Philipp Lienhart (born 11 July 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team.

Philipp Lienhart
Lienhart in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Lilienfeld, Austria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2015 Rapid Wien
2014–2015Real Madrid (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Rapid Wien II 28 (1)
2014–2015Real Madrid C (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2017 Real Madrid B 53 (1)
2015–2018 Real Madrid 0 (0)
2017–2018SC Freiburg (loan) 11 (0)
2018– SC Freiburg 160 (12)
International career
2014 Austria U18 3 (0)
2014–2015 Austria U19 10 (0)
2015 Austria U20 4 (0)
2015–2019 Austria U21 30 (2)
2017– Austria 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:21, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Rapid Wien

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Born in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Lienhart joined SK Rapid Wien's youth setup in 2008, aged 12. He made his senior debut for their reserve team on 16 April 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–3 away draw against FC Admira Wacker Mödling Amateure for the Regionalliga championship.

Real Madrid

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In August 2014, after being regularly used, Lienhart was loaned to Real Madrid.[2] He competed with their youth team in the season's UEFA Youth League, playing seven matches and scoring in a 3–2 loss away to Liverpool in the group stage on 22 October, and also appeared with the C-side in Tercera División.

At the end of his first season, Lienhart was signed permanently for €800,000,[3] and was subsequently promoted to the reserves by manager Zinedine Zidane.[4] He made his debut for the B-team on 30 August 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win at CF Rayo Majadahonda.[5]

On 3 October 2015, Lienhart scored his first Castilla goal, equalising for a 1–1 draw at Sestao River Club by heading in Martin Ødegaard's corner kick.[6] Two weeks later, amid an injury crisis, he was included in the main squad for the first time by manager Rafael Benítez, for a La Liga match against Levante UD;[7] he was unused in the 3–0 win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He made his first team debut on 2 December 2015, replacing James Rodríguez in a 3–1 Copa del Rey away win against Cádiz CF.[8]

SC Freiburg

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On 5 July 2017, Lienhart was loaned to SC Freiburg for one year.[9] In June 2018, the club announced they had signed him permanently from Real Madrid. The transfer fee was estimated at €2 million plus bonuses.[10]

International career

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Lienhart represented Austria at the under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.

Lienhart got his first call up to the senior Austria side after Sebastian Prödl withdrew through injury for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[11] He made his debut playing the full 90 minutes of the final match of the qualifying campaign, a 1–0 win against Moldova in October.[12]

His first goal for Austria came during a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Estonia on 16 November 2023.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2024[14]
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 2012–13 Austrian Regionalliga East 2 0 2 0
2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga East 22 0 22 0
2014–15 Austrian Regionalliga East 4 1 4 1
Total 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
Real Madrid C (loan) 2014–15 Tercera División 3 0 3 0
Real Madrid 2015–16 La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Real Madrid B 2015–16 Segunda División B 27 1 3[a] 0 30 1
2016–17 Segunda División B 26 0 26 0
Total 53 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 56 1
SC Freiburg (loan) 2017–18 Bundesliga 11 0 1 0 2[b] 0 14 0
SC Freiburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 14 0 2 0 16 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 22 0 2 0 24 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 34 4 2 0 36 4
2021–22 Bundesliga 32 5 6 0 38 5
2022–23 Bundesliga 29 1 4 1 6[b] 0 39 2
2023–24 Bundesliga 15 1 2 0 5[b] 0 22 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 14 1 3 0 17 1
Freiburg total 171 12 22 1 13 0 0 0 206 13
Career total 255 14 23 1 13 0 3 0 294 15

International

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As of match played 17 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2017 1 0
2019 0 0
2020 1 0
2021 7 0
2022 2 0
2023 8 1
2024 10 2
Total 29 3
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.[15]
List of international goals scored by Philipp Lienhart
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2023 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2. 10 October 2024 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria   Kazakhstan 2–0 4–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
3. 13 October 2024 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria   Norway 3–1 5–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

References

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  1. ^ a b "Philipp Lienhart | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "El Castilla se refuerza con la cesión de Lienhart" [Castilla bolsters with the loan of Lienhart] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ De la Rosa, Álvario (17 October 2015). "Lienhart: un central de 800.000€" [Lienhart: an €800,000 defender] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ^ "El nuevo ejército de Zizou" [Zizou's new army] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ^ "1–2: El Castilla remonta con un doblete de Mariano" [1–2: Castilla comebacks with a Mariano's double]. Real Madrid's official website. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ^ "1-1: Castilla get a point in Sestao". Real Madrid's official website. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Ramos and Arbeloa late losses for Levante game". Marca. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Victoria indebida" [Unduly win] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Philipp Lienhart kommt aus Madrid" (in German). scfreiburg.com. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Lienhart-Transfer: Hartenbachs Dank an Real". kicker Online (in German). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Lienhart und Sax ersetzen Prödl und Sabitzer". nachrichten.at. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Philipp Lienhart: Debüt im Kinder-Riegel". kicker Online (in German). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Estonia vs Austria". UEFA.com.
  14. ^ "P. Lienhart". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b Philipp Lienhart at National-Football-Teams.com  
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