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Most recently with Charlotte in MLS: Longtime ÖFB captain Fuchs ends his career

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After the end of his contract with Charlotte FC, Christian Fuchs retired at the age of 36. The full-back made 26 MLS appearances for the newcomer last season.

The long-serving ÖFB captain, who had never had any normal (Site notre bureau spécialisé) training, started out with Lower Austrian state league club Wiener Neustadt. Mattersburg, who were promoted to the Bundesliga in Burgenland, got it from there in 2003, where Fuchs took his first steps as a professional. Fuchs was part of the legendary Burgenland team, which has since disbanded and which, among other things, reached the cup final twice and finished third in the Bundesliga in 2006/07.

In May 2006, at the age of 20, then Mattersburger made his debut for the ÖFB national team and also took part in the 2008 home European Championship. After the tournament, his first foreign engagement followed with Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, with whom he was relegated from the Bundesliga in 2010. He then played at Mainz in 2010/11 and at Schalke from 2011 to 2015. With the « Knappen » he qualified three back to back for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

For the 2015/16 season, Fuchs moves to England at Leicester City, where he will celebrate the biggest success of his career: he became champion of England with Leicester in 2016. He then led the Austrian national team as as captain at the 2016 European Championships, but ended his career after the preliminary round after 78 international appearances in the ÖFB-Elf. At the end of his time at Leicester, Fuchs won the FA Cup with the club in 2021.

19 professional seasons: the career of Christian Fuchs in pictures

SV Mattersburg (2003–2008)

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155 games, 15 goals

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57 games, 6 goals

1. FSV Mainz 05 (2010/11)

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33 games

FC Schalke 04 (2011-2015)

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136 games, 8 goals
2011/12 Super Cup winners

Leicester City (2015-2021)

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152 games, 3 goals
Champion 2015/16
FA Cup 2020/21

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3 games
End of national team career after 78 games, 1 goal

Charlotte Independence (2021)

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17 games, 2 goals

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27 games, 3 goals

Then, in the summer of 2021, he fulfilled his long-held dream and moved to the United States, his wife’s country of origin. He joined Charlotte FC and initially played second tier for Charlotte Independence before the team joined MLS in 2022. Now the defender’s career is coming to an end after over 600 professional games.

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