Vitalij Lux


Vitalij Lux 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 goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2015Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.29 March 2016Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.6 September 2016Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan1–21–2Friendly
4.14 November 2017Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau2–04–32019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.22 March 2018Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea4–05–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.16 January 2019Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–03–12019 AFC Asian Cup
7.16 January 2019Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates2–03–12019 AFC Asian Cup
8.16 January 2019Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates3–03–12019 AFC Asian Cup