Lukas Wallner
_63.jpg) Wallner with Liefering in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | St Johann im Pongau, Austria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 II | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | TSV St. Johann | ||
| 2013–2015 | FC Liefering | ||
| 2015–2020 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Liefering | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | FC Liefering | 63 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hannover 96 II | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Austria U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Austria U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Austria U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Austria U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2022– | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 16 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Lukas Wallner (born 26 April 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 3. Liga club Hannover 96 II.
Club career
[edit]Wallner started his football career with hometown club TSV St. Johann. In 2013, he moved to the academy of FC Liefering the reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg.[3] He was promoted to the academy of the main team in 2015.[3]
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Wallner was included in the FC Liefering first-team squad competing in the second-tier 2. Liga. He made his professional on 7 March 2021, when he came on as a substitute for Bryan Okoh in the 84th minute of a 6–2 victory against SV Horn.[4] He scored his first goal for the club 2 April, opening the score in a 2–1 win over Grazer AK.[5]
On 20 December 2021, Wallner signed a contract until 2025 with Red Bull Salzburg, as he continued gaining experience at the second level with Liefering.[1]
On 14 August 2024, Wallner joined German 3. Liga club Hannover 96 II on a one-year deal with an option to extend.[6]
International career
[edit]Wallner would gain his first cap for an Austrian national youth team in October 2017, appearing for the under-15s.[7] In September 2019, he made his debut for Austria U17 against England.[8]
In September 2021, he made his debut in the under-19 team against Turkey.[9] With the under-19s, he took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. During the tournament he appeared in all four games, which saw Austria eliminated in the group stage.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lukas Wallner unterschreibt bei Red Bull Salzburg langfristigen Vertrag". Salzburg24 (in German). 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Lukas Wallner – FC Red Bull Salzburg". Red Bull Salzburg (in German). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Lukas Wallner". ÖFB (in German). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Liefering vs. Horn – 7 March 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Zweitliga-Spitzenreiter Lafnitz bezog Niederlage gegen Rapid". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Hannover 96 holt Lukas Wallner ins U23-Team" [Hannover 96 brings Lukas Wallner into the U23 team]. www.hannover96.de (in German). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Liechtenstein U15 – Österreich U15". ÖFB (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "England – Österreich 4:2 (U17 Freundschaft 2019, September)". weltfussball.at (in German). HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Niederlage für U19-Nationalteam gegen die Türkei". ÖFB (in German). 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Klöbl, Peter (28 June 2022). "WM-Traum geplatzt! Österreich unterliegt Slowakei". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Lukas Wallner at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from St. Johann im Pongau District
- Footballers from Salzburg (federal state)
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Austria men's under-21 international footballers
- TSV St. Johann im Pongau players
- FC Liefering players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- Hannover 96 II players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen