| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaus Wurmbrand | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nußdorfer AC | |||
| 2016–2023 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Rapid Wien II | 10 | (6) |
| 2024– | Rapid Wien | 24 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2024 | Austria U16 | 8 | (5) |
| 2024 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Austria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Austria | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 | |||
Nikolaus Wurmbrand (born 5 January 2006) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a winger for Rapid Wien and the Austria national team.
Wurmbrand joined SK Rapid Wien at age 10, having been spotted by scout Nino Rauch while playing for Nußdorfer AC . [1] On 10 August 2024, Wurmbrand scored a hat-trick for the reserve team in a 4–2 home win over their counterparts from SK Sturm Graz on the second day of the 2. Liga season. [2] Nineteen days later he made his first-team debut in a 2–2 home draw with S.C. Braga in the UEFA Europa League playoffs, playing the final minute in place of Mamadou Sangaré. [3] [1]
On 14 September 2024, Wurmbrand played his first game in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, starting away to Wolfsberger AC; assisted by Sangaré, he opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw. [4] He scored twice on 19 December in a 3–0 win over FC Copenhagen at the Allianz Stadion as his team advanced from the UEFA Conference League league phase. [5]
On 11 October 2024, Wurmbrand made his debut for the Austria under-21 team in a home European qualifier against Slovenia. He came on as a half-time substitute for Muharem Husković in a 1–1 draw in Wiener Neustadt. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SK Rapid Wien II | 2023–24 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | |||||
| Rapid Wien | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 [a] | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 [b] | 1 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 41 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13 | ||