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Guido Burgstaller

Guido Burgstaller

Austrian footballer

Guido Burgstaller (German pronunciation: [ˈɡu̯iːdo ˈbʊɐ̯kʃtalɐ]; born 29 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Rapid Wien.

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Club career

Cardiff City

On 23 May 2014, Burgstaller joined Cardiff City on a three-year deal as Ole Gunnar Solskjær's second signing of the summer, after Javi Guerra. Burgstaller said "My decision to join Cardiff City was never in question when the club first contacted me, it has always been a dream for me to play in this country. I've followed Cardiff in the Premier League last season and I'm very proud and honoured to be given the chance to wear the Cardiff City jersey – I'm a big admirer of the passion of the fans."[1]

He made his debut in the Championship on 8 August, replacing Kenwyne Jones for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the season.[2] Five days later, he scored within four minutes of his first start as Cardiff won 2–1 away to Coventry City in the first round of the League Cup.[3]

On 26 January 2015, Burgstaller left Cardiff by mutual consent,[4] joining 2. Bundesliga side Nürnberg on an undisclosed deal four days later.[5]

Schalke 04

On 12 January 2017, Burgstaller joined Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. At the time, he was top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with fourteen goals, and was signed as the Royal Blues had only one fit striker in Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.[6] On 21 January, he scored on his debut, the only goal of the match in a win over Ingolstadt.[7] Afterwards, Burgstaller had an inconsistent run in terms of goalscoring in the Bundesliga, but braces against Augsburg,[8] Wolfsburg[9] and Bayer Leverkusen[10] helped him become Schalke's top scorer with nine goals.

In Burgstaller's first full season as a Schalke player, he was named as Domenico Tedesco's top striker, following the departures of Choupo-Moting and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. His first goal of the season came against Stuttgart,[11] and in October, he scored in three consecutive matches, including in a DFB-Pokal second round tie against Wehen Wiesbaden.[12] On 25 November, he netted the first goal in a 4–4 draw against Borussia Dortmund, in a match where Schalke were 4–0 down at halftime.[13] On 7 February 2018, Burgstaller scored the only goal of the match in a win over Wolfsburg, taking them to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[14]

FC St. Pauli

In September 2020, having terminated his contract with Schalke 04, Burgstaller moved to 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He agreed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.[15][16]

Return to Rapid Wien

In June 2022, Burgstaller returned to Rapid Wien, for which he played from 2011 to 2014, signing a two-year contract.[17]

Burgstaller with Wiener Neustadt in 2008
Rapid Wien in 2013
Cardiff City in 2014

International career

Burgstaller made his full international debut for his country on 29 February 2012, playing the last five minutes of a 3–1 friendly win over Finland as a replacement for Andreas Ivanschitz.[18]

He scored his first goal for Austria on 6 October 2017, netting the 1–1 equalizer in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[19]

He retired from the national team on 26 August 2019.[20]

He made his comeback for Austria on 16 October 2023 in a 1–0 away win against Azerbaijan in the Euro 2024 qualifying, after being nominated by national coach Ralf Rangnick. In this match, he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute and was sent off in stoppage time with a second yellow card.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 April 2024[22]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in League Cup
  3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

Burgstaller with Austria in 2016
As of match played 16 October 2023.[23]
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Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burgstaller goal.
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Honours

Individual

References

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    Cryer, Andy (8 August 2014). "Blackburn 1–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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    Westall, Rob (13 August 2014). "Coventry 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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    "Cardiff City fire sale continues". WalesOnline.
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    "Nikci and Burgstaller join Nürnberg". Vavel. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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    "FC Schalke 04 1:0 FC Ingolstadt 04". DFB.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "FC Schalke 04 3:0 FC Augsburg". DFB.com. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "FC Schalke 04 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg". DFB.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:4 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "FC Schalke 04 3:1 VfB Stuttgart". DFB.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1:3 FC Schalke 04 1:0". DFB.com. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "Borussia Dortmund 4–4 FC Schalke 04 1:0". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "VfL Wolfsburg 0:1 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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    "St. Pauli sign Guido Burgstaller". FC St. Pauli. 30 September 2020.
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    "Fix: Burgstaller wechselt zu St. Pauli". kicker (in German). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  17. [17]
    "Willkommen zurück: 'Burgi' ist wieder Rapidler". Rapid Wien (in German). 18 June 2022.
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    "Austria 3–1 Finland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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    "Austria 3-2 Serbia". Sky Sports.
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    "Guido Burgstaller retires from international football". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2019.
  21. [21]
    "Gelb-Rot für Guido Burgstaller bei Mini-Comeback" (in German). Krone. 16 October 2023.
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    "Guido Burgstaller » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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    "Guido Burgstaller » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
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