Christoph Baumgartner

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Christoph Baumgartner
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Baumgartner with Austria in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christoph Baumgartner
Date of birth (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Horn, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2012 SV Horn
2012–2017 AKA St. Pölten
2017–2018 TSG Hoffenheim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 TSG Hoffenheim II 14 (5)
2019–2023 TSG Hoffenheim 121 (27)
2023– RB Leipzig 27 (4)
International career‡
2014 Austria U15 2 (0)
2014–2015 Austria U16 12 (5)
2015–2016 Austria U17 10 (4)
2016–2017 Austria U18 6 (2)
2017–2018 Austria U19 9 (4)
2017– Austria U21 6 (0)
2020– Austria 36 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Christoph Baumgartner (born 1 August 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder and forward for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team. [3]

Contents

Club career

TSG Hoffenheim

In January 2019, Baumgartner was promoted to the first team squad of TSG Hoffenheim. [4] He made his debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 11 May 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for Nadiem Amiri in the 0–1 home loss against Werder Bremen. [5]

RB Leipzig

On 23 June 2023, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Baumgartner on a five-year contract. [6]

International career

Youth

Baumgartner appeared for the various Austrian youth national teams, from the under-15 to under-19 selections. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] In April 2016, he was included in Austria's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan. [12] He scored both goals in Austria's 2–0 win in their opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, [13] with the team managing to reach the quarter-finals before losing to Portugal. [14]

He made his under-21 debut on 10 November 2017, coming on as a substitute for Mathias Honsak in the 87th minute of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia, which finished as a 1–3 home loss. [15]

Senior

On 21 June 2021, he scored the only goal for Austria in a 1–0 win over Ukraine in the UEFA Euro 2020, to help his national team to reach the knockout stages of the competition for the first time in their history. [16]

On 23 March 2024, Baumgartner scored what is believed to be the fastest goal in the history of international football, scoring after only six seconds in a 2–0 friendly victory over Slovakia in Bratislava. [17]

Personal life

Baumgartner's older brother, Dominik, is also a professional footballer and former youth international for Austria. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TSG Hoffenheim II 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 145–––145
TSG Hoffenheim 2018–19 Bundesliga 20–––20
2019–20 26720––287
2020–21 316208 [lower-alpha 1] 3–419
2021–22 29720––317
2022–23 33730––367
Total1212790830013830
RB Leipzig 2023–24 Bundesliga274206 [lower-alpha 2] 000354
Career total162361111430018739
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202052
2021124
202281
202394
202422
Total3613
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baumgartner goal.
List of international goals scored by Christoph Baumgartner
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2020 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, AustriaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–12–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
2.7 October 2020Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–12–1 Friendly
3.28 March 2021 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–13–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.21 June 2021 Arena Națională, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–01–0 UEFA Euro 2020
5.1 September 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.4 September 2021 Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–32–5
7.25 September 2022Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–11–3 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
8.24 March 2023 Raiffeisen Arena, Pasching, AustriaFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 4–14–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
9.20 June 2023Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–02–0
10.2–0
11.21 November 2023Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–02–0Friendly
12.23 March 2024 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–02–0
13.26 March 2024Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5–16–1

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