Kevin Stöger
Kevin Stöger (born 27 August 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.[1] Pascal Stöger is his brother.
 Stöger with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2019. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2007 | ATSV Steyr | ||
| 2007–2009 | SV Ried | ||
| 2009–2011 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | VfB Stuttgart II | 51 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SC Paderborn | 25 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | VfL Bochum | 37 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 42 | (1) |
| 2020– | Mainz 05 | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Austria U-16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Austria U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Austria U-18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Austria U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Austria U-21 | 17 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:41, 4 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2014 | |||
Club career
Stöger was born in Steyr, Austria.
On 22 January 2011, Kevin Stöger had his debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the 3. Liga against FC Carl Zeiss Jena.[2]
For the 2012–13 season he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart.[3] Stöger made his debut for VfB Stuttgart on 31 October 2012 during the second round of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal in a 3–0 home victory against FC St. Pauli.[4]
In July 2013 Stöger was loaned out to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until June 2015.[5]
He moved to SC Paderborn 07 on 26 August 2015.[6]
He moved to newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 May 2018. He was given the number 22.[7]
On 7th October 2020, Stöger signed for Mainz 05 on a free transfer, on a two-year deal.[8][9]
International career
At the age of 17 years Stöger was called up into the Austrian squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 4 January 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaiserslautern II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Kaiserslautern | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| SC Paderborn | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Bochum | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 7 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 204 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 219 | 19 | ||
References
- http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2012-13/fortuna-duesseldorf-13/67514/spieler_stoeger-kevin.html
- "Official match report: Carl Zeiss Jena - VfB Stuttgart II 1:1 (0:0)". German Football Association. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Many unforgettable moments". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart - FC St. Pauli 3:0 (3:0)". German Football Association. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "Kevin Stöger released on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- "Kevin Stöger makes move to Paderborn". VfB Stuttgart. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- Wozniak, Krystian (28 May 2018). "Kevin Stöger wechselt vom VfL Bochum zu Fortuna Düsseldorf". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "KEVIN STÖGER WIRD MAINZER" (Press release) (in German). Mainz 05. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- https://bulinews.com/news/6325/official-kevin-stöger-joins-mainz-a-free-transfer
- "Stöger participating in the World Championships in Columbia". VfB Stuttgart. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Kevin Stöger" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.