Patrick Farkas

Patrick Farkas (born 9 September 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Austrian Regionalliga club SV Oberwart.^[1]

Patrick Farkas

Farkas with Red Bull Salzburg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Oberwart, Austria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Fullback
Team information
Current team	SV Oberwart
Number	23
Youth career
2001–2004	ASK Oberdorf
2004–2006	SV Oberwart
2006–2009	AKA Burgenland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2017	SV Mattersburg	238	(9)
2017–2021	Red Bull Salzburg	48	(1)
2021–2022	Luzern	7	(0)
2022–2023	TSV Hartberg	30	(0)
2023–	SV Oberwart	16	(1)
International career
2007	Austria U16	1	(0)
2008–2009	Austria U17	14	(0)
2009	Austria U18	1	(0)
2010	Austria U19	7	(0)
2011	Austria U20	3	(0)
2010–2014	Austria U21	24	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2023

Club career

FC Red Bull Salzburg

After spending the entirety of his career with SV Mattersburg since his debut in 2009, Farkas joined Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2017 and signed a three-year contract.^[2]

In his first year at the club, Farkas made 16 league appearances and scored one goal as Salzburg won their fifth Austrian Football Bundesliga title in a row.^[1]

Following a lengthy time on the sidelines with a cruciate ligament injury, Farkas returned to the squad for the final of the 2018–19 Austrian Cup on 1 May 2019. He scored the opening goal before Mu'nas Dabbur headed in minutes later to make it 2–0.^[3] Farkas was dismissed early in the second half for a second yellow card, but Salzburg held on for the win and lifted the trophy to secure a domestic double.^[3]

2019–20 season

On 19 July 2019, Farkas made his season debut in a match against Parndorf in the first round of the 2019–20 Austrian Cup; he scored two goals as Salzburg ran out 7–1 winners over the fourth division side.^[4]

Farkas made his debut appearance in the UEFA Champions League proper with a substitute appearance against Genk on 17 September; a match that Salzburg won 6–2.^[5]

On 23 December, it was reported that Farkas had suffered a stroke in training on 21 October.^[6] In a video posted to the club's social media channels, Farkas said that he collapsed due to a hole in his heart caused the stroke when a blood clot shot to his brain.^[6] He did not require surgery to close the hole and returned to training in late December with the goal of re-joining Salzburg's match-day squads by early 2020.^[6]

Hartberg

In January 2022, Farkas returned to Austria after 6 months in Switzerland and signed with TSV Hartberg until June 2024.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SV Mattersburg	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	30	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	34	2	1	0	—		—		35	2
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	35	0	3	0	—		—		38	0
	2013–14	Erste Liga	32	2	2	0	—		—		34	2
	2014–15	Erste Liga	32	2	2	0	—		—		34	2
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	32	3	4	0	—		—		36	3
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	27	0	2	0	—		—		29	0
	Total		238	9	17	0	—		—		255	9
Red Bull Salzburg	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	16	1	5	1	1	0	—		22	2
	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	3	0	1	1	0	0	—		4	1
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	18	0	3	2	2	0	—		23	2
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	11	0	1	0	0	0	—		12	0
	Total		48	1	10	4	3	0	—		61	5
FC Luzern	2021–22	Super League	7	0	2	0	1	0	—		10	0
TSV Hartberg	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
Career total			306	10	31	4	4	0	—		341	14

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg^[1]

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
• Austrian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21