access-date=5 August 2015|language=de}}] During the [2015–16 season](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_SV_Werder_Bremen_season), Kroos made nine appearances before moving to Union Berlin.[{{Cite web|title=Kroos wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Union Berlin|trans-title=Kroos changes on loan to Union Berlin|language=de|date=28 January 2016|access-date=28 January 2016|publisher=[SV Werder Bremen](/source/SV_Werder_Bremen)|url=http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/57852.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128165345/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/57852.php|archive-date=28 January 2016}}] 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.[{{cite news|last1=Klemm|first1=Hans-Günter|title=Werder verkauft Kroos an Union|url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-verkauft-kroos-an-union-653623/artikel|access-date=10 June 2016|work=Kicker Online|date=10 June 2016|language=de}}] He finished the [2015–16 season](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_1._FC_Union_Berlin_season) with two goals in 12 matches played for Union Berlin.[{{cite news|title=Polter macht alles klar für Union|trans-title=Polter makes everything clear for Union|language=de|publisher=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine))|url=https://www.kicker.de/union-gegen-bielefeld-2017-bundesliga-3317726/analyse}}] He finished the [2016–17 season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_1._FC_Union_Berlin_season) with two goals in 31 matches played.[{{cite web |title=Felix Kroos |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2016-17/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619012650/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2016-17/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2018 |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=18 June 2018 |language=de}}]
He finished the [2017–18 season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_1._FC_Union_Berlin_season) with a goal in 30 matches played.[{{cite web |title=Felix Kroos |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2017-18/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230623/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2017-18/41709/vereinsspieler_felix-kroos.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2018 |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=18 June 2018 |language=de}}]
===Eintracht Braunschweig===
In September 2020, after his contract with Union Berlin expired, Kroos moved to [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) side [Eintracht Braunschweig](/source/Eintracht_Braunschweig) on a two-year contract.[{{cite web |title=Kroos verlässt Union in Richtung Braunschweig |url=https://www.kicker.de/kroos_verlaesst_union_in_richtung_braunschweig-783573/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=4 September 2020 |language=de |date=4 September 2020}}] He retired from playing in July 2021.[{{cite web |title="13 Jahre haben Spuren hinterlassen": Felix Kroos beendet seine Profi-Karriere |url=https://www.kicker.de/13-jahre-haben-spuren-hinterlassen-felix-kroos-beendet-seine-profi-karriere-865921/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=21 July 2021 |language=de |date=21 July 2021}}]
==International career==
Kroos played Germany's youth national teams at levels U16 through U21.[[https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/union-live/news/amateure/Felix-Kroos-wird-Co-Trainer-der-U19-16296M/ FELIX KROOS WIRD CO-TRAINER DER U19], fc-union-berlin.de, 26 November 2021]
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club!!rowspan="2"|Season!!colspan="3"|League!!colspan="2"|Cup!!colspan="2"|Continental!!colspan="2"|Other!!colspan="2"|Total!!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|Hansa Rostock II||[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Regionalliga)||rowspan="2"|[Regionalliga Nord](/source/Regionalliga_Nord)||7||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||1||[{{cite web | url = http://www.fchansa.de/cp/index.php?id=154&oid=5324 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120801013649/http://www.fchansa.de/cp/index.php?id=154&oid=5324 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 1 August 2012 | title = Hanseaten bei OZ-Sportlerehrung dreimal siegreich | publisher = FC Hansa Rostock | date = 18 January 2009 | access-date = 12 September 2011 | language = de }}]
*Fritz Walter Medal: U18 Bronze Medal 2009
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{fussballdaten|kroosfelix|Felix Kroos}}
*[http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/zweiteliga/0901/Artikel/portraet-felix-kroos.html Felix Kroos] at spox.com {{in lang|de}}
{{Fritz Walter Medal Under-18}}
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