Christopher Trimmel

Christopher Trimmel

Trimmel with Union Berlin in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Trimmel
Date of birth	(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Oberpullendorf, Austria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	28
Youth career
1994–2006	UFC Mannersdorf
2006–2007	ASK Horitschon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	ASK Horitschon	15	(7)
2008–2014	Rapid Wien	149	(18)
2014–	Union Berlin	306	(5)
International career‡
2009–	Austria	22	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Christopher Trimmel (born 24 February 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or wing-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, whom he captains, and the Austria national team.

Club career

Born in Oberpullendorf, Trimmel started his career at local club USC Mannersdorf. He switched to ASK Horitschon, where he played for two seasons until he was discovered by Rapid Wien.

Trimmel signed with Rapid in 2008, and initially played for the amateurs, but quickly managed to receive a place in the first-team squad. On 2 August 2009, in his sixth league game, he scored a hat-trick in only six minutes in a 5–1 victory over Austria Kärnten. ^[2]

In February 2014, Trimmel signed with Union Berlin for the new season. ^[3] In May 2017, he extended his contract until 2019. ^[4]

On 24 October 2023, Trimmel made his debut in the UEFA Champions League against Napoli at the age of 36 years and 240 days, becoming the oldest Austrian debutant in the UEFA CL. The record was previously held by Michael Konsel, who was 34 years and 189 days old when he made his debut for Rapid in 1996. ^{[5] [6]}

International career

On 5 August 2009, it was announced that Trimmel was a part of the national team squad for the upcoming friendly match against Cameroon. He has since represented his country 22 times, after a nine-year hiatus in 2019 again.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 February 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien	2008–09	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	24	5	3	1	8 [b]	2	–		35	8
	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	28	1	4	0	10 [b]	2	–		42	3
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	27	4	1	0	–		–		28	4
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	31	4	4	0	9 [b]	0	–		44	4
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	34	4	1	0	10 [b]	1	–		45	5
	Total		149	18	13	1	37	5	–		199	24
Union Berlin	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	29	0	1	0	–		–		30	0
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	26	1	1	0	–		–		27	1
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	33	0	2	0	–		–		35	0
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	–		–		34	1
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	32	0	2	0	–		1 [c]	0	35	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	32	0	3	0	–		–		35	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	–		–		33	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	25	2	5	0	7 [d]	1	–		37	3
	2022–23	Bundesliga	25	0	2	0	9 [b]	0	–		36	0
	2023–24	Bundesliga	26	0	2	0	3 [e]	0	–		31	0
	2024–25	Bundesliga	15	0	1	0	–		–		16	0
	Total		306	5	22	0	19	1	1	0	348	6
Career total			456	23	35	1	56	5	1	0	548	30

1. Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first. ^[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2021	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Moldova	2–0	4–1	2022 World Cup qualifier

References

1. "Christopher Trimmel". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
2. "Rapid hat einen neuen Goalgetter". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
3. Stüber, Oliver (15 February 2014). "FC Union verpflichtet Christopher Trimmel". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2017.
4. "Trimmel bleibt eisern – Leistner fällt aus". kicker Online (in German). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
5. "Christopher Trimmel stellt neuen ÖFB-Rekord in der CL auf". laola1.at (in German). Sportradar Media Services GmbH. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
6. "36J 242T - Christopher Trimmel gibt heute im Alter von 36 Jahren und 242 Tagen sein Champions-League-Debüt und ist damit der älteste CL-Debütant aus Österreich, er löst Michael Konsel ab (34J 189T im Jahr 1996 für Rapid). Debüt". twitter.com/OptaFranz (in German). Twitter. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
7. Christopher Trimmel at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
8. Strecha, Alexander (15 November 2021). "Österreich gewinnt gegen Moldau 4:1, Foda bleibt Teamchef" (in German). kurier.at. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

External links

• Christopher Trimmel at National-Football-Teams.com
• Christopher Trimmel at Soccerway