Konrad Laimer

Konrad Laimer
Laimer with RB Leipzig in 2022
Personal information
Full name Konrad Laimer[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)
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 42 (1)
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 46 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Austria national team.[3]

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

A youth product of Red Bull Salzburg, Laimer made his Erste Liga debut with the reserve team and breeder club FC Liefering on 2 May 2014 against SV Horn.[4][better source needed] He made his first team debut at 28 September 2014 against Rapid Wien. He replaced Alan in added time.[5][better source needed]

RB Leipzig

On 30 June 2017, Laimer moved to Germany and joined RB Leipzig on a four-year deal.[6] Laimer's deal was due to run out in 2021, but he later signed a contract extension until June 2023.[7] He won the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023 with Leipzig.[8] On 3 June 2023, despite their victory in the 2023 DFB-Pokal, Laimer announced his decision to depart from RB Leipzig.[9]

Bayern Munich

On 9 June 2023, Bayern Munich announced that they had signed Laimer on a free transfer until 30 June 2027.[10][11]

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.[12] On 26 September, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away win over Preußen Münster in the DFB-Pokal.[13]

International career

In September 2017, Laimer received his first call-up to the Austrian senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[14] On 7 June 2019, he debuted as a starter in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying against Slovenia.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC 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[b] 0 — 13 0
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 18 1 3 3 0 0 — 21 4
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 31 3 2 1 10[c] 0 — 43 4
Total 57 4 7 4 13 0 — 77 8
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 22 0 2 0 5[d] 0 — 29 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 29 1 6 0 8[b] 1 — 43 2
2019–20 Bundesliga 29 2 3 1 10[e] 1 — 42 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 26 4 5 1 12[f] 0 — 43 5
2022–23 Bundesliga 21 3 4 1 3[e] 0 1[g] 0 29 4
Total 130 10 21 3 38 2 1 0 190 15
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 29 0 2 1 11[e] 0 1[g] 0 43 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 13 1 2 0 4[e] 1 0 0 19 2
Total 42 1 4 1 15 1 1 0 62 3
Career total 248 15 32 8 66 3 2 0 348 26
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ a b Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2019 7 1
2021 11 1
2022 6 0
2023 8 2
2024 14 1
Total 46 5
As of match played 17 November 2024
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laimer goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Konrad Laimer
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
5. 6 September 2024 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–1 1–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Konrad Laimer - Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Konrad Laimer". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ^ "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Horn vs. Liefering". Soccerway. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Rapid Wien vs. Salzburg". Soccerway. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Transfermeldung: Konrad Laimer wechselt zu RB Leipzig!". RB Leipzig (in German). 15 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Konrad Laimer verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2023". RB Leipzig (in German). 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ Veth, Manuel. "RB Leipzig: DFB Pokal Victory The End And Start Of An Era". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Bundesliga: Konrad Laimer confirms RB Leipzig exit ahead of expected move to Bayern Munich". Yahoo News. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Konrad Laimer joins Bayern on contract till 2027". FC Bayern Munich. 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Bayern Munich sign Konrad Laimer from RB Leipzig". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Konrad Laimer chooses new squad number". FC Bayern Munich. 8 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Bayern through to DFB Cup second". FC Bayern Munich. 26 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Wales vs. Austria". Goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ^ "National Team Debüt von Konrad Laimer: Überfällig und abgebrüht" [Konrad Laimer's national team debut: long overdue and hardened]. Laola1 (in German). 8 June 2019.
  16. ^ "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Konrad Laimer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  18. ^ Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023.
  20. ^ "2021/22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA. 20 May 2022.
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