Martin Hinteregger facts for kids
Hinteregger with Austria in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 7 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | SGA Sirnitz | ||
| 2006–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Red Bull Salzburg Juniors | 13 | (6) |
| 2010–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | 143 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Augsburg | 79 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 87 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | SGA Sirnitz | 59 | (40) |
| 2025– | Austria Klagenfurt | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Austria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Austria U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Austria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Austria U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2022 | Austria | 67 | (4) |
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Martin Hinteregger (born on September 7, 1992) is an Austrian footballer. He plays as a centre-back for the Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt. Martin is known for his great ability to win headers in the air. Fans often called him Hinti.
Hinteregger started his football journey at SGA Sirnitz. He became well-known while playing for Red Bull Salzburg. From 2016 to 2022, he played in the German Bundesliga. In 2022, he won the UEFA Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt. He had joined Frankfurt in 2019. In June 2022, after winning the Europa League, he decided to retire from professional football at age 29.
Martin also played 25 games for Austria's youth teams. He represented the senior team at the UEFA Euro 2016 and UEFA Euro 2020 tournaments. He first played for the senior team in 2013.
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Club Career Highlights
Starting Out in Football
Martin Hinteregger began playing football in 1999. He was almost seven years old. He joined the youth team of SGA Sirnitz in Albeck, Carinthia. His father, Franz Hinteregger, was a youth coach there. Martin played in different youth teams. He won several championships with Sirnitz. These were for players aged 10 to 14. In 2006, his under-14 team finished third. This was at the Carinthian Futsal Indoor Football Championships.
Time at Red Bull Salzburg
Joining the Youth Team
In July 2006, Red Bull Salzburg noticed Hinteregger. He played 12 youth games in the 2006–07 season. He scored two goals. In the 2007–08 season, he played 19 more games. He scored one goal. He became a full member of Salzburg's youth academy.
In March 2009, he played for the club's U19 team. He scored his first U19 goal on May 2, 2009. This was in a 3–2 loss against Vorarlberg's U19 team. He played 11 U19 games that season, scoring two goals. In the 2009–10 season, he was a key player. He played 14 games and scored four goals for the academy team.
Becoming a Key Player
In early 2010, Hinteregger joined the Red Bull Salzburg reserve team. This team played in the Second League. He made his first professional appearance on April 23, 2010. He played the whole game in a 2–0 win against FC Dornbirn.
He played well in his first few professional games. This helped him become a regular player for the reserve team. For the 2010–11 season, he was a starter. He also joined the first team's UEFA Europa League squad. He scored his first goal for the reserves against SV Austria Salzburg.
Hinteregger started playing for Red Bull Salzburg's main team in the 2010–11 season. His first game in the Austrian Bundesliga was on October 16, 2010. Five days later, he played his first Europa League game against Juventus.
In the 2011–12 season, he became a key player. He often played as a left-back. He scored an important goal in the Europa League play-offs. This goal helped Salzburg reach the group stage. He was briefly dropped from the team for disciplinary reasons. But the team still won the domestic double that season.
For the 2012–13 season, Hinteregger became a starting centre-back. He sometimes played in defensive midfield. Salzburg did not win the league title or cup that season.
In the 2013–14 season, he was a very important defender. In 2014, he won his second Austrian Bundesliga title. They reached the round of sixteen in the Europa League.
In the 2014–15 season, Salzburg won both the national championship and cup again. They were only the third club to do this. They reached the Europa League round of sixteen. In the 2015–16 season, Hinteregger was suspended from the team. This happened after he criticized his teammates and the club.
Loan to Mönchengladbach
In January 2016, Hinteregger went on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach. This was a German Bundesliga club. He played 10 league games. Borussia decided not to buy him permanently.
Hinteregger returned to Salzburg for the 2016–17 season. He played 11 games before leaving again. This included all six of Salzburg's Champions League qualification games.
Playing for FC Augsburg
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On August 31, 2016, Hinteregger joined FC Augsburg. He signed a two-year contract. He played his first game for Augsburg on September 11, 2016. They won 2–1 against Werder Bremen. In December 2016, he scored his first Bundesliga goal. This was in a 1–0 win against his old club, Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Hinteregger played 83 games for Augsburg and scored five goals. In his first two seasons, Augsburg finished in the middle of the league table. In the 2018–19 season, the team struggled.
After a game in January 2019, Hinteregger had a disagreement with his coach. The club fined him and suspended him from practice. They then announced he could look for a new club.
Success at Eintracht Frankfurt
On January 31, 2019, Hinteregger was loaned to Eintracht Frankfurt. He played under coach Adi Hütter, who he knew from Salzburg. He quickly became a regular player. He started in 14 league games and scored one goal. He also started in seven Europa League games. Eintracht reached the semi-finals, where they lost to Chelsea. Even though he missed a penalty in the shootout, fans celebrated his great performance.
Before the 2019–20 season, Hinteregger briefly returned to FC Augsburg. But in August 2019, he signed a permanent five-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt. He was a key player in Frankfurt's defense. He played 49 games that season. He scored eight goals from corner kicks in the Bundesliga. This made him one of Europe's top-scoring defenders. His team reached the Europa League round of 16 and the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.
In the 2020–21 season, he kept his regular spot as a centre-back. His team finished fifth and qualified for the Europa League. Before the 2021–22 season, he was named vice-captain. He played 37 games that season. His performance improved in March 2022. He played very well in the Europa League. His team reached the final after beating strong teams like Sevilla and Barcelona. Eintracht won the final against Rangers on May 18, 2022. Hinteregger was chosen for the competition's Team of the Season.
On June 23, 2022, Eintracht Frankfurt ended Hinteregger's contract. He then retired from professional football.
Back to His Roots
On July 15, 2022, Hinteregger returned to his first childhood club, SGA Sirnitz. This club plays in the Austrian fifth-tier Unterliga Ost.
Return to Professional Football
In January 2025, Martin Hinteregger will join Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt. He signed a contract until 2026. This marks his return to professional football after two and a half years.
International Career
Martin Hinteregger played for various Austrian youth teams. He made his debut for the Austria senior team on November 19, 2013. This was in a 1–0 friendly win against the United States.
He played for the national team in the 2016 UEFA Euro and 2020 UEFA Euro tournaments.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg Juniors | 2009–10 | Austrian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 6 | ||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 6 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2010–11 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 143 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 212 | 12 | ||
| Borussia M'gladbach (loan) | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| FC Augsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 83 | 5 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 9 |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 138 | 14 | ||
| SGA Sirnitz | 2022–23 | Unterliga Ost | 26 | 21 | – | – | 26 | 21 | ||
| 2023–24 | Unterliga Ost | 25 | 15 | – | – | 25 | 15 | |||
| 2024–25 | Unterliga Ost | 8 | 4 | – | – | 8 | 4 | |||
| Total | 59 | 40 | – | – | 59 | 40 | ||||
| Austria Klagenfurt | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 405 | 68 | 34 | 1 | 77 | 8 | 516 | 77 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hinteregger goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2016 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 11 June 2017 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 3. | 2 June 2018 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Germany |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 10 October 2019 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Israel |
2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Eintracht Frankfurt
- UEFA Europa League: 2021–22
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2021–22
See also
In Spanish: Martin Hinteregger para niños
Images for kids
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Hinteregger playing for Frankfurt in 2019
