Raphael Holzhauser

Raphael Holzhauser

Holzhauser in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2003	ATSV Teesdorf
2003–2009	Rapid Wien
2009–2011	Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	VfB Stuttgart II	77	(11)
2012–2015	VfB Stuttgart	23	(0)
2013–2014	→ FC Augsburg (loan)	13	(0)
2014	→ FC Augsburg II (loan)	2	(2)
2015–2018	Austria Wien	114	(22)
2018–2019	Grasshoppers	21	(3)
2019–2022	Beerschot	75	(26)
2022–2024	OH Leuven	16	(1)
2023	→ TSV 1860 Munich (loan)	14	(3)
2024	Swift Hesperange	14	(10)
2024	Marsaxlokk	8	(0)
International career‡
2008–2009	Austria U16	4	(1)
2009–2010	Austria U17	10	(5)
2009–2010	Austria U19	5	(1)
2009–2013	Austria U21	28	(11)
2020	Austria	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:21, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Raphael Holzhauser (born 16 February 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is currently unemployed after most recently playing for Maltese Premier League club Marsaxlokk.

Club career

Holzhauser was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Before the 2010–11 season, he joined Stuttgart's second team, playing in the 3. Liga. On 21 January 2012, he made his Bundesliga debut for VfB Stuttgart against Schalke.

On 1 July 2013, Holzhauser was loaned out to fellow Bundesliga side FC Augsburg until June 2014. ^[1]

After his return from Augsburg, he was excluded from the first team squad and had to play for the reserve team in 3. Liga for the first half of the 2014–15 campaign. In total he made 77 matches for VfB Stuttgart II and finally moved to Austria Wien on 22 January 2015. ^{[2] [3]}

In May 2018, with Holzhauser's Austria Wien contract running out, it was announced Holzhauser would join Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich on a free transfer for the 2018–19 season. He agreed a two-year deal with Grasshoppers. ^[4] On 2 April 2019, it was confirmed, that Holzhauser's contract had been terminated by mutual consent. ^[5]

On 19 June 2019, Holzhauser signed a two-year contract with Belgian club Beerschot. ^[6]

On 3 June 2022, Holzhauser was announced at OH Leuven on a two year contract. ^[7] On 11 January 2023, he joined TSV 1860 Munich until the end of the season, with 1860 Munich having the option to purchase him permanently at the end of the season. ^[8] On 15 January 2024, Holzhauser left the club after playing 16 times for the club, scoring once and assisting four times. ^[9]

On 30 January 2024, Holzhauser joined Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg. ^[10]

International career

Holzhauser was also a member of the several Austrian national youth football teams. He debuted with the senior Austria national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Greece on 7 October 2020. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2024 ^{[12] [13]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart II	2010–11	3. Liga	31	5	0	0	–		31	5
	2011–12	3. Liga	29	4	0	0	–		29	4
	2012–13	3. Liga	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		62	9	0	0	–		62	9
VfB Stuttgart	2011–12	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	–		3	0
	2012–13	Bundesliga	21	0	2	0	7 [b]	0	30	0
	Total		23	0	3	0	7	0	33	0
FC Augsburg	2013–14	Bundesliga	13	0	3	0	–		16	0
Austria Wien	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	–		17	1
	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	35	3	3	0	–		38	3
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	35	8	3	0	12 [b]	4	50	12
	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	28	10	3	1	10 [b]	2	41	13
	Total		114	22	10	1	22	6	146	29
Grasshoppers	2018–19	Swiss Super League	21	3	1	0	–		24	3
Beerschot	2019–20	Belgian First Division B	29	7	2	1	–		31	8
	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	32	16	0	0	–		32	16
	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	14	3	1	1	–		15	4
	Total		75	26	3	2	0	0	78	28
Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	14	1	1	0	–		15	1
1860 Munich	2022–23	3. Liga	14	3	0	0	–		14	3
Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	2	0	1	0	–		3	0
Career total			338	64	22	3	29	6	389	73

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup, Swiss Cup, Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 November 2020

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2020	2	0
Total		2	0

References

1. "Holzhauser on loan to FC Augsburg". VfB Stuttgart. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
2. Moissidis, George (21 January 2015). "Austria Wien ruft: Holzhauser beim VfB vor dem Abschied" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
3. "Fix: Austria holt Holzhauser" (in German). Sport24. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
4. "Holzhauser wechselt zu Grasshoppers Zürich". Der Standard (in German). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
5. Holzhauser: Vertrag mit Grasshoppers aufgelöst, krone.at, 2 April 2019
6. OOSTENRIJKER RAPHAEL HOLZHAUSER VERSTERKT MIDDENVELD Archived 19 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine , beerschot.be, 19 June 2019
7. "Welkom Rapha!" [Welcome Rapha!]. ohleuven.com.
8. "Holzhauser naar Duitsland" [Holzhauser to Germany]. ohleuven.com.
9. "Raphael Holzhauser en OH Leuven uit elkaar" [Raphael Holzhauser and OH Leuven part ways]. ohleuven.com.
10. "Wantertransfer: Raphael Holzhauser" [Winter transfer: Raphael Holzhauser] (in German). Swift Hesperange. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
11. "Austria vs. Greece – 7 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
12. "Raphael Holzhauser » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
13. "Holzhauser, Raphael" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links

• Raphael Holzhauser Archived 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine at VfB-Stuttgart.de (in German)
• Raphael Holzhauser at Soccerway