Konrad_Laimer
Konrad Laimer
Austrian footballer (born 1997)
Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team.[2]
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Laimer with RB Leipzig in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Konrad Laimer | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Salzburg, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | USC Abersee | ||
| 2007–2014 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Liefering | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Red Bull Salzburg | 77 | (8) |
| 2017–2023 | RB Leipzig | 130 | (10) |
| 2023– | Bayern Munich | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Austria U16 | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Austria U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Austria U19 | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | Austria U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Austria U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2019– | Austria | 34 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Red Bull Salzburg
Laimer is a youth product of Red Bull Salzburg. He made his Erste Liga debut with the reserve team and breeder club Liefering on 2 May 2014, against SV Horn.[3] He made his first team debut at 28 September 2014 against Rapid Wien. He replaced Alan in added time.[4]
RB Leipzig
On 30 June 2017, Laimer moved to Germany and joined RB Leipzig on a four-year deal.[5] Laimer's deal was due to run out in 2021, but he later signed a contract extension until June 2023.[6] He won the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023 with Leipzig.[7] On 3 June 2023, following their victory in the 2023 DFB-Pokal, Laimer announced his decision to depart from RB Leipzig.[8]
Bayern Munich
On 9 June 2023, Bayern Munich announced that they had signed Laimer on a free transfer until 30 June 2027.[9][10]
On 8 August 2023, Laimer changed his number in Bayern Munich from 24 to his favorite number 27 as the number's previous owner Yann Sommer left the club.[11] On 26 September, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away win over Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal.[12]
Laimer got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[13]
He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia, as a starter.[14]
Club
- As of match played 30 April 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2013–14 | Erste Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Erste Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Erste Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 43 | 4 | ||
| Total | 57 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 77 | 8 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Total | 130 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 15 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Career total | 233 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 24 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 4 | |
- As of match played 16 November 2023.
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laimer goal.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2019 | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |  Latvia | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 2. | 9 October 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 13 October 2023 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Belgium | 1–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4. | 16 November 2023 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Red Bull Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2021–22[19]
- "Konrad Laimer". FC Bayern Munchen. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Horn vs. Liefering - 2 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Rapid Wien vs. Salzburg - 28 September 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- "Transfermeldung: Konrad Laimer wechselt zu RB Leipzig!". RasenBallsport Leipzig (in German). 15 September 2023.
- "Konrad Laimer verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2023". RB Leipzig (in German). 18 February 2020.
- Veth, Manuel. "RB Leipzig: DFB Pokal Victory The End And Start Of An Era". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- "Bundesliga: Konrad Laimer confirms RB Leipzig exit ahead of expected move to Bayern Munich". Yahoo News. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- "Konrad Laimer joins Bayern on contract till 2027". FC Bayern München. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- "Bayern Munich sign Konrad Laimer from RB Leipzig". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- "Konrad Laimer chooses new squad number". FC Bayern Munich. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- "Bayern through to DFB Cup second round". FC Bayern Munich. 26 September 2023.
- "WALES VS AUSTRIA". Goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Austria v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
- "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "Konrad Laimer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- "2021/22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- Konrad Laimer – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Konrad Laimer at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eurosport profile
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