Sandro Wolfinger

Sandro Wolfinger
Personal information
Full name Sandro Wolfinger
Date of birth (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33)[1]
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 42 (1)
International career‡
2013– Liechtenstein 70 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Sandro Wolfinger (born 24 August 1991) is a Liechtensteiner footballer who currently plays for FC Balzers.[2]

International career

He is a member of the Liechtenstein national football team and holds 70 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]

International goals

Score and Result lists Liechtenstein's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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

Personal life

Sandro is the middle of three Wolfinger brothers to have been capped by the Liechtenstein senior team after Marco and Fabio.[5]

References

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Sandro Wolfinger | Liechtenstein | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sandro Wolfinger (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. ^ UEFA.com. "Goal of the European Qualifiers: Sandro Wolfinger tops Technical Observer selection". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Liechtenstein vs. Faroe Islands - 28 March 2016 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "LFV prüft Bau einer Fussballhalle im Land (Abo)". Vaterland online.


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