Stefan Lukas Hierländer (born 3 February 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Austria national team.
He started in Carinthia with his local club SV Greifenburg. In 2008 he went to Sampdoria Genua but came back after a few weeks. His first professional team was the second squad of SK Austria Kärnten. As SK Kärnten got no license for the 2010–11 season he signed a contract with F.C. Red Bull Salzburg. Being an offensive midfielder he played under the new coaches Ricardo Moniz and Niko Kovac as a right defender.
On July 20th, 2013 he played his hundredth match in the Austrian Bundesliga. 62 of which he played for FC Red Bull Salzburg. In 2013 he played 17 matches and then got an knee injury.[2]
Honours
- Austrian Champion: 2012
- Austrian Cup:2012
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