Konrad Laimer

Konrad Laimer (born 27 May 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Austria national team.[2] Laimer is considered a world-class midfielder for his defensive positioning and relentless pressing ability. [3][4][5][6]

Konrad Laimer
Laimer with RB Leipzig in 2020
Personal information
Full name Konrad Laimer
Date of birth (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 27
Youth career
2002–2007 USC Abersee
2007–2014 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Liefering 19 (0)
2014–2017 Red Bull Salzburg 77 (8)
2017– RB Leipzig 123 (8)
International career‡
2012–2013 Austria U16 14 (1)
2013–2014 Austria U17 9 (0)
2014 Austria U18 1 (0)
2014–2016 Austria U19 18 (0)
2015 Austria U20 5 (0)
2016–2018 Austria U21 13 (2)
2019– Austria 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:55, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:56, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Laimer is a youth exponent from Red Bull Salzburg. He made his Erste Liga debut with the reserve team and breeder club Liefering in 2 May 2014, against SV Horn.[7] He made his first team debut at 28 September 2014 against Rapid Wien. He replaced Alan in added time.[8]

On 30 June 2017, Laimer moved to Germany and joined RB Leipzig on a four-year deal.[9] Laimer's deal was due to run out in 2021, but he later signed a contract extension until 2023.[10]

On 27 March 2023, Laimer signed a deal with Bayern Munich to become a new player starting on July 1st of the same year.

International career

Laimer got his first call up to the senior Austria side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[11]

He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia, as a starter.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 April 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2013–14 Erste Liga 3000——30
2014–15 Erste Liga 8000——80
2015–16 Erste Liga 8000——80
Total 19000——190
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 80203[lower-alpha 1]0—130
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 1813300—214
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 3132110[lower-alpha 2]0—434
Total 57474130—778
RB Leipzig 2017–18 Bundesliga 220205[lower-alpha 3]0—290
2018–19 Bundesliga 291608[lower-alpha 1]1—432
2019–20 Bundesliga 2923110[lower-alpha 4]1—424
2020–21 Bundesliga 301000—40
2021–22 Bundesliga 2645112[lower-alpha 5]0—435
2022–23 Bundesliga 141213[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 6]0202
Total 12381933821018113
Career total 199122675121027721
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International
As of match played 27 March 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 201971
2021111
202260
202320
Total262
As of match played 9 October 2021.
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laimer goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Konrad Laimer
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2019Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria Latvia5–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.9 October 2021Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig

Individual

References
  1. "Konrad Laimer". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "Konrad Laimer: Who is the RB Leipzig and Austria midfielder likened to N'Golo Kante?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. "Window Shopping: Konrad Laimer Is The Perfect Destroyer". defector.com. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. "Konrad Laimer, The Pressing Machine". Bulinews. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. Lusby, Jack (2022-11-03). "Who is Konrad Laimer? Leipzig midfielder linked with LFC". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. "Horn vs. Liefering - 2 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  8. "Rapid Wien vs. Salzburg - 28 September 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. "Transfermeldung: Konrad Laimer wechselt zu RB Leipzig!". RasenBallsport Leipzig (in German).
  10. "Konrad Laimer verlängert seinen Vertrag bis 2023". RB Leipzig (in German). 18 February 2020.
  11. "WALES VS AUSTRIA". Goal.com. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. "Austria v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  13. "K. Laimer". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  14. "Konrad Laimer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  15. Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  16. "2021/22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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