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Stefan Hierländer
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Hierländer with Red Bull Salzburg in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height 1.80 m
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club 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 220 (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 2 November 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

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.

Club career

Hierländer 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.

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.

International career

Hierländer 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. He finally made a debut in the national team on 27 March 2018 in a 4–0 win against Luxembourg.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup 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 1 28 2
2011–12 19 0 3 1 9 0 31 1
2012–13 20 1 1 0 1 0 22 1
2013–14 18 1 4 1 6 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 1 41 6
2018–19 26 2 2 1 3 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 0 28 1
2022–23 28 0 5 0 6 0 39 0
2023–24 22 0 6 0 11 0 39 0
2024–25 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Total 220 16 30 3 31 1 2 0 283 23
Career total 375 32 46 6 52 2 2 0 475 40

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Sturm Graz

  • Austrian Cup: 2017–18

See also

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