Christopher Trimmel

Christopher Trimmel
	Trimmel with Union Berlin in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Trimmel
Date of birth	24 February 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Oberpullendorf, Austria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Right back, wing back
Club information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	28
Youth career
1994–2006	UFC Mannersdorf
2006–2007	ASK Horitschon
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	ASK Horitschon
2008–2014	Rapid Wien
2014–	Union Berlin
National team‡
2009–	Austria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:58, 11 September 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:33, 17:55, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Christopher Trimmel (born 24 February 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right back or wing back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Austria national team.

Club career[]

Born in Oberpullendorf, Trimmel started his career at local club USC Mannersdorf. He switched to ASK Horitschon, where he played for two seasons until he was discovered by Rapid Wien.

Trimmel signed with Rapid in 2008, and initially played for the amateurs, but quickly managed to receive a place in the first-team squad. On 2 August 2009, in his sixth league game, he scored a hat-trick in only six minutes in a 5–1 victory over Austria Kärnten.^[1]

In February 2014, Trimmel signed with Union Berlin for the new season.^[2] In May 2017, he extended his contract until 2019.^[3]

International career[]

On 5 August 2009, it was announced that Trimmel was a part of the national team squad for the upcoming friendly match against Cameroon. He has since represented his country seven times, after a nine-year hiatus in 2019 again.

Career statistics[]

As of 14 August 2021^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien	2008–09	Austrian Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	23	5	2	1	0	0	25	6
	2010–11	Austrian Bundesliga	28	1	4	0	0	0	32	1
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	27	4	1	0	0	0	28	4
	2012–13	Austrian Bundesliga	31	4	4	0	0	0	35	4
	2013–14	Austrian Bundesliga	34	4	1	0	0	0	35	4
	Total		148	18	12	1	0	0	160	19
Union Berlin	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	29	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	26	1	1	0	0	0	27	1
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	33	0	2	0	0	0	35	0
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	32	1	2	0	0	0	34	1
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	32	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	35	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	32	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		216	3	14	0	1	0	231	3
	Career total		364	21	26	1	1	0	391	22

^ Appearance(s) in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

References[]

^ "Rapid hat einen neuen Goalgetter". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ Stüber, Oliver (15 February 2014). "FC Union verpflichtet Christopher Trimmel". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ "Trimmel bleibt eisern – Leistner fällt aus". kicker Online (in German). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ Christopher Trimmel at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

External links[]

Christopher Trimmel at National-Football-Teams.com
Christopher Trimmel at Soccerway

[5] Appearance(s) in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

[1] "Rapid hat einen neuen Goalgetter". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[2] Stüber, Oliver (15 February 2014). "FC Union verpflichtet Christopher Trimmel". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[3] "Trimmel bleibt eisern – Leistner fällt aus". kicker Online (in German). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[soccerway-4] Christopher Trimmel at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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