Konrad Laimer

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Konrad Laimer
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Laimer with RB Leipzig in 2022
Personal information
Full name Konrad Laimer
Date of birth (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 27
Youth career
2002–2007 USC Abersee
2007–2014 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 FC Liefering 19 (0)
2014–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 77 (8)
2017–2023 RB Leipzig 130 (10)
2023– Bayern Munich 26 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Austria U16 14 (1)
2013–2014 Austria U17 9 (0)
2014 Austria U18 1 (0)
2014–2016 Austria U19 18 (0)
2015 Austria U20 5 (0)
2016–2018 Austria U21 13 (2)
2019– Austria 34 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Laimer is a youth product of Red Bull Salzburg. He made his Erste Liga debut with the reserve team and breeder club Liefering on 2 May 2014, against SV Horn. [3] He made his first team debut at 28 September 2014 against Rapid Wien. He replaced Alan in added time. [4]

RB Leipzig

On 30 June 2017, Laimer moved to Germany and joined RB Leipzig on a four-year deal. [5] Laimer's deal was due to run out in 2021, but he later signed a contract extension until June 2023. [6] He won the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023 with Leipzig. [7] On 3 June 2023, following their victory in the 2023 DFB-Pokal, Laimer announced his decision to depart from RB Leipzig. [8]

Bayern Munich

On 9 June 2023, Bayern Munich announced that they had signed Laimer on a free transfer until 30 June 2027. [9] [10]

On 8 August 2023, Laimer changed his number in Bayern Munich from 24 to his favorite number 27 as the number's previous owner Yann Sommer left the club. [11] On 26 September, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away win over Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal. [12]

International career

Laimer got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017. [13]

He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia, as a starter. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 April 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2013–14 Erste Liga 300030
2014–15 Erste Liga800080
2015–16 Erste Liga800080
Total19000190
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 80203 [lower-alpha 2] 0130
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga1813300214
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga3132110 [lower-alpha 3] 0434
Total57474130778
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 220205 [lower-alpha 4] 0290
2018–19 Bundesliga291608 [lower-alpha 2] 1432
2019–20 Bundesliga2923110 [lower-alpha 5] 1424
2020–21 Bundesliga30100040
2021–22 Bundesliga2645112 [lower-alpha 6] 0435
2022–23 Bundesliga213413 [lower-alpha 5] 01 [lower-alpha 7] 0294
Total130102133821019015
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga260219 [lower-alpha 5] 01 [lower-alpha 7] 0381
Career total232143086022032424
  1. Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201971
2021111
202260
202382
202420
Total344
As of match played 16 November 2023.
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laimer goal. [16]
List of international goals scored by Konrad Laimer
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2019 Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, AustriaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5–06–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2.9 October 2021 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–02–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.13 October 2023 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AustriaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–32–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
4.16 November 2023 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig

Individual

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