Stefan Stangl (born 20 October 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
.jpg) Stangl in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Wagna, Austria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Sturm Graz II | 66 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Sturm Graz | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Grödig (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Horn | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Wiener Neustadt | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rapid Wien | 41 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | St. Pölten | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Türkgücü München | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Austria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016 | |||
Career
Stangl joined Sturm Graz in 2001, and having advanced through the club's youth system made his debut for the second team in a 4–2 defeat by SC Weiz in Regional League Central on 2 June 2009. He made his first-team debut as a late substitute in a Champions League qualifier against FC Zestafoni of Georgia on 26 July 2011.[2] After making three further appearances for Sturm Graz, Stangl was loaned to First League side SV Grödig in January 2012.[3] He left Sturm Graz in the summer of 2012 to join SV Horn, where he established himself as a first-team regular in the First League. He joined SC Wiener Neustadt of the Bundesliga a year later.[4]
In summer 2014, he moved to Rapid Wien signing a contract until 2017. At the occasion of his signing, Rapid's general manager Andreas Müller described him as "strong in the air" and "standing out by his competitive spirit".[5]
On 10 January 2022, Stangl was released from his contract with SV Wehen Wiesbaden by mutual consent.[6]
International career
Stangl was named in Austria's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales in September 2016.[7]