Stefan Ilsanker (footballer)

Stefan Ilsanker (born 18 May 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Eintracht Frankfurt. He has represented his country at Under 19 European Championship and was a member of the under-21 team. Ilsanker has been a full senior international since 2014.

Stefan Ilsanker
Ilsanker in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
Place of birth Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 3
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)
2015–2020 RB Leipzig 105 (1)
2020– Eintracht Frankfurt 12 (2)
National team‡
2007–2008 Austria U19 12 (0)
2008–2010 Austria U21 9 (0)
2014– Austria 42 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:04, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

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.[2] 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.[3] In 2012, he came back to Red Bull Salzburg. In the meantime, he was a regular of the starting team of the club. On 26 February, the club announced, that his contract was extended till 2018.

Stefan Ilsanker was sent-off on 19 December 2018 against Bayern Munich.[4]

On 31 January 2020, Ilsanker joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a deal lasting until 2022.[5][6] On 3 June 2020, Ilsanker came off the bench against SV Werder Bremen and scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the match to secure a 3–0 victory.[7]

International career
Stefan Ilsanker with the Austrian national football team, 2014

Ilsanker has won over 40 caps for Austria since his debut in 2014. Ilsanker represented his country at Euro 2016, where Austria finished last in Group F.[8] Ilsanker played in two matches for Austria at the tournament, their 0–0 draw with eventual champions Portugal[9] and 1–2 loss to Iceland.[10]

Personal life

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

Career statistics
As of match played on 2 January 2021.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg (A)2006–07First League0030—30
2007–08First League262——262
2008–09First League23010—240
2009–10First League272——272
Total76440—804
Red Bull Salzburg2009–10Austrian Bundesliga00201030
Mattersburg2010–11Austrian Bundesliga26040—300
2011–12Austrian Bundesliga24020—260
Total50060—560
Red Bull Salzburg2012–13Austrian Bundesliga2604010310
2013–14Austrian Bundesliga32461130511
2014–15Austrian Bundesliga3105090450
Total8941512301274
RB Leipzig2015–162. Bundesliga26120—281
2016–17Bundesliga33010—340
2017–18Bundesliga2101060280
2018–19Bundesliga19040110340
2019–20Bundesliga60100070
Total1051901701311
Eintracht Frankfurt2019–20Bundesliga1222040182
2020–21Bundesliga15120—171
Total2734040353
Career total3471240145043113

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

References
  1. "Stefan Ilsanker". dierotenbullen.com. RasenBallsport Leipzig. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "Stefan Ilsanker - ÖFB Cup 2009/2010". weltfussball.at (in German). World Football. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. "Erste Neuverpflichtungen bei Mattersburg" [First signings at Mattersburg]. UEFA.com (in German). Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. "Ribery lässt die Bayern im Verfolgerduell jubeln". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Abgang-Ilsanker". redbulls (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "Vertrag bis 2022: Stefan Ilsanker wird ein Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 January 2020.
  7. "Ilsanker brace for Eintracht keeps Bremen in drop zone". ESPNFC. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "Euro 2016: Full squads for every country". BBC. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "Cristiano Ronado hits upright with 79th-minute penalty". UEFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. "Iceland scored a dramatic injury-time winner in a pulsating match to eliminate Austria and set up a last-16 tie against England in Nice on Monday". BBC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. "Stefan Ilsanker » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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