Michael Liendl (born 25 October 1985) is a retired Austrian professional association football player who last played as a midfielder for Grazer AK.[1]
 Michael Liendl in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grazer AK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | FC Nenzing | ||
| 1994–2003 | FC Thüringen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Grazer AK | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Kapfenberger SV | 159 | (37) |
| 2009–2012 | Austria Wien | 82 | (10) |
| 2012–2014 | Wolfsberger AC | 57 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 52 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | 1860 Munich | 57 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Twente | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Wolfsberger AC | 129 | (35) |
| 2022– | Grazer AK | 30 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| Austria U-17 | 10 | (0) | |
| Austria U-19 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2014 | Austria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Liendl started his career playing for FC Nenzing and FC Thüringen. Later on, he played for Grazer AK, Kapfenberger SV, Austria Wien and Wolfsberger AC, before moving to Germany to join Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2014,[2] and 1860 Munich in 2015.[3]
Later on, he played for the Dutch club Twente,[4] then he returned to Austria to rejoin Wolfsberger AC in 2018.[5] On 29 October 2020, Liendl scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 away win over Feyenoord in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, to become the third oldest player to achieve that feat, only behind Zlatan Ibrahimović and Aritz Aduriz.[6]
On 2 June 2022, Liendl joined Grazer AK, the club where he began his professional career. He signed a one-year contract.[7]
International career
On 3 June 2014, he made his debut for the Austria national football team under coach Marcel Koller, in a friendly away match against Czech Republic, in which he came on as a substitute to Andreas Ivanschitz in the 63rd minute. However, the match ended in a 2–1 win for Austria.[8]
Honours
Kapfenberger SV
Individual
- Austrian Football First League Footballer of the Year: 2008
References
External links
- Michael Liendl at oefb.at.