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.
 Hierländer with Red Bull Salzburg in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Lukas Hierländer[1] | ||
| 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 | 221 | (19) |
| 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 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career
editHierländer 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 18 March 2009 versus Sturm Graz, substituting Manuel Weber in the 57th minute. After Kärnten did not get a license for the 2010–11 season Hierländer signed a contract with Red Bull Salzburg.
On 31 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with RB Leipzig.[2]
On 9 May 2018, he scored the only goal as Sturm Graz beat Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.[3]
International career
editHierländer 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.[4] He finally made a debut in the national team on 27 March 2018 in a 4–0 win against Luxembourg.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 9 November 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | ||||
| Total | 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 | |||
| Total | 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 | ||||
| Total | 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 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 221 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 376 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 476 | 40 | ||
- ^ Includes in the Austrian Cup and German Cup.
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editRed Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2012, 2014
- Austrian Cup: 2012, 2014
Sturm Graz
- Austrian Cup: 2017–18
References
edit- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2022/2023: Booking List before Group stage Matchday 2" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "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". 9 May 2018.
- ^ "WALES VS AUSTRIA". goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "ÖFB-Team feiert fünften Sieg in Folge". Sport.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
edit
- Stefan Hierländer at Soccerway
- OFB Profile
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