Andreas Leitner

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Andreas Leitner
FC Admira Wacker Modling (2013) - Andreas Leitner (01).jpg
Leitner with Admira Wacker in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Leoben, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
SV Ried
Number 1
Youth career
2000–2007 SV Breitenau
2007–2008 Sturm Graz
2008 SV Breitenau
2008 Wiener Neustadt
2008–2009 Austria Wien
2009–2011 Admira Wacker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2016 Admira Wacker II 45 (0)
2011–2022 Admira Wacker 213 (0)
2015–2016Austria Klagenfurt (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 Petrolul Ploiești 11 (0)
2023– SV Ried 59 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Austria U16 4 (0)
2010 Austria U17 5 (0)
2011 Austria U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 Austria U19 5 (0)
2014 Austria U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2025

Andreas Leitner (born 25 March 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Liga club SV Ried.

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Biography

Leitner began his career at SV Breitenau in Styria . In 2007, he moved to SK Sturm Graz , which he left one season later for the youth team of SC Wiener Neustadt . In 2009, he played for the FK Austria Wien youth team before joining the youth team of FC Admira Wacker Mödling .

In 2011 he was called up to the squad of the second team, which plays in the Regionalliga Ost. He made his debut on March 18, 2011 against SC Neusiedl am See , when the goalkeeper played the whole game. In his first full season, Leitner made 15 appearances. He then became the second goalkeeper for the first team and made his Bundesliga debut under coach Dietmar Kühbauer on December 1, 2012. In the game against SV Mattersburg he came on for Lukas Thürauer in the 45th minute after regular goalkeeper Patrick Tischler received a red card. The game in the Mattersburg Pappelstadion ended in a 3-0 defeat.

Club career

From 2011 to 2022, Leitner played for Admira Wacker. During the 2015–16 season, he was sent on loan to Austria Klagenfurt.

On 14 September 2022, after 11 years at Admira Wacker, Leitner moved abroad for the first time by agreeing to a two-year deal with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești. [2]

He returned to Austria on 25 June 2023, after being transferred by 2. Liga team SV Ried for an undisclosed fee. [3]

Honours

Admira Wacker

References

  1. "PROFIS". FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA (in German). Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Portarul Andreas Leitner a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești!" (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. "Mulțumim, Andreas Leitner!" [Thank you, Andreas Leitner!] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.