Lukas Fridrikas

Lukas Fridrikas

Fridrikas in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Rheindorf Altach
Number	14
Youth career
2006–2012	Admira Wacker
2012–2015	Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Anif	18	(3)
2016–2017	Seekirchen	17	(15)
2017–2018	Wiener Neustädter	4	(0)
2017	→ Parndorf (loan)	9	(1)
2018–2020	Dornbirn	72	(33)
2020–2022	Wacker Innsbruck	26	(7)
2022	Austria Klagenfurt	6	(0)
2022–2024	Austria Lustenau	51	(21)
2024–	Rheindorf Altach	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024

Lukas Fridrikas (born 30 December 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Rheindorf Altach.

Career

Fridrikas is a product of the youth academies of Admira Wacker and Red Bull Salzburg. He began his senior career with Anif in 2015, before moving to Seekirchen where he scored 15 goals in 17 games. He then signed with Wiener Neustädter in January 2017.[1]

Fridrikas moved to Dornbirn in 2018, and helped them get promoted into the 2. Liga.[2] On 30 December 2020, he transferred to Wacker Innsbruck signing a contract until 2024.[3] On 1 January 2022, he transferred to Austria Klagenfurt in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[4]

In the summer of 2024, Fridrikas signed a three-year contract with Rheindorf Altach.[5]

Personal life

Fridrikas is the son of the Lithuanian former international footballer Robertas and the Lithuanian-Austrian handball player Ausra.[6] His paternal half-brother, Mantas, is also a Lithuanian international footballer.[7]

References

1. "Wr. Neustadt holt Talent aus Salzburg". weltfussball.at.
2. VN, Zeitungsimport. "Erster Neuzugang". Vorarlberger Nachrichten | VN.at.
3. "FC Wacker Innsbruck - Lukas Fridrikas zum FC Wacker Innsbruck". fc-wacker-innsbruck.at.
4. "Austria verstärkt sich mit Fridrikas - News - SK Austria Klagenfurt - geomix Vereinshomepage". www.skaustriaklagenfurt.at.
5. "Lukas Fridrikas wechselt ins Rheindorf" [Lukas Fridrikas moves to Rheindorf] (in German). Rheindorf Altach. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
6. "Ausra Fridrikas, litauische Wurfkraft für Österreich". DER STANDARD.
7. Rimkus, Kęstas. "Sporto legendų sūnus muša įvarčius ir mąsto apie lietuvišką pasą: „Būtų įdomu žaisti už Lietuvą"". 15min.lt/sportas.

External links

• Lukas Fridrikas at Soccerway
• OEFB Profile