Vitalij Lux
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vitalij Lux | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Kara-Balta, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2009 | FV Weißenhorn 1920 | ||
2009–2010 | TSG Thannhausen | ||
2010–2014 | FV Illertissen | 102 | (42) |
2014–2015 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 26 | (10) |
2016–2018 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 42 | (9) |
2018–2019 | SSV Ulm | 35 | (3) |
2020 | Türkspor Neu-Ulm | 2 | (1) |
2020–2023 | TuS Geretsried | 19 | (3) |
International career | |||
2015–2019 | Kyrgyzstan | 32 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vitalij Lux (Kyrgyz: Виталий Люкс, romanized: Vitaliy Lyuks; German pronunciation: [lʊks]; born 27 February 1989) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Landesliga Bayern-Südost club TuS Geretsried and the Kyrgyzstan national team. Lux holds both German and Kyrgyz citizenship, and has represented Kyrgyzstan internationally since 2015.
Early life
Lux was born in Kara-Balta, Soviet Union, but was raised in Ulm, Germany, where he moved to when he was six years old.
Club career
Lux scored his first goal for SpVgg 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, and another two goals in the semifinals against Jahn Regensburg.
International career
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. He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.
Lux helped Kyrgyzstan reach their first major tournament, the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where they reached the Round of 16.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 16 January 2019
Kyrgyzstan national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2015 | 7 | 1 |
2016 | 8 | 2 |
2017 | 4 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 1 |
2019 | 6 | 3 |
Total | 30 | 8 |
International goals
- Score and Result lists Kyrgyzstan goals first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 October 2015 | Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Bangladesh |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 29 March 2016 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Tajikistan |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 6 September 2016 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Philippines |
1–2 |
1–2 |
Friendly |
4. | 14 November 2017 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau | Macau |
2–0 |
4–3 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
5. | 22 March 2018 | Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea | Myanmar |
4–0 |
5–1 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6. | 16 January 2019 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Philippines |
1–0 |
3–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
7. |
2–0
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8. |
3–0
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