Vitalij Lux
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitaliy Lyuks | ||
| Date of birth | February 27, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kara-Balta, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Unterhaching | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | FV Weißenhorn 1920 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tannhausen | ||
| 2010–2014 | Illertissen | 102 | (42) |
| 2014–2015 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Nürnberg II | 26 | (8) |
| 2016– | Unterhaching | 31 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Kyrgyzstan | 17 | (3) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017 | |||
Vitalij Lux (Russian: Виталий Люкс, tr. Vitaliy Lyuks; born February 27, 1989 in Kara-Balta,[1] Soviet Union, (today Kyrgyzstan) is a Kyrgyzstani-German footballer who currently plays for Unterhaching.
Early life
Lux was born in Kara-Balta, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan) but was raised in Ulm, Germany, a country where he arrived when he was 6 years old.[2][3]
Career
Lux scored his first goal for Unterhaching, in a 6–0 win against FC Augsburg II.
He helped Unterhaching get to the final of the 2015–16 Bavarian Cup, scoring a brace in the quarter finals against Seligenporten,[4] and another two goals in the semifinals against Jahn Regensburg.[5]
International
Vitalij Lux was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent Kyrgyzstan national football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.[6] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.[7]
Career Statistics
International
| Kyrgyzstan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 13 June 2017[8]
International goals
- Score and Result lists Kyrgyzstan goals first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2015 | Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Bangladesh | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers | ||
| 2 | 29 March 2016 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 2018 World Cup Qualifiers | ||
| 3 | 6 September 2016 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Philippines | Friendly | ||
References
- ↑ "Vitalij Lux". spvggunterhaching.de. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Der WM-Traum eines Weißenhorners (in German) fupa.net, published: 27 June 2015, accessed: 30 June 2015
- ↑ "Über Bahrain nach Jordanien: Die Abenteuer des Vitalij Lux". fupa.net. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "SV Seligenporten 1:2 SpVgg Unterhaching". spvggunterhaching.de. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "SSV Jahn Regensburg 1:5 SpVgg Unterhaching". spvggunterhaching.de. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Состав Национальной сборной Кыргызстана (in Russian). ffkr.kg. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bangladesh 1–3 Kyrgyzstan". FIFA.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vitalij Lux". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
External links
- Vitalij Lux at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vitalij Lux at Soccerway