Kevin Friesenbichler (born 6 May 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Liga club DSV Leoben.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Friesenbichler | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Weiz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | DSV Leoben | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | SC Weiz | ||
| 2008–2009 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2009–2010 | Admira Mödling | ||
| 2010–2012 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Bayern Munich II | 34 | (16) |
| 2014–2017 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Austria Wien | 43 | (10) |
| 2019 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | VfL Osnabrück | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sturm Graz | 36 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | RFS | 41 | (11) |
| 2023 | Lechia Gdańsk | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | DSV Leoben | 24 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Austria U16 | 6 | (10) |
| 2010 | Austria U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2011 | Austria U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Austria U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Austria U21 | 19 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Weiz, Friesenbichler joined local team SC Weiz at the age of five before joining Austrian giants FK Austria Wien in 2008. After a year he moved on to Admira Mödling and in 2010, he joined German heavyweight Bayern Munich. For the then 16-year-old Bayern even paid a transfer fee believed to be €500,000.[1] He enjoyed a debut hat-trick for their U17 side and spent subsequently three years playing for their U19 squad, scoring 27 goals in 37 appearances. His impressive form lead him to be promoted to FC Bayern Munich II for the 2012–13 Regionalliga season. However, it was the 2013–14 season that he arrived at the scene, scoring 15 goals in 22 appearances as Bayern Munich II topped their table.
On 22 May 2014, Friesenbichler signed a four-year deal with Portuguese champions Benfica on a free transfer.[2] On 26 July 2014, he scored his first goal for Benfica B on his debut in a friendly match win (4–3) against Ajax II.[3]
On 22 August 2014, after not even two months at Benfica, Friesenbichler was loaned to Polish side Lechia Gdańsk on a season-long deal. According to his father he wouldn't have had many chances to play for Benfica and was therefore looking to pick up match practice.[4] He made his professional debut on 31 August 2014 against Ruch Chorzów (3–3), also scoring his first goal in process.[5]
On 22 July 2015, Friesenbichler was loaned to Austria Wien for one season.[6] Exactly a year later, the loan was extended by a further season.[7] On 1 July 2017, he signed a permanent deal with the Austrian club.[8]
On 2 July 2019, Friesenbichler joined VfL Osnabrück on a two-year deal.[9]
In June 2023, Friesenbichler returned to Austria with DSV Leoben following a short spells in Latvia and Poland with RFS and Lechia Gdańsk respectively.[10]
International career
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On 14 August 2009, Friesenbichler made his debut for Austria U16 in an 8–0 victory over Liechtenstein U16, scoring 2 goals. He made his debut in competitive youth level international football on 18 November 2013 against Hungary in a 4–2 victory, in which he scored 1 goal.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Bayern | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 22 | 15 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 15 | |||
| Total | 34 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 16 | ||||
| Benfica | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9[b] | 2 | — | 44 | 10 | ||
| Austria Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 39 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| Total | 106 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 33 | ||
| Wolfsberger AC | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| VfL Osnabrück | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| FK RFS | 2021 | Latvian Higher League | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11[d] | 2 | — | 44 | 10 | ||
| Total | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16 | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| DSV Leoben | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 9 | ||
| Career Total | 284 | 67 | 26 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 346 | 86 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Regionalliga playoff
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editRFS[13]
References
edit- ^ "Friesenbichler: "Das neue Sternchen des FC Bayern"" [Friesenbichler: "The new starlet of FC Bayern"] (in German). abendzeitung-muenchen.de. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ ".: Kevin Friesenbichler assina pelas Águias – Jornal Record :". record.xl.pt. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Benfica 4–3 Ajax :: Pré-Época 2014/15 :: Ficha do Jogo :: zerozero.pt
- ^ "Leihe nach Polen: Kevin Friesenbichler wechselt von Benfica Lissabon zu Lechia Gdansk" [Loan to Poland: Kevin Friesenbichler transfers from Benfica Lissabon to Lechia Gdansk] (in German). sportnet.at. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Ekstraklasa Lechia Gdańsk Ruch Chorzów". Goal.com. 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Austria verpflichtet Kevin Friesenbichler" (in German). Austria Wien. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "FK Austria Wien - Kevin Friesenbichler stürmt wieder für den FK Austria Wien". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016.
- ^ "FK Austria Wien verpflichtet Friesenbichler langfristig". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "VfL verpflichtet Friesbichler". VfL Osnabrück (in German). 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Willkommen, Kevin Friesenbichler!" [Welcome Kevin Friesenbichler!]. dsvleoben.at (in German). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Friesenbichler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "K. FRIESENBICHLER". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Kevin Friesenbichler". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
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- Kevin Friesenbichler at kicker.de
- Kevin Friesenbichler at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Kevin Friesenbichler at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Kevin Friesenbichler at Soccerway
- Kevin Friesenbichler – UEFA competition record (archive)
