Stefan Ilsanker

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Stefan Ilsanker
FC Salzburg gegen SG Eintracht Frankfurt (28. Februar 2020 EL Sechzehntelfinale Rückspiel) 24.jpg
Ilsanker in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 3
Youth career
–2005 1. Halleiner SK
2005–2007 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Red Bull Juniors Salzburg 104 (4)
2009–2010 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2010–2012 Mattersburg 50 (0)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 89 (4)
2015–2020 RB Leipzig 105 (1)
2020– Eintracht Frankfurt 43 (3)
National team‡
2007–2008 Austria U19 12 (0)
2008–2010 Austria U21 9 (0)
2014– Austria 59 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:12, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:50, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Stefan Ilsanker (born 18 May 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Austria national team. Ilsanker has represented his country at the Under-19 European Championship and was also a member of the under-21 team. He has been a full senior international since 2014.

Club career[]

Ilsanker began his career in the youth squad of 1. Halleiner SK as goalkeeper but soon switched into the midfield. In 2005, he signed with Red Bull Salzburg, where he played in the Red Bull Juniors team.

On 4 April 2009, Ilsanker was called up to the first team bench for a league game. His first game for Red Bull Salzburg was a national cup match on 15 August 2009.[2] On 25 August 2009, he played his first international game for Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League qualifier versus Maccabi Haifa.

At the end of the 2009–10 season Ilsanker signed with SV Mattersburg.[3] In 2012, he came back to Red Bull Salzburg. In the meantime, he was a regular of the starting team of the club. On 26 February, the club announced, that his contract was extended till 2018.

Stefan Ilsanker was sent-off on 19 December 2018 against Bayern Munich.[4]

On 31 January 2020, Ilsanker joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a deal lasting until 2022.[5][6] On 3 June 2020, Ilsanker came off the bench against SV Werder Bremen and scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the match to secure a 3–0 victory.[7]

International career[]

Stefan Ilsanker with the Austrian national football team, 2014

Ilsanker has won over 40 caps for Austria since his debut in 2014. Ilsanker represented his country at Euro 2016, where Austria finished last in Group F.[8] Ilsanker played in two matches for Austria at the tournament, their 0–0 draw with eventual champions Portugal[9] and 1–2 loss to Iceland.[10]

Personal life[]

Stefan Ilsanker is the son of Herbert Ilsanker, the goalkeeper coach of Red Bull Salzburg.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 3 October 2021.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg (A) 2006–07 Austrian First League 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
2007–08 Austrian First League 26 2 — — 26 2
2008–09 Austrian First League 23 0 1 0 — 24 0
2009–10 Austrian First League 27 2 — — 27 2
Total 76 4 4 0 — 80 4
Red Bull Salzburg 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
Mattersburg 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 26 0 4 0 — 30 0
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 24 0 2 0 — 26 0
Total 50 0 6 0 — 56 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 26 0 4 0 1 0 31 0
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 32 4 6 1 13 0 51 1
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 31 0 5 0 9 0 45 0
Total 89 4 15 1 23 0 127 4
RB Leipzig 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 26 1 2 0 — 28 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 — 34 0
2017–18 Bundesliga 21 0 1 0 6 0 28 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 19 0 4 0 11 0 34 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Total 105 1 9 0 17 0 131 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2019–20 Bundesliga 12 2 2 0 4 0 18 2
2020–21 Bundesliga 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Total 43 3 4 0 5 0 52 3
Career total 363 12 40 1 46 0 448 13

Honours[]

Red Bull Salzburg

References[]

  1. ^ "Stefan Ilsanker". dierotenbullen.com. RasenBallsport Leipzig. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Stefan Ilsanker - ÖFB Cup 2009/2010". weltfussball.at (in German). World Football. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Erste Neuverpflichtungen bei Mattersburg" [First signings at Mattersburg]. UEFA.com (in German). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Ribery lässt die Bayern im Verfolgerduell jubeln". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. ^ "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Abgang-Ilsanker". redbulls (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Vertrag bis 2022: Stefan Ilsanker wird ein Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Ilsanker brace for Eintracht keeps Bremen in drop zone". ESPNFC. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Euro 2016: Full squads for every country". BBC. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Cristiano Ronado hits upright with 79th-minute penalty". UEFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Iceland scored a dramatic injury-time winner in a pulsating match to eliminate Austria and set up a last-16 tie against England in Nice on Monday". BBC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Stefan Ilsanker » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

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