Markus Wallner (footballer)

Markus Wallner (born 27 October 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger who will join SV Friedburg in January 2024.

Markus Wallner
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthSalzburg, Austria[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Winger
Youth career
2003–2006USK Obertrum
2006–2013Red Bull Salzburg
2013Austria Wien
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014Grödig II19(13)
2014–2016Austria Salzburg24(2)
2016–2017Grödig23(6)
2017–2019Anif44(20)
2019Wacker Innsbruck II (loan)15(6)
2019–2021Wacker Innsbruck51(7)
2021–2022Tirol II5(0)
2021–2022Tirol18(0)
2022–2023Horn24(0)
2023ASKÖ Oedt8(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Career

Wallner is a product of the youth academies of USK Obertrum, Red Bull Salzburg and Austria Wien. He began his career with Grödig II in 2013, before moving to Austria Salzburg the following year. in 2016, he returned to Grödig as a senior player.[2] He transferred to Anif in the summer of 2017, and joined Wacker Innsbruck II on loan with an option to buy on 7 February 2019.[3] After his strong performance in his loan, he was purchased by Wacker Innsbruck and was part of their senior squad. On 30 June 2021, he transferred to Tirol in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[4] He moved to Horn on 9 June 2022.[1]

On 1 December 2023, Wallner committed to joining SV Friedburg in the OÖ Liga in January 2024.

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