Christoph Baumgartner
Christoph Baumgartner (born August 1, 1999 in Horn) is an Austrian football player. He plays as midfielder for RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. He also plays for the Austria national football team.
_(cropped).jpg) Baumgartner with Austria in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christoph Baumgartner | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Horn, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | SV Horn | ||
| 2012–2017 | AKA St. Pölten | ||
| 2017–2018 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 14 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 121 | (27) |
| 2023– | RB Leipzig | 38 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Austria U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Austria U16 | 12 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Austria U17 | 10 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Austria U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Austria U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2017– | Austria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Austria | 46 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Career
changeBaumgartner began his career at SV Horn. Then he moved to the Football academy of St. Pölten. There he played in all age groups. For the 2017/18 season he moved to Germany to join the U-19 team of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. [1] In August 2017 he was in the Hoffenheim second team squad for the first time against TSV Schott Mainz. In the same month he made his debut for Hoffenheim in the A-Junior Bundesliga against 1. FC Heidenheim. He also scored his first goal in this game. He ended the season with the club as champion of the South/Southwest group and took part in the championship finals. They were eliminated in the first round against FC Schalke 04.
For the 2018/19 season, Baumgartner moved into the Hoffenheim second team squad. In January 2019 he was promoted to Hoffenheim's professional squad.[2] In May 2019 he made his debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga against Werder Bremen. In the following 2019/20 season became an important player for the team. He scored seven goals and six assists in 28 matches. Baumgartner was voted TSG player of the season in August 2020 [3]He played 138 games for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, DFB Cup and UEFA Europa League. There he scored 30 goals and assisting 22 goals. [4] Baumgartner moved to RB Leipzig for the 2023/24 season. [5]
Internationall
changeBaumgartner played 51 matches and scored 17 goals for an Austrian youth national team (U15 - U21). 2016 he took part in the European Championships with the U-17 national team, where they reached the quarter-finals. In August 2020 he was called up to the senior national team squad for the first time. [6] In September 2020, he was in the starting line-up in the UEFA Nations League against Norway and made his debut for the national team. In May 2021, he was named to the squad for the 2021 European Championship. He made it to the round of 16.
In a friendly on March 23, 2024, he set a new world record for the fastest goal ever scored in an international match. After 6.3 seconds he scored 1-0 against Slovakia. [7] In May 2024, he was named to the squad for the 2024 European Championship.
