Felix Bacher (born 25 October 2000) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Austria national team.
Club career Bacher started his career at Wacker Innsbruck before joining German club SC Freiburg's reserve team in 2020. He returned to Austria a year later to join WSG Tirol.
In July 2024, Bacher joined Portuguese club Estoril on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club in stoppage time of a 2–2 Primeira Liga away draw with Nacional on 15 February 2025.
On 2 August 2026, Bacher signed for French club Lyon on a contract until 2031 for a reported transfer fee of €4.3 million, with up to €0.8 million in add-ons.
International career Bacher is an Austria youth international, having represented the U18, U19 and U20 teams.
In September 2026, he was one of the players who were called up to the Austria national team by head coach Ralf Rangnick, for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B matches against Israel, Kosovo (twice) and Republic of Ireland on 24, 27 September, 1 and 4 October 2026.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWacker Innsbruck II2018–192. Liga200———200Wacker Innsbruck2019–202. Liga15030——180SC Freiburg II2019–20Regionalliga Südwest30———302020–21Regionalliga Südwest201———201Total231———231WSG Tirol2021–22Austrian Bundesliga17020—302202022–23Austrian Bundesliga30130——3312023–24Austrian Bundesliga28120——301Total75270——822Estoril2024–25Primeira Liga232———2322025–26Primeira Liga34210——352Total57410——584Lyon2026–27Ligue 1510010—61Career total194811010302098
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria202610Total10
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