Bio

John-Patrick Strauß (born 28 January 1996) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erzgebirge Aue and the Philippines . Career Youth Born in Wetzlar, Germany, Strauß had his youth career at FC Cleeberg, TSG Wieseck and RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig II On 2016, after playing for the U17 and U19 team of Leipzig, Strauß was promoted to the second team. Erzgebirge Aue On 2017, Strauß signed a three-year contract with 2.Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue, he joined the club on a free transfer. International career Strauß was born to a German father and a Filipino mother that made him eligible to play for Germany and the Philippines. In September 2018, Strauß received a call-up from the Philippines for a national team training camp and a friendly game against Bahrain. On 13 October 2018, Strauß received his first cap for the Philippines in a friendly match against Oman, he came in as a substitute replacing Martin Steuble at the 67th minute of match.