Raphael Holzhauser

Raphael Holzhauser
Holzhauser in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Marsaxlokk
Number 26
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 4 (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, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 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 30 January 2024, Holzhauser joined Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 January 2024[9][10]
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. ^ a b c 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. 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, beerschot.be, 19 June 2019
  7. ^ "Wantertransfer: Raphael Holzhauser" [Winter transfer: Raphael Holzhauser] (in German). Swift Hesperange. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Austria vs. Greece – 7 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Raphael Holzhauser » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Holzhauser, Raphael" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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