Florian Kainz
Kainz with Austria in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 11
Youth career
Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sturm Graz 98 (15)
2014–2016 Rapid Wien 65 (11)
2016–2019 Werder Bremen 52 (5)
2019– 1. FC Köln 137 (18)
International career‡
2010 Austria U18 2 (0)
2010 Austria U19 5 (0)
2011–2014 Austria U21 17 (1)
2015– Austria 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:12, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Florian Kainz (German pronunciation: [ˈfloːʁiaːn ˈkaɪ̯nts];[3][4] born 24 October 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Austria national team.

Club career

In July 2014, after more than a decade with Sturm Graz, Graz native Kainz transferred to Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee.[5] He signed for Rapid until summer 2017.[6]

In June 2016, Kainz joined Werder Bremen on a four-year contract, for a reported €3.5 million transfer fee.[7] On 18 March 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Leipzig. Having been introduced as a substitute in the 88th minute he found the net two minutes later in a match that saw all three of Werder Bremen's Austrian players score in the club's highest win of the season.[8][9] Two matches later he assisted the last goal in Werder Bremen’s 5–2 win away to Freiburg via free kick, after being brought onto the pitch in the 76th minute.[10]

In the first match of the 2018–19 season, a 6–1 win against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Kainz assisted the first goal and scored the second in a "Man of the Match" performance.[11][12]

In January 2019, Kainz joined 1. FC Köln on a three-and-a-half-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €3 million.[13][14]

International career

Kainz made his debut for the senior Austria squad when he came on as a substitute in a friendly against Switzerland in November 2015.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 February 2024[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sturm Graz 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 13 2 3 0 2 0 – 18 2
2011–12 Austrian Bundesliga 25 3 2 2 8 2 – 35 7
2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 26 3 2 0 – – 28 3
2013–14 Austrian Bundesliga 33 7 5 2 2 0 – 40 9
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 – – – 1 0
Total 98 15 12 4 12 2 0 0 122 21
Rapid Wien 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 32 4 3 0 0 0 – 35 4
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 33 7 3 3 11 1 – 47 11
Total 65 11 6 3 11 1 0 0 82 15
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 14 2 1 0 – – 15 2
2017–18 Bundesliga 30 3 4 1 – – 34 4
2018–19 Bundesliga 8 0 2 2 – – 10 2
Total 52 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 59 8
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 14 0 1 1 – – 15 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 28 5 1 1 – – 29 6
2020–21 Bundesliga 8 1 0 0 – 1 0 9 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 32 4 2 0 – – 34 4
2022–23 Bundesliga 32 6 1 0 7[a] 0 – 40 6
2023–24 Bundesliga 23 3 2 0 0 0 – 25 3
Total 137 18 7 2 7 0 1 0 153 21
Career total 352 50 32 11 30 3 1 0 415 65
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2015 1 0
2017 5 0
2018 7 0
2019 3 0
2021 4 0
2022 1 0
2023 6 1
Total 27 1
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kainz goal.[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 2023 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Estonia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Florian Kainz | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "player detailpage". 1. FC Köln. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 373, 492. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  4. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 513, 632. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  5. ^ "Kainz: Sturm und Rapid sind sich einig" [Kainz: Sturm and Rapid agree] (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Neuzugang: Florian Kainz" [New signing: Florian Kainz] (in German). SK Rapid Wien. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ^ Knips, Björn (20 June 2016). "Kainz – die ganz andere Sieben" [Kainz – a very different seven]. Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Knips, Björn (18 March 2017). "Der Ösi-Tag: Werder feiert Kaiserschmarrn-Sieg". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Werder Bremen - RB Leipzig 3:0, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2016/17, 25.Spieltag - Spielbericht". kicker Online (in German). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Thomas Delaney treble boosts Werder Bremen". Bundesliga. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. ^ Knips, Björn (18 August 2018). "Werder ballert sich in die zweite Runde – 6:1". Kreiszeitung Syke (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ Bürger, Malte (18 August 2018). "Er macht es mit links". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  13. ^ "FC verpflichtet Florian Kainz" (in German). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Medizincheck bestanden: Kainz-Deal perfekt". kicker Online (in German). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Austria vs Switzerland". skysports.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Florian Kainz » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  17. ^ "F. Kainz". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Florian Kainz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Vorlagen" (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

External links


1. FC Köln – current squad
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