Nikolas Veratschnig

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Nikolas Veratschnig
Personal information
Full name Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig
Date of birth (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Villach, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2017 Feldkirchen
2017–2020 Wolfsberger AC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Wolfsberger II 18 (7)
2022–2024 Wolfsberger AC 64 (1)
2024– Mainz 05 7 (0)
International career
2021 Austria U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Austria U19 12 (1)
2022– Austria U21 13 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig (born 24 January 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

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Club career

Veratschnig is a youth product of Feldkirchen, and moved to Wolfsberger AC's academy in 2017. He started training with Wolsfberger's reserves in 2020. On 2 December 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club until June 2024. [1] He made his professional debut with them in a 1–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga loss to Austria Wien on 22 February 2022. [2]

On 25 June 2024, Veratschnig signed a four-year contract with Mainz 05 in Germany. [3]

International career

Veratschnig is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U18s and U19s. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolfsberger AC II 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga 2020
2021–22Austrian Regionalliga122122
2022–23Austrian Regionalliga4545
Total187187
Wolfsberger AC 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 11010120
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga291423 [a] 01 [b] 0373
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga240201 [b] 0270
Total641723020763
Mainz 05 2024–25 Bundesliga 701080
Career total89882302010210
  1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Europacup-Play-off

References

  1. "Profi-Vertrag für Nikolas Veratschnig beim WAC". 2 December 2021.
  2. ""In U16 noch ein niemand": Der Umbruch des WAC hat mit Nikolas Veratschnig ein neues Gesicht | Kleine Zeitung". www.kleinezeitung.at. 17 May 2022.
  3. "MAINZ 05 SIGN NIKOLAS VERATSCHNIG". Mainz 05. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. "ÖFB-U19-Teamspieler Veratschnig wird WAC-Profi". www.laola1.at.