Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sandro Wolfinger | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 August 1991||
Place of birth | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Balzers | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | FC Ruggell | ||
2012–2013 | SV Untermenzing | ||
2013–2014 | FC Chur 97 | 16 | (2) |
2014–2015 | FC Balzers | 11 | (0) |
2015–2016 | SV Heimstetten | 3 | (0) |
2016–2018 | BCF Wolfratshausen | 28 | (3) |
2018–2021 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 58 | (1) |
2021– | FC Balzers | 26 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Liechtenstein | 63 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Sandro Wolfinger (born 24 August 1991) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who currently plays for FC Balzers. [2]
He is a member of the Liechtenstein national football team and holds 62 caps and has scored three goals, making his debut in a friendly against Estonia on 19 November 2013.
On 8 September 2023, Wolfinger scored a world-class volley in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. His goal was voted as the top goal of the qualifying campaign by UEFA's technical observer panel. [3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 28 March 2016 | Centro Deportivo Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain | Faroe Islands | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | [4] |
2. | 6 September 2018 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | |
3. | 8 September 2023 | Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Sandro is the middle of three Wolfinger brothers to have been capped by the Liechtenstein senior team after Marco and Fabio. [5]
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