Guido Burgstaller

Guido Burgstaller (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːdo ˈbʊɐ̯kʃtalɐ]; born 29 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Schalke 04.

Guido Burgstaller
Burgstaller with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989
Place of birth Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 FC Kärnten 33 (2)
2008–2011 Wiener Neustadt 81 (12)
2011–2014 Rapid Wien 85 (24)
2014–2015 Cardiff City 3 (0)
2015–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 63 (33)
2017– Schalke 04 95 (24)
National team
2007 Austria U19 4 (3)
2008 Austria U20 4 (0)
2009–2010 Austria U21 11 (0)
2012–2019 Austria 25 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Cardiff City

On 23 May 2014, Burgstaller joined Cardiff City on a three-year deal as Ole Gunnar Solskjær's second signing of the summer, after Javi Guerra. Burgstaller said "My decision to join Cardiff City was never in question when the club first contacted me, it has always been a dream for me to play in this country. I've followed Cardiff in the Premier League last season and I'm very proud and honoured to be given the chance to wear the Cardiff City jersey – I'm a big admirer of the passion of the fans."[1]

He made his debut in the Championship on 8 August, replacing Kenwyne Jones for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the season.[2] Five days later, he scored within four minutes of his first start as Cardiff won 2–1 away to Coventry City in the first round of the League Cup.[3]

On 26 January 2015, Burgstaller left Cardiff by mutual consent,[4] joining 2. Bundesliga side Nürnberg on an undisclosed deal four days later.[5]

Schalke 04

On 12 January 2017, Burgstaller joined Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. At the time, he was top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with fourteen goals, and was signed as the Royal Blues had only one fit striker in Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.[6] On 21 January, he scored on his debut, the only goal of the match in a win over Ingolstadt.[7] Afterwards, Burgstaller had an inconsistent run in terms of goalscoring in the Bundesliga, but braces against Augsburg,[8] Wolfsburg[9] and Bayer Leverkusen[10] helped him become Schalke's top scorer with nine goals.

In Burgstaller's first full season as a Schalke player, he was named as Domenico Tedesco's top striker, following the departures of Choupo-Moting and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. His first goal of the season came against Stuttgart,[11] and in October, he scored in three consecutive matches, including in a DFB-Pokal second round tie against Wehen Wiesbaden.[12] On 25 November, he netted the first goal in a 4–4 draw against Borussia Dortmund, in a match where Schalke were 4–0 down at halftime.[13] On 7 February 2018, Burgstaller scored the only goal of the match in a win over Wolfsburg, taking them to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[14]

International career

Burgstaller made his full international debut for his country on 29 February 2012, playing the last five minutes of a 3–1 friendly win over Finland as a replacement for Andreas Ivanschitz.[15]

He scored his first goal for Austria on 6 October 2017, netting the 1–1 equalizer in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[16]

He retired from the national team on 26 August 2019.[17]

Career statistics

Club
Burgstaller with W. Neustadt in 2008
Burgstaller with Rapid Wien in 2013
Burgstaller with Cardiff City in 2014
As of 8 June 2020.[18]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Kärnten2006–07Erste Liga4100––41
2007–08291–––291
Total 33200––332
Wiener Neustadt2008–09Erste Liga26741––308
2009–10Bundesliga30030––330
2010–1125510––265
Total 811281––8913
Rapid Wien2011–12Bundesliga2372000–257
2012–13326428[lower-alpha 1]0–448
2013–143011109[lower-alpha 1]1–4012
Total 852472171–10927
Cardiff City2014–15Championship3000–2[lower-alpha 2]151
1. FC Nürnberg2014–152. Bundesliga14600––146
2015–16331331–2[lower-alpha 3]03814
2016–17161420––1814
Total 633351–207034
Schalke 042016–17Bundesliga189205[lower-alpha 1]3–2512
2017–18321152––3713
2018–19244306[lower-alpha 4]1–335
2019–2021032––242
Total 9524134114–11932
Career total 3589533828541423109
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in League Cup
  3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

National team statistics
Burgstaller with Austria in 2016

Ref.:[19]

Austria national team
YearAppsGoals
201250
201320
201400
201500
201620
201751
201890
201921
Total252

International goals
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.[20]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Serbia
1–1
3–2
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 June 2019Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Slovenia
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  1. "Cardiff sign Austrian midfielder Guido Burgstaller". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. Cryer, Andy (8 August 2014). "Blackburn 1–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. Westall, Rob (13 August 2014). "Coventry 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. "Cardiff City fire sale continues". WalesOnline.
  5. "Nikci and Burgstaller join Nürnberg". Vavel. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. "Schalke complete deal for Austria international Burgstaller". Bundesliga.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. "FC Schalke 04 1:0 FC Ingolstadt 04". DFB.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. "FC Schalke 04 3:0 FC Augsburg". DFB.com. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  9. "FC Schalke 04 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg". DFB.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. "Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:4 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  11. "FC Schalke 04 3:1 VfB Stuttgart". DFB.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  12. "SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1:3 FC Schalke 04 1:0". DFB.com. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  13. "Borussia Dortmund 4–4 FC Schalke 04 1:0". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  14. "VfL Wolfsburg 0:1 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  15. "Austria 3–1 Finland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  16. "Austria 3-2 Serbia". Sky Sports.
  17. "Guido Burgstaller retires from international football". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2019.
  18. "Guido Burgstaller » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  19. "Guido Burgstaller » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
  20. "Burgstaller, Guido". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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