![]() Bachmann with the Austria U21 side in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Bachmann [1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | SV Winzendorf | ||
2003–2004 | SV Weikersdorf | ||
2004–2006 | Admira Wacker | ||
2006–2007 | Rapid Wien | ||
2007–2009 | Admira Wacker | ||
2009–2010 | Sturm Graz | ||
2010–2011 | Austria Wien | ||
2011–2012 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Wrexham (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2015 | → Ross County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Bury (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017– | Watford | 107 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 25 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Austria U16 | 3 | (0) |
2010 | Austria U17 | 1 | (0) |
2011 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Austria U19 | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Austria U21 | 16 | (0) |
2021– | Austria | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 (UTC) |
Daniel Bachmann (born 9 July 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Watford, which he captains, and the Austria national team.
Bachmann began his career with Stoke City in 2011. During his time at Stoke, he gained first-team experience by going out on loan to Wrexham, Scottish side Ross County and Bury. Bachmann moved to Watford in 2017 and spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Kilmarnock.
Bachmann represented Austria from under-16 to under-21 level, before making his senior international debut in June 2021. He started all of Austria's games at UEFA Euro 2020.
Bachmann joined English side Stoke City from FK Austria Wien in the summer of 2011. He played with Stoke's under-18 and under-21 squads and joined Conference Premier side Wrexham on loan on 5 August 2014. [2] [3] He played 18 times for the Dragons as they finished in 11th position.
Bachmann joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a six-month loan in July 2015. [4] Bachmann made his professional debut on 8 August 2015, coming on for injured goalie Scott Fox in a 2–0 victory over Hamilton Academical. [5] On 31 August 2015, the loan deal was terminated by mutual consent after making just two appearances for the Dingwall side. [6] On 28 October 2015, Bachmann joined League One side Bury on a one-month loan. [7] His loan at Gigg Lane was extended until the beginning of January 2016 when he returned to Stoke after making ten appearances for the Shakers. [8]
Bachmann signed a one-year contract extension with Stoke in July 2016. [9] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season. [10]
On 1 July 2017, Bachmann signed a three-year deal with Watford. [11]
On 8 August 2018, Bachmann joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a season-long loan deal. [12] He made his Watford debut the following season, playing in a 3–3 draw against Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup third round. [13]
On 14 August 2021, Bachmann played his first game in the Premier League in Watford's league opener against Aston Villa, where Watford won 3–2. [14]
Bachmann played youth international football for Austria at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [15]
On 14 March 2017, he was called up to the senior national team for the first time for games against Moldova and Finland. [16] In March 2021, Bachmann received his second international call-up for the Austria national team ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in March against Scotland, Faroe Islands and Denmark. [17] He made his debut on 2 June 2021, in a friendly against England. [18] Bachmann started all four games in Austria's UEFA Euro 2020 campaign which ended in the round of 16. [19] [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2014–15 [19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wrexham (loan) | 2014–15 [19] | Conference Premier | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Ross County (loan) | 2015–16 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Bury (loan) | 2015–16 [21] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Watford | 2017–18 [22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [25] | Championship | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [26] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [27] | Championship | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [28] | Championship | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Total | 107 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
Kilmarnock (loan) | 2018–19 [23] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
Career total | 156 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Austria | 2021 | 12 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
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