Laura Feiersinger (born 5 April 1993) is an Austrian

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who plays as a

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for

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

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. 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 Frauen-Bundesliga (German language, German for ''Women's Federal League''), currently known as the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany. I ...

, the top flight of German Football. This move required her to leave home at age 18. While playing for Herforder she made 18 regular season appearances, scoring 7 goals. Feiersinger left the club after they were relegated to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich, 2011–2016

Feiersinger signed for Bundesliga side

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in 2011. During her first year at the club she won the

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, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In March 2014 she suffered a serious injury, breaking her shin and fibula. However, she was able to get her contract with the club renewed in 2015. She went on to win back to back Frauen Bundesliga titles in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. At the time of her departure in 2016 Feiersinger had made 62 regular season appearances.

SC Sand, 2016–2018

Feiersinger moved to

SC Sand SC Sand is a German sport club from Willstätt, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded on 11 August 1946 and competes in football, aerobics, judo, and qigong. The club is most known for its women's football Women's football most often refers to ...

ahead of the 2016–2017 season in order to get more regular playing time. 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.

FFC Frankfurt, 2018–2023

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

AS Roma, 2023-2024

Feiersinger signed with

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and won Italian double with the team.

1. FC Köln, 2024-

Feiersinger signed with

in June 2024.

International career

She has been a member of the Austrian national team since 2010. With Austria she won the 2016

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. She was part of the squad which

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and went to their first major tournament, the

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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

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International goals

''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first:''

Personal life

Feiersinger is from

Saalfelden Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer is a town in the district of Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg. With approximately 16,000 inhabitants, Saalfelden is the district's largest town and the third of the federal state after Salzburg and Hallein ...

. 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.

Wolfgang Feiersinger Wolfgang Feiersinger (born 30 January 1965) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Feiersinger started his professional career in 1986 with Austria Salzburg and stayed with them for ten years, winn ...

, her father, is a former footballer who won the champions league playing for

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

and also played for the Austrian national team. Feiersinger also pursued a bachelor's degree in sports science. In 2023, Feiersinger and her sister launched a fashion brand together.

We Play Strong

Feiersinger is one of UEFA's official ambassadors fo
#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,”

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, 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.” The series, which also originally included professional footballers

Sarah Zadrazil Sarah Zadrazil (born 19 February 1993) is an Austrian Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club FC Bayern Munich (women), Bayern Munich and the Austria women's national football team, Austria national team. With ...

Eunice Beckmann Eunice Nketiah Beckmann (born 8 February 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for German side Viktoria Berlin. Beckmann was born in Wuppertal to Ghanaian parents. She started playing with her local youth side, Wuppertaler SV. C ...

and now also includes

Petronella Ekroth Hilda Petronella Ekroth (born 12 December 1989) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender. Club career Ekroth started her football career in the Damallsvenskan playing for Djurgårdens IF. She followed this with years at Linköpings F ...

and Shanice van de Sanden, follows the daily lives of female professional footballers. Since 2024, Laura's romantic partner is English

Keira Walsh Keira Fae Walsh (born 8 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea and the England women's national football team, England women's national team. She is ...

Honours

; Bayern München *

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: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16 *

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

: Winner 2011–12 ;Austria * Cyprus Women's Cup: Winner

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

;Individual * Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2012

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Feiersinger, Laura 1993 births Living people People from Saalfelden Austrian women's footballers Austria women's international footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany FC Bayern Munich (women) players SC Sand players Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players Austrian expatriate women's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Women's association football midfielders Frauen-Bundesliga players Footballers from Salzburg (federal state) UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players FIFA Women's Century Club 21st-century Austrian sportswomen