Felix Passlack

Felix Passlack
	Passlack training with Borussia Dortmund in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Felix Passlack
Date of birth	29 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bottrop, Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team	VfL Bochum
Number	15
Youth career
2002–2010	SV Fortuna Bottrop
2010–2012	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2012–2016	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2023	Borussia Dortmund
2017–2018	→ 1899 Hoffenheim (loan)
2017–2018	→ 1899 Hoffenheim II (loan)
2018–2019	→ Norwich City (loan)
2019–2020	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)
2023–	VfL Bochum
International career‡
2014	Germany U16
2014–2015	Germany U17
2016	Germany U18
2016	Germany U19
2017–2020	Germany U21
Medal record
Representing Germany
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020

Felix Passlack (born 29 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

On 2 March 2016, Passlack made his professional debut in the Bundesliga in a 2–0 win against Darmstadt 98.^[3] He also played in a 3–1 win against FC Augsburg and a 3–0 win during the 2015–16 season.^[4]

Loan to 1899 Hoffenheim

On 30 August 2017, Passlack extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund and was loaned out to Hoffenheim for two years. The loan spell at Hoffenheim was terminated early in July 2018.^[5]

Loan to Norwich City

On 2 July 2018, Passlack signed for Championship side Norwich City on a season-long loan.^[6] He only made one league appearance as Norwich were promoted to the Premier League as winners of the 2018–19 EFL Championship.^[7]

Loan to Fortuna Sittard

On 2 July 2019, Passlack signed for Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard on a season-long loan.^[8]

VfL Bochum

On 20 April 2023, Passlack joined Bundesliga club VfL Bochum on a free transfer.^[9]

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 the Germany squad at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria, he played every single minute of the tournament, scoring three goals and helping Germany reach the final where they lost 4–1 to France.^[10] In October 2015, Passlack captained Germany at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, 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. 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

As of match played 21 September 2024.

Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund	2015–16^[4]	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	2016–17		10	0	2	0	—		2	1	1^[c]	0	15	1
	2017–18		1	0	1	0	—		0	0	1^[c]	0	3	0
	2020–21		7	1	1	0	—		5	0	1^[c]	0	14	1
	2021–22		10	1	2	0	—		2	0	1^[c]	0	15	1
	2022–23		3	0	1	0	—		1	0	—		5	0
	Total		34	2	7	0	—		10	1	4	0	55	3
Hoffenheim II (loan)	2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest	12	2	—		—		—		—		12	2
1899 Hoffenheim (loan)	2017–18	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0	—		4	0
Norwich City (loan)	2018–19	Championship	1	0	1	0	4	0	—		—		6	0
Fortuna Sittard (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	25	2	3	1	—		—		—		28	3
Borussia Dortmund II	2020–21	Regionalliga West	2	1	—		—		—		—		2	1
	2021–22	3. Liga	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
Bochum	2023–24	Bundesliga	15	2	1	0	—		—		2^[d]	0	18	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		19	2	2	0	—		—		2	0	23	2
Career total			96	9	13	1	4	0	12	1	6	0	131	11