Felix Passlack (born 29 May 1998) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Bundesliga
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club
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional foot ...
.
Club career
Borussia Dortmund
On 2 March 2016, Passlack made his professional debut in the
Bundesliga
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in a 2–0 win against
Darmstadt 98
Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was briefly known as ''Rasen-Sp ...
. He also played in a 3–1 win against
FC Augsburg
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and a 3–0 win during the
2015–16 season.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
On 30 August 2017, Passlack extended his contract with
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional foot ...
and was loaned out to Hoffenheim for two years. The loan spell at Hoffenheim was terminated early in July 2018.
Norwich City
On 2 July 2018, Passlack signed for
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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side
Norwich City
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on a season-long loan. He only made one league appearance as Norwich were promoted to the
Premier League
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as winners of the
2018–19 EFL Championship
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.
Fortuna Sittard
On 2 July 2019, Passlack signed for
Eredivisie
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side
Fortuna Sittard
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on a season-long loan.
International career
In 2014, Passlack made six appearances for Germany at
under-16 level and in the same year he debuted for the
Germany U17 team. In May 2015, Passlack was selected to
captain
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the Germany squad at the
2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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in
Bulgaria
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, he played every single minute of the tournament, scoring three goals and helping Germany reach the final where they lost 4–1 to
France
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.
In October 2015, Passlack captained Germany at the
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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Host selection
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:
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Venues
Along with proposing ...
in
Chile
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, appearing in all four of Germany's matches and scoring two goals as Germany were eliminated in the round of 16 in a 2–0 loss to
Croatia
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. In total, Passlack has scored seven goals in 20 appearances for the Germany U17 team. In March 2016, Passlack was called up to the
Germany U18 team for the first time and later that year, received his first call to the
Germany U19 team.
Career statistics
Club
*1.Includes
DFB-Pokal
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,
FA Cup
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and
KNVB Cup
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.
*2.Includes
UEFA Champions League
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and
UEFA Europa League
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.
*3.Includes
DFL-Supercup and
EFL Cup
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.
Honours
Borussia Dortmund
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DFB-Pokal
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:
2016–17
Germany U17
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UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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Spain national under ...
runner-up:
2015
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Individual
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Fritz Walter Medal
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U17 Gold:
2015
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2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament
References
External links
Profileat the Borussia Dortmund website
1998 births
Living people
Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
German footballers
Germany youth international footballers
Germany under-21 international footballers
Association football midfielders
Borussia Dortmund players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Norwich City F.C. players
Bundesliga players
English Football League players
German expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
German expatriate sportspeople in England
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