Stefan Hierländer
 Hierländer with Salzburg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Villach, Carinthia, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SK Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | SV Greifenburg | ||
| 2002–2005 | SV Spittal | ||
| 2005–2007 | FC Kärnten | ||
| 2007–2008 | Austria Kärnten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Austria Kärnten | 38 | (4) |
| 2010–2014 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | RB Leipzig | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | RB Leipzig II | 17 | (6) |
| 2016– | Sturm Graz | 114 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Austria U17 | 8 | (0) | |
| Austria U18 | 10 | (0) | |
| Austria U19 | 11 | (3) | |
| 2010–2011 | Austria U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2018– | Austria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Stefan Hierländer (born 3 February 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Austria national team.
Career
Club
He started his football career in his local club SV Greifenburg and played 2002 till 2007 for SV Spittal/Drau. From 2008 until 2010 he played for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SK Austria Kärnten. His first match in the first squad was on March, 18th 2009 versus SK Sturm Graz. He entered in minute 57 for Manuel Weber. Because Kärnten got no license for the season 2010/11 Hierländer signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg.
On 31 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with RB Leipzig.[1]
On 9 May 2018 he scored the only goal as Sturm Graz best Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017/18 Austrian Cup.[2]
International
Hierländer got his first call up to the senior Austria side after Guido Burgstaller withdrew through injury for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[3] He finally made a debut in the national team on 27 March 2018 in a 4–0 win against Luxembourg.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 28 December 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Austria Kärnten | 2008–09 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 78 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 109 | 6 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| RB Leipzig II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | 17 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4[c] | 1 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 76 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 12 | ||
| Career totals | 231 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 284 | 29 | ||
| Reference:[5] | ||||||||||
- ^ Appearances in the Austrian Cup and German Cup.
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
- 2012, 2014 with Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Cup (2):
- 2012, 2014 with Red Bull Salzburg
- 2018 with Sturm Graz
References
- ^ "RB Leipzig: Stefan Hierländer kommt aus Salzburg – Marcel Sabitzer gleich wieder weg" (in German). liga-zwei.de. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup".
- ^ "WALES VS AUSTRIA". goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "ÖFB-Team feiert fünften Sieg in Folge". orf.at (in Austrian German). ORF. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Stefan Hierländer » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External links
- Stefan Hierländer at Soccerway
- OFB Profile
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