Christoph Baumgartner

Christoph Baumgartner (born 1 August 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim.[1]

Christoph Baumgartner
Baumgartner in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christoph Baumgartner
Date of birth (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999
Place of birth Horn, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2012 SV Horn
2012–2017 AKA St. Pölten
2017–2018 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– 1899 Hoffenheim II 14 (5)
2019– 1899 Hoffenheim 45 (10)
National team‡
2014 Austria U15 2 (0)
2014–2015 Austria U16 12 (5)
2015–2016 Austria U17 10 (4)
2016–2017 Austria U18 6 (2)
2017–2018 Austria U19 9 (4)
2017– Austria U21 6 (0)
2020– Austria 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:42, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In January 2019, Baumgartner was promoted to the first team squad of 1899 Hoffenheim.[2] He made his debut for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 11 May 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for Nadiem Amiri in the 0–1 home loss against Werder Bremen.[3]

International career

Baumgartner appeared for the various Austrian youth national teams, from the under-15 to under-19 selections.[4][5][6][7][8] In April 2016, he was included in Austria's squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[9] He scored both goals in Austria's 2–0 win in their opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina,[10] with the team managing to reach the quarter-finals before losing to Portugal.[11]

He made his under-21 debut on 10 November 2017, coming on as a substitute for Mathias Honsak in the 87th minute of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia, which finished as a 1–3 home loss.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 24 January 2021.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hoffenheim 2018–19 Bundesliga 20–––20
2019–20 26720––287
2020–21 173206[lower-alpha 1]2–255
Career total 45104062–5512
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 14 October 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202052
Total52
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2020Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Romania1–12–32020–21 UEFA Nations League B
2.7 October 2020 Greece2–12–1Friendly

Personal life

Baumgartner's older brother, Dominik, is also a professional footballer and youth international for Austria.[15]

References
  1. "Christoph Baumgartner". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Baumgartner in Bundesliga-Kader befördert" [Baumgartner promoted to Bundesliga squad]. achtzehn99.de (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. "Johannes Eggestein hält Europa-Traum am Leben" [Johannes Eggestein keeps European dream alive]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. "Spielerprofil: Christoph Baumgartner (U15)" [Player profile: Christoph Baumgartner (U15)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "Spielerprofil: Christoph Baumgartner (U16)" [Player profile: Christoph Baumgartner (U16)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. "Spielerprofil: Christoph Baumgartner (U17)" [Player profile: Christoph Baumgartner (U17)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. "Spielerprofil: Christoph Baumgartner (U18)" [Player profile: Christoph Baumgartner (U18)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. "Spielerprofil: Christoph Baumgartner (U19)" [Player profile: Christoph Baumgartner (U19)]. fussballoesterreich.at (in German). Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. "Heraf nominiert U17-EM-Kader" [Heraf nominates U17 European Championship squad]. oefb.at (in German). Austrian Football Association. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  10. "ÖFB-Nachwuchs gelingt Auftakt nach Maß" [ÖFB juniors manage a tailor-made start]. ORF.at (in German). Österreichischer Rundfunk. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  11. "U17-Nationalteam im EM-Viertelfinale ausgeschieden" [U17 national team eliminated in the European Championship quarter-finals]. oefb.at (in German). Baku: Austrian Football Association. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  12. "Austria – Serbia 1:3 (U21 EURO Qualifiers 2017/2018, Group 7)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  13. "Christoph Baumgartner". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. "Baumgartner, Christoph". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. Pfeifer, Michael (30 January 2019). "Grillitsch: "Baumgartner hat riesige Qualität"" [Grillitsch: "Baumgartner has huge quality"]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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