Stefan Hierländer

Austrian association football player

Stefan Lukas 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.

Stefan Hierländer
Personal information
Full name Stefan Lukas Hierländer[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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 197 (19)
National team
Austria U17 8 (0)
Austria U18 10 (0)
Austria U19 11 (3)
2010–2011 Austria U21 13 (1)
2018– Austria 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

He started in Carinthia with his local club SV Greifenburg. In 2008 he went to Sampdoria Genua but came back after a few weeks. His first professional team was the second squad of SK Austria Kärnten. As SK Kärnten got no license for the 2010–11 season he signed a contract with F.C. Red Bull Salzburg. Being an offensive midfielder he played under the new coaches Ricardo Moniz and Niko Kovac as a right defender.

On July 20th, 2013 he played his hundredth match in the Austrian Bundesliga. 62 of which he played for FC Red Bull Salzburg. In 2013 he played 17 matches and then got an knee injury.[2]

Honours

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  • Austrian Champion: 2012
  • Austrian Cup:2012

References

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  1. "UEFA Europa League 2022/2023: Booking List before Group stage Matchday 2" (PDF). UEFA. September 9, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. "Stefan Hierländer - Leistungsdaten 18/19". www.transfermarkt.at.