Martin Harnik

Martin Harnik (born 10 June 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Hamburger SV on loan from Werder Bremen, and for the Austrian national football team.[2] He plays as a forward or as a right winger.

Martin Harnik
Harnik with Austria in 2015
Personal information
Full name Martin Harnik
Date of birth (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, right winger[1]
Club information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
(on loan from Werder Bremen)
Number 22
Youth career
1992–2005 SC Vier-und Marschlande
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 SC Vier-und Marschlande 10 (14)
2006–2009 Werder Bremen II 48 (13)
2007–2010 Werder Bremen 17 (1)
2009–2010 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 30 (13)
2010–2016 VfB Stuttgart 173 (52)
2016–2018 Hannover 96 60 (26)
2018– Werder Bremen 20 (4)
2019– → Hamburger SV (loan) 11 (2)
National team‡
2006 Austria U19 11 (2)
2006–2007 Austria U20 7 (0)
2007–2009 Austria U21 3 (1)
2007–2017 Austria 68 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:38, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2017

Family

Harnik was born in Hamburg in 1987, the youngest of three children who were raised in the Hamburg district of Kirchwerder. His father is from Styria in Austria, and his mother is from Hamburg.[3]

Club career

Early career

Harnik started playing football in 1992 at SC Vier- und Marschlande. In early 2006, he joined the second team of Werder Bremen, playing in the third tier Regionalliga.

Due to a broken metatarsal bone, Harnik missed almost all of the first half of 2007. At the start of the 2007–08 season, the forward was promoted to the Bundesliga side of Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2010.

On 15 August 2007, the 20-year-old made his debut for the professional team against Dinamo Zagreb, in the first leg of the third Champions League Qualification round (2–1).

His Bundesliga debut came ten days later, in a game against 1. FC Nürnberg (1–0). Being fielded in the 61st minute, he scored the winning goal for his side in the 69th minute. On 24 August 2009, it was announced that Harnik was able to leave his club SV Werder Bremen as a free agent,[4] and six days later was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf.

After one season at the 2. Bundesliga side, in which he was Fortuna's topscorer, with the Rhinelanders narrowly missing promotion to the Bundesliga, Harnik announced on 26 April 2010 that he would leave Düsseldorf.[5]

VfB Stuttgart

In July 2010, he moved to VfB Stuttgart.[6] In the first fixture of his second season with the club, Harnik scored the second goal of a 3–0 home win over Schalke.[7] Harnik propelled his side to victory with a brace against SC Freiburg on 16 September 2011.[8]

In the 2011–12 season, Harnik was Stuttgart's top scorer with 17 goals and eight assists. On 6 January 2012, he extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2016.[9] Harnik netted twice in the final of the DFB-Pokal on 1 June 2013, but Stuttgart fell 3–2 to Bayern Munich and the Bavarians secured an unprecedented league, cup and European cup treble.[10][11]

Harnik with Austria in 2012.

Hannover 96

In July 2016, Harnik joined Hannover 96.[12] He scored 21 goals in 33 appearances during the 2016–17 season.[13] He scored 11 goals in 32 appearances during the 2017–18 season.[14]

Werder Bremen

In May 2018, Werder Bremen announced Harnik would return to the club for the 2018–19 season. Media reported he signed a contract until 2021 and estimated the transfer fee paid to Hannover 96 at around €2 million.[15][16]

On 2 September 2019, Hamburger SV announced the signing of Harnik on a season-long loan deal.[17]

International career

Harnik, who also was eligible for Germany, opted to play for Austria, although he has never lived there, after having been nominated for the youth national teams of the ÖFB, not those of the German Football Association.

His debut came in a match against the Czech Republic in the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna on 22 August 2007 (1–1). After being on the pitch for just six minutes, he scored the equaliser in the 78th minute.

He was called up to Austria's squad for the Euro 2008.[18] Harnik played in all three group games but the co-hosts were eliminated in the group stage.[19]

On 2 September 2011, Harnik scored against Germany in a 6–2 loss at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen.[20] The win meant that Harnik's nation of birth secured qualification to Euro 2012.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played on 27 May 2019.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II2005–06Regionalliga Nord132——132[22]
2006–07217217[23]
2007–0812333156[24]
2008–093. Liga81—81[24]
Totals541333—5716—
Werder Bremen2007–08Bundesliga91005[lower-alpha 1]0141[24]
2008–0980001[lower-alpha 2]090[24]
Totals1710060231—
Fortuna Düsseldorf2009–102. Bundesliga301300—3013[25]
Stuttgart2010–11Bundesliga3292310[lower-alpha 3]54417[26]
2011–12341740—3817[27]
2012–133065512[lower-alpha 3]24713[28]
2013–143010203[lower-alpha 3]03510[2]
2014–1528910—299[29]
2015–1619221213[30]
Totals1735216925721468—
Hannover2016–172. Bundesliga301734—3321[13]
2017–18Bundesliga309223211[14]
Totals602656—6532—
Werder Bremen2018–19Bundesliga18443—227[24]
Career totals322962821317381124—
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup.
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 August 2007Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Czech Republic
1–1
1–1
Friendly
2.30 May 2008UPC-Arena, Graz Malta
5–1
5–1
3.12 October 2010King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Belgium
4–4
4–4
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4. 7 June 2011UPC-Arena, Graz Latvia
2–1
3–1
Friendly
5.
3–1
6.2 September 2011Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Germany
4–2
6–2
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
7.29 February 2012Wörthersee-Stadion, Klagenfurt Finland
2–0
3–1
Friendly
8.16 October 2012Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Kazakhstan
4–0
4–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying
9.26 March 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin Republic of Ireland
0–1
2–2
10.11 October 2013Friends Arena, Solna Sweden
0–1
2–1
11.27 March 2015Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Liechtenstein
0–1
0–5
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
12. 8 September 2015Friends Arena, Solna Sweden
0–2
1–4
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
13.
0–4
14.26 March 2016Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Albania
2–0
2–1
Friendly
15.24 March 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Moldova
2–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Werder Bremen

VfB Stuttgart

References
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  8. "SC Freiburg 1 – 2 VfB Stuttgart". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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  10. "Heynckes hints at move". ESPN FC. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
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