Stefan Ilsanker
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Hallein, Austria | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | 1. Halleiner SK | ||
2005–2007 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
2005–2010 | Red Bull Juniors Salzburg | 104 | (4) |
2010–2012 | Mattersburg | 50 | (0) |
2012– | Red Bull Salzburg | 89 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Austria U-19 | 12 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Austria U-21 | 9 | (0) |
2014– | Austria | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015 |
Stefan Ilsanker (born 18 May 1989 in Hallein) is an Austrian football midfielder currently playing in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg. Ilsanker has represented his country at Under 19 European Championship and was a member of the Under 21 team.
Club career
Ilsanker began his career in the youth squad of 1. Halleiner SK as goalkeeper but soon switched into the midfield. In 2005 he signed with Red Bull Salzburg, where he played in the Red Bull Juniors team.
On April 4, 2009, Ilsanker was called up to the first team bench for a league game. His first game for Red Bull Salzburg was a national cup match on August 15, 2009.[1] On August 25, 2009, he played his first international game for Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League qualifier versus Maccabi Haifa.
At the end of the 2009/2010 season Ilsanker signed with SV Mattersburg.[2]2012 he came back to Red Bull Salzburg. In the meantime he is a regular of the starting team of the club. On February 26 the club announced, that his contract was extended till 2018.
Honors
- Austrian League: 2013–14, 2014-15
- Austrian Cup: 2013–14
Trivia
Stefan Ilsanker is the son of Herbert Ilsanker, the goalkeeper coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg.