Michael Brandner

Austrian association football player

Michael Brandner (born 13 February 1995) is an Austrian footballer. He plays for FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga as a midfielder.

Michael Brandner
Personal information
Full name Michael Brandner
Date of birth (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Blau-Weiß Linz
Number 13
Youth career
2002–2013 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FC Liefering 73 (4)
2016–2017SV Ried (loan) 24 (0)
2017–2019 Wiener Neustadt 27 (1)
2019– Blau-Weiß Linz 97 (8)
National team
2010 Austria U16 2 (0)
2011 Austria U17 6 (1)
2012–2013 Austria U18 4 (0)
2013–2014 Austria U19 11 (0)
2015 Austria U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2023

Career change

He started playing football for ASK Salzburg. Then he went on to the Red Bull youth academy, where he played in all teams. For the 2013–14 season he was transferred to FC Liefering. [1] In 2016 he went on loan to SV Ried, 2017 he went to SC Wiener Neustadt. 2019 he joined FC Blau-Weiß Linz, where he is still playing. In the 2022-23 season they won the Second league and were promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Michael Brandner also played for the Autrian football national youth teams from U16 up to U20. With the U19 team he reached the 3rd place in the European Championship.

References change

  1. "Michael Brandner – FC Salzburg Wiki". wiki.salzburg12.at.