Felix Bacher

Felix Bacher
Bacher in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000
Place of birth Lienz, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2011 SC Schwaz
2011–2018 Wacker Innsbruck
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Wacker Innsbruck II 20 (0)
2019–2020 Wacker Innsbruck 15 (0)
2020–2021 SC Freiburg II 23 (1)
2021–2024 WSG Tirol 75 (2)
2024–2026 Estoril 57 (4)
2026– Lyon 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Austria U18 3 (0)
2018 Austria U19 6 (0)
2019 Austria U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:02, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Felix Bacher (born 25 October 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[1][2]

Career

Bacher started his career at Wacker Innsbruck before joining SC Freiburg II in 2020.[3] He returned to Austria a year later to join WSG Tirol.[4]

In July 2024, Bacher joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Estoril on a two-year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in the stoppage time of a 2–2 away draw with Nacional on 15 February 2025.[6]

On 2 August 2026, Bacher signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on a contract until 2031 for a reported transfer fee of €4.3 million, with up to €0.8 million in add-ons.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wacker Innsbruck II 2018–19 2. Liga 200———200
Wacker Innsbruck 2019–20 2. Liga 15030——180
SC Freiburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 30———30
2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 201———201
Total 231———231
WSG Tirol 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 17020—3[a]0220
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 30130——331
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 28120——301
Total 75270——822
Estoril 2024–25 Primeira Liga 232———232
2025–26 Primeira Liga 34210——352
Total 57410——584
Lyon 2026–27 Ligue 1 100000—10
Career total 190711000302047
  1. ↑ Appearances in European play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Felix Bacher at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Felix Bacher". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "FCW Kadernews: Felix Bacher wechselt zum SC Freiburg" (in German). FC Wacker Innsbruck. 31 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Via Freiburg nach Wattens" (in German). WSG Tirol. 31 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Felix Bacher: Reforço 2024/2025" [Felix Bacher: Reinforcement 2024/2025]. estorilpraia.pt (in Portuguese). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "C.D. Nacional 2–2 Estoril". ESPN. 15 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Le défenseur autrichien Felix Bacher s'engage avec l'OL jusqu'en 2031" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 2 August 2026.
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