Jakob Jantscher

Jakob Jantscher
	Jantscher with Dynamo Moscow in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jakob Jantscher
Date of birth	8 January 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Club information
Current team	Sturm Graz
Number	13
Youth career
	SC Unterpremstätten
	LUV Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2007	Sturm Graz II
2007–2010	Sturm Graz
2010–2013	Red Bull Salzburg
2012–2013	→ Dynamo Moscow (loan)
2013–2014	NEC Nijmegen
2014–2016	Luzern
2016–2017	Çaykur Rizespor
2018–	Sturm Graz
National team‡
2009–	Austria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2016

Jakob Jantscher (born 8 January 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Austria national team.^[1]

Club career[]

Born in Graz, Jantscher started his career at SC Unterpremstätten und LUV Graz in the Styrian league and 2003 at the age of 14 he moved on to Sturm Graz. On 20 October 2007, he gave his debut in the first team coming on for Thomas Krammer in a match against Red Bull Salzburg. He scored his first goal on 24 November 2007 in a match against SCR Altach.

On 3 June 2010, Jantscher signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg for four years. On 6 September 2012, he joined Dynamo Moscow on one-year loan deal, while Dynamo Moscow secured an option to sign him permanently, which they choose not to.^[2]

On 1 September 2013, Jantscher signed for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen, where he stayed only one season as the club was relegated at the end of the season.

On 24 June 2016, he made a transfer to Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor.

On 9 May 2018, he played as Sturm Graz beat Red Bull Salzburg in extra time to win the 2017–18 Austrian Cup.^[3]

International career[]

Jantscher played five times for the Austrian national team under-19 and under-20, and twice for Austria U21. His made his debut for Austria on 6 June 2009 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Serbia. His first goal was in a friendly match against Spain, where he scored the only goal for Austria in a 5–1 defeat.^[2] He represented the national team at 2016 UEFA Euro.^[4]