Julian Baumgartlinger

Julian Jakob Baumgartlinger (born 2 January 1988) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career Growing up in the Austrian market town of Mattsee, Baumgartlinger began playing football at local USC Mattsee at age five. In 2001, he left Austria to join the renowned youth academy of 1860 Munich. There he ran through all the youth teams and eventually was called to their first team in 2007. After having played 13 times, mostly as substitute, in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, he accepted a call from Austrian club Austria Wien to return to his homeland after eight years.

In Vienna, Baumgartlinger spent two successful years, becoming a regular for his club as well as for the Austria national team. This attracted the attention of Bundesliga team Mainz 05, which acquired his services for a transfer fee estimated at €1.1 million. On 19 May 2016, it was announced Baumgartlinger had signed a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.

On 16 August 2022, Baumgartlinger joined Augsburg on a one-season contract. He made his debut against Mainz 05 on 20 August 2022.

Baumgartlinger announced his retirement from professional football on 24 July 2023.

International career

He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020.

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2006–07 Regionalliga Süd

2007–08 Regionalliga Süd

2008–09 Regionalliga Süd

2007–08 2. Bundesliga

2008–09 2. Bundesliga

2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga

2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga

2017–18 Bundesliga

2018–19 Bundesliga

2020–21 Bundesliga

+ Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsAustria 2009 4 0 2010 4 0 2011 10 0 2012 7 0 2013 4 0 2014 5 1 2015 8 0 2016 11 0 2017 6 0 2018 7 0 2019 8 0 2020 8 0 2021 2 0 Total 84 1

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baumgartlinger goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Julian Baumgartlinger No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 June 2014 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 Friendly