Jakob Jantscher

Summary

Jakob Jantscher (born 8 January 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.[1]

Jakob Jantscher
Jantscher with Dynamo Moscow in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jakob Jantscher
Date of birth (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, Striker
Team information
Current team
Kitchee
Number 89
Youth career
SC Unterpremstätten
LUV Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Sturm Graz II 26 (6)
2007–2010 Sturm Graz 73 (14)
2010–2013 Red Bull Salzburg 65 (20)
2012–2013Dynamo Moscow (loan) 20 (1)
2013–2014 NEC Nijmegen 26 (3)
2014–2016 Luzern 71 (12)
2016–2017 Çaykur Rizespor 29 (5)
2018–2023 Sturm Graz 121 (31)
2023– Kitchee 11 (6)
International career
2009–2016 Austria 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2016

Club career edit

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, Jantscher made a transfer to Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor.

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

On 30 August 2023, Jantscher joined Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.[4]

International career edit

Jantscher played five times for the Austria national football 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 UEFA Euro 2016.[5]

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

As of 31 May 2010
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jantscher goal.
List of international goals scored by Jakob Jantscher
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2009 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Spain 1–5 Friendly

Honours edit

Red Bull Salzburg

Sturm Graz

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ Offiziell: Sturm Graz verpflichtet Jakob Jantscher und Bright Edomwony‚ spox.com, 30 January 2018
  2. ^ a b c Homepage FC Red Bull Salzburg (en)
  3. ^ "Sturm gewinnt zum fünften Mal ÖFB-Cup". 9 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Kitchee announce signing of 2022 Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Year Jakob Jantscher". 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Austria-Hungary | Line-up | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

External links edit

  • Jakob Jantscher at WorldFootball.net
  • Jakob Jantscher at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
  • Official website