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Leopold Querfeld

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Leopold Querfeld
Querfeld in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Union Berlin
Number 14
Youth career
2010–2012 Union Mauer
2012–2020 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Rapid Wien II 42 (1)
2021–2024 Rapid Wien 56 (4)
2024– Union Berlin 8 (0)
International career
2021 Austria U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Austria U19 8 (2)
2022– Austria U21 11 (1)
2024– Austria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Leopold Querfeld (born 20 December 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Austria national team.

Biography

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A youth product of Union Mauer, Querfeld moved to the academy of Rapid Wien in 2012.[1] He began training with their reserves in 2020 and debuted for the first team in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League loss to Dinamo Zagreb on 4 November 2021.[2]

Querfeld is a youth international for Austria, having represented his country at Austria U18 and U19 age levels.[3] He debuted for the senior squad on 23 March 2024 in a friendly against Slovakia.[4]

On 14 June 2024, Querfeld signed with Union Berlin in Germany.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien II 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League 21 0 21 0
2021–22 Austrian Football Second League 20 0 20 0
2022–23 Austrian Football Second League 1 1 1 1
Total 42 1 42 1
Rapid Wien 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2[b] 0 9 0
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 23 1 2 0 1[c] 0 26 1
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 28 3 4 0 4[c] 0 36 2
Total 56 4 6 0 7 0 2 0 72 4
Union Berlin 2024–25 Bundesliga 8 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 106 5 7 0 7 0 2 0 122 5
  1. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga EC Play-off
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of 9 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2024 4 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ "Youngster im Fokus". SK Rapid Wien (in German). 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Schulfrei! SCR-Debütant Querfeld sorgt für Lacher". Laola1 (in German). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Die ungewöhnliche Familiengeschichte des Rapidlers Leopold Querfeld". Kurier (in German). 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Mit Debütant Querfeld: Das ist die ÖFB-Startelf gegen die Slowakei" [With debutant Querfeld: This is the ÖFB starting eleven against Slovakia]. Sky Sports Austria (in German). Sky Group. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Leopold Querfeld moves from Rapid to Union". Union Berlin. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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