Stefan Ilsanker (footballer)

Stefan Ilsanker
Ilsanker in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
Place of birth Hallein, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 13
Youth career
–2005 1. Halleiner SK
2005–2007 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2005–2010 Red Bull Juniors Salzburg 104 (4)
2010–2012 Mattersburg 50 (0)
2012–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 89 (4)
2015– RB Leipzig 86 (1)
National team‡
2007–2008 Austria U19 12 (0)
2008–2010 Austria U21 9 (0)
2014– Austria 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2018

Stefan Ilsanker (born 18 May 1989) is an Austrian football midfielder who plays for RB Leipzig. Ilsanker has represented his country at Under 19 European Championship and was a member of the under-21 team.

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.[1] 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.[2]2012 he came back to Red Bull Salzburg. In the meantime he is a regular of the starting team of the club. On 26 February the club announced, that his contract was extended till 2018.

Career statistics

As of matches played on 27 September 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg (A)2006–07First League0030—30
2007–08262—262
2008–0923010240
2009–10272—272
Totals76440—804
Red Bull Salzburg2009–10Bundesliga (Austria)00201030
Mattersburg2010–1126040—300
2011–1224020260
Totals50060—560
Red Bull Salzburg2012–13Bundesliga (Austria)2604010310
2013–1432461130511
2014–153105090450
Totals8941512301274
RB Leipzig2015–162. Bundesliga26120—281
2016–17Bundesliga33010340
2017–182101060190
2018–19401060110
Totals841501201011
Career totals299932136036710
Reference:[3]

Honors

  • Austrian League: 2013–14, 2014–15
  • Austrian Cup: 2013–14

Trivia

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.weltfussball.at/spieler_profil/stefan-ilsanker/aut-oefb-cup-2009-2010/rb-salzburg/3/
  2. ↑ http://de.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=aut/news/newsid=1490532.html
  3. ↑ "Stefan Ilsanker » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
Stefan Ilsanker in the Austrian national football team.
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