Konstantin Kerschbaumer

Konstantin Kerschbaumer (born 1 July 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for Austrian Regionalliga East club Wiener Sport-Club as a central midfielder.

Kerschbaumer came to prominence in his homeland with SKN St. Pölten, from whom he transferred to top-flight club Admira Wacker Mödling in 2015. He subsequently played in England and Germany, before returning to Austria with Wolfsberger AC in 2022. Kerschbaumer won 20 international caps for Austria at youth level.

Club career

Rapid Wien A central midfielder, Kerschbaumer began his career in Austria with local clubs FC Tulln and AKA St. Pölten, progressing to help the latter club to the 2008–09 Jugendliga U19 title. making 20 appearances and scoring five goals for the U19 team and progressing to the reserves, scoring two goals in four late-season Regionalliga Ost appearances. He was a reserve team regular during the 2010–11 season, making 29 appearances and scoring four goals. Kerschbaumer joined Erste Liga club First Vienna on loan for the duration of the 2011–12 season, making 33 appearances and scoring five goals. He made 34 appearances and scored six goals during the 2012–13 season and joined the club on a permanent contract after the campaign. Kerschbaumer played in every match of St. Pölten's run to the Austrian Cup final,

Kerschbaumer made 27 appearances and scored three goals during the first half of the 2014–15 season, before departing the club in January 2015. He made 16 appearances and scored one goal during the second half of the 2014–15 season, helping the club to finish above the relegation place. He departed the club in late June.

Brentford On 1 July 2015, Kerschbaumer moved to England to sign for Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee and became the first Austrian to sign for the Griffin Park club. Despite utilising him as a substitute regularly, Carsley admitted in early November that Kerschbaumer "needs a lot of coaching. He runs as fast as he can everywhere without being effective". He alternated between starting roles and the bench through to the end of the 2015–16 season, making 31 appearances.

Kerschbaumer made two early 2016–17 season appearances before falling out of favour with head coach Dean Smith and dropping out of the squad in mid-September 2016. On 5 February 2017, while making just his seventh appearance of the season, Kerschbaumer finally scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. He made 32 appearances and scored eight goals during the 2017–18 season, Kerschbaumer departed Brentford on 1 June 2018 and made 52 appearances and scored one goal during two seasons as a first team player at Griffin Park.

FC Ingolstadt 04 On 1 June 2018, Kerschbaumer joined 2. Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt 04 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee (reported to be £900,000), effective 1 July 2018. He made 29 appearances and scored four goals during a disastrous 2018–19 season, Kerschbaumer departed the club in September 2019. He made 26 appearances and scored three goals during a 2019–20 season which ended with defeat in the Bundesliga promotion play-off. Following a mid-table 2020–21 season in which he made 19 appearances and scored one goal, After his return, he made just five appearances and late in the season, Kerschbaumer ended his three-season spell at the Voith-Arena with 50 appearances and four goals. He made 34 appearances and scored three goals during a 2022–23 season which culminated with defeat in the Europa Conference League play-offs. Kerschbaumer was frozen out during the 2023–24 season and made just two substitute appearances. He departed the club in September 2024.

SV Stripfing On 7 September 2024, Kerschbaumer signed an undisclosed-length contract with 2. Liga club SV Stripfing. He made 25 appearances during the 2024–25 season, Kerschbaumer was retained for the 2025–26 season. He made three appearances prior to departing the club in December 2025.

Wiener Sport-Club In December 2025, Kerschbaumer transferred to Austrian Regionalliga East club Wiener Sport-Club.

International career

Kerschbaumer won 20 caps and scored two goals for Austria between U16 to U19 level between 2007 and 2010.

Style of play Kerschbaumer was described by Marinus Dijkhuizen as a "box to box" midfielder.

Personal life Kerschbaumer's father Toni is a youth coach at FC Tulln.

Career statistics

Honours Austria U17 U17 Toto Cup: 2008