Konrad Laimer

Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.[1]

Konrad Laimer
Laimer with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Konrad Laimer
Date of birth (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 27
Youth career
000–2014 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 FC Liefering 19 (0)
2014–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 57 (4)
2017– RB Leipzig 107 (7)
National team‡
2012–2013 Austria U16 14 (1)
2013–2014 Austria U17 11 (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 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:49, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Laimer is a youth exponent from FC Red Bull Salzburg. He made his Erste Liga debut with FC Liefering at 2 May 2014 against SV Horn.[2] He made his first team debut at 28 September 2014 against SK Rapid Wien. He replaced Alan in added time.[3]

On 30 June 2017, Laimer joined RB Leipzig on a four-year deal.[4]

Laimer's deal was due to run out in 2021, but he has now signed a contract extension until 2023.

International career

Laimer got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[5]

He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia, as a starter.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 May 2022.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2013–14 Erste Liga 3000—30
2014–15 8000—80
2015–16 8000—80
Total 19000—190
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 80203[lower-alpha 1]0130
2015–16 1813300214
2016–17 3132110[lower-alpha 2]0434
Total 57474130778
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 220205[lower-alpha 3]0290
2018–19 291608[lower-alpha 1]1432
2019–20 2923110[lower-alpha 4]1424
2020–21 30100040
2021–22 2444111[lower-alpha 5]0395
Total 107716234215711
Career total 1831123647225319
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals
As of match played 9 October 2021.
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laimer goal.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2019Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria Latvia5–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.9 October 2021Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. "Horn vs. Liefering - 2 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "Rapid Wien vs. Salzburg - 28 September 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. "Transfermeldung: Konrad Laimer wechselt zu RB Leipzig!". RasenBallsport Leipzig (in German).
  5. "WALES VS AUSTRIA". Goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. "Austria v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  7. "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. "Konrad Laimer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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