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Guido Burgstaller

Guido Burgstaller (German pronunciation: [ˈɡu̯iːdo ˈbʊɐ̯kʃtalɐ]; born 29 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Rapid Wien.

Guido Burgstaller
Burgstaller with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Rapid Wien
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 FC Kärnten 33 (2)
2008–2011 Wiener Neustadt 81 (12)
2011–2014 Rapid Wien 85 (24)
2014–2015 Cardiff City 3 (0)
2015–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 63 (33)
2017–2020 Schalke 04 95 (24)
2020–2022 FC St. Pauli 53 (29)
2022– Rapid Wien 64 (30)
International career‡
2007 Austria U19 4 (3)
2008 Austria U20 4 (0)
2009–2010 Austria U21 11 (0)
2012– Austria 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Club career

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Cardiff City

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On 23 May 2014, Burgstaller joined Cardiff City on a three-year deal as Ole Gunnar Solskjær's second signing of the summer, after Javi Guerra. Burgstaller said "My decision to join Cardiff City was never in question when the club first contacted me, it has always been a dream for me to play in this country. I've followed Cardiff in the Premier League last season and I'm very proud and honoured to be given the chance to wear the Cardiff City jersey – I'm a big admirer of the passion of the fans."[1]

He made his debut in the Championship on 8 August, replacing Kenwyne Jones for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the season.[2] Five days later, he scored within four minutes of his first start as Cardiff won 2–1 away to Coventry City in the first round of the League Cup.[3]

On 26 January 2015, Burgstaller left Cardiff by mutual consent,[4] joining 2. Bundesliga side Nürnberg on an undisclosed deal four days later.[5]

Schalke 04

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On 12 January 2017, Burgstaller joined Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. At the time, he was top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with fourteen goals, and was signed as the Royal Blues had only one fit striker in Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.[6] On 21 January, he scored on his debut, the only goal of the match in a win over Ingolstadt.[7] Afterwards, Burgstaller had an inconsistent run in terms of goalscoring in the Bundesliga, but braces against Augsburg,[8] Wolfsburg[9] and Bayer Leverkusen[10] helped him become Schalke's top scorer with nine goals.

In Burgstaller's first full season as a Schalke player, he was named as Domenico Tedesco's top striker, following the departures of Choupo-Moting and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. His first goal of the season came against Stuttgart,[11] and in October, he scored in three consecutive matches, including in a DFB-Pokal second round tie against Wehen Wiesbaden.[12] On 25 November, he netted the first goal in a 4–4 draw against Borussia Dortmund, in a match where Schalke were 4–0 down at halftime.[13] On 7 February 2018, Burgstaller scored the only goal of the match in a win over Wolfsburg, taking them to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[14]

FC St. Pauli

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In September 2020, having terminated his contract with Schalke 04, Burgstaller moved to 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He agreed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.[15][16]

Return to Rapid Wien

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In June 2022, Burgstaller returned to Rapid Wien, for which he played from 2011 to 2014, signing a two-year contract.[17] On 14 December 2024, Burgstaller was attacked after an argument in downtown Vienna. He suffered a basilar skull fracture and was ruled out for months.[18]

 
Burgstaller with Wiener Neustadt in 2008
 
Rapid Wien in 2013
 
Cardiff City in 2014

International career

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Burgstaller debuted for the Austrian senior squad on 29 February 2012, playing the last five minutes of a 3–1 friendly victory over Finland as a replacement for Andreas Ivanschitz.[19] He scored his first goal for Austria on 6 October 2017, netting the 1–1 equalizer in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[20]

Burgstaller retired from the national team on 26 August 2019,[19] but came back on 16 October 2023 in a 1–0 away victory against Azerbaijan in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying after being called up by national coach Ralf Rangnick.[21] In this match, he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute and was sent off in stoppage time with a second yellow card.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 December 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Kärnten 2006–07 Austrian 2. Liga 4 1 0 0 – – 4 1
2007–08 Austrian 2. Liga 29 1 – – – 29 1
Total 33 2 0 0 – – 33 2
Wiener Neustadt 2008–09 Austrian 2. Liga 26 7 4 1 – – 30 8
2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 30 0 3 0 – – 33 0
2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 25 5 1 0 – – 26 5
Total 81 12 8 1 – – 89 13
Rapid Wien 2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 23 7 2 0 0 0 – 25 7
2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 32 6 4 2 8[a] 0 – 44 8
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 30 11 1 0 9[a] 1 – 40 12
Total 85 24 7 2 17 1 – 109 27
Cardiff City 2014–15 Championship 3 0 0 0 – 2[b] 1 5 1
1. FC Nürnberg 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 14 6 0 0 – – 14 6
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 33 13 3 1 – 2[c] 0 38 14
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 16 14 2 0 – – 18 14
Total 63 33 5 1 – 2 0 70 34
Schalke 04 2016–17 Bundesliga 18 9 2 0 5[a] 3 – 25 12
2017–18 Bundesliga 32 11 5 2 – – 37 13
2018–19 Bundesliga 24 4 3 0 6[d] 1 – 33 5
2019–20 Bundesliga 21 0 3 2 – – 24 2
Total 95 24 13 4 11 4 – 119 32
FC St. Pauli 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 22 11 0 0 – – 22 11
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 31 18 4 2 – – 35 20
Total 53 29 4 2 – – 57 31
Rapid Wien 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 31 21 6 3 6[e] 1 – 43 25
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 20 7 4 1 3[e] 1 – 27 9
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 13 2 0 0 11[f] 6 – 24 8
Total 64 30 10 4 20 6 – 94 42
Career total 477 154 47 14 48 13 4 1 576 182
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Six appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League, five appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League

International

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Burgstaller with Austria in 2016
As of match played 16 October 2023.[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2012 5 0
2013 2 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 2 0
2017 5 1
2018 9 0
2019 2 1
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 1 0
Total 26 2
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burgstaller goal.
List of international goals scored by Guido Burgstaller
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 2017 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Serbia
1–1
3–2
 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 June 2019 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria   Slovenia
1–0
1–0
 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Cardiff sign Austrian midfielder Guido Burgstaller". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ^ Cryer, Andy (8 August 2014). "Blackburn 1–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ Westall, Rob (13 August 2014). "Coventry 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Cardiff City fire sale continues". WalesOnline. 26 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Nikci and Burgstaller join Nürnberg". Vavel. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Schalke complete deal for Austria international Burgstaller". Bundesliga.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ^ "FC Schalke 04 1:0 FC Ingolstadt 04". DFB.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. ^ "FC Schalke 04 3:0 FC Augsburg". DFB.com. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  9. ^ "FC Schalke 04 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg". DFB.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:4 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  11. ^ "FC Schalke 04 3:1 VfB Stuttgart". DFB.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  12. ^ "SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1:3 FC Schalke 04 1:0". DFB.com. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 4–4 FC Schalke 04 1:0". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  14. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg 0:1 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  15. ^ "St. Pauli sign Guido Burgstaller". FC St. Pauli. 30 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Fix: Burgstaller wechselt zu St. Pauli". kicker (in German). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Willkommen zurück: 'Burgi' ist wieder Rapidler". Rapid Wien (in German). 18 June 2022.
  18. ^ Karlik, Peter (16 December 2024). "Schock bei Rapid: Burgstaller in der Innenstadt brutal zusammengeschlagen" [Shock at Rapid: Burgstaller brutally battered downtown]. Kurier (in Austrian German). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Burgstaller erklärte Rücktritt aus dem ÖFB-Team". Kurier (in German). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  20. ^ Hackl, Christian (6 October 2017). "Starke Österreicher bezwingen Serbien mit 3–2". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Gelb-Rot für Guido Burgstaller bei Mini-Comeback". Krone (in German). 16 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Guido Burgstaller » Club matches". worldfootball.net. 12 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Guido Burgstaller » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball. 12 March 2017.
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