Florian Wiegele
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Austria | ||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | SV Strassgang | ||
| 2007–2019 | SK Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Sturm Graz II | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | SV Lebring | 47 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Gleisdorf 09 | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | DSV Leoben | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Grazer AK (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Austria | 1 | (0) | |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
Florian Wiegele (born 21 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Viktoria Plzeň and the Austria national team.
Wiegele was born on 21 March 2001 in Austria and is a native of Graz, Austria. Growing up, he regarded Germany international Manuel Neuer as his football idol and has been nicknamed "Langer".[1]
Career
Wiegele started his career with the reserve team of Austrian side SK Sturm Graz in 2017. Two years later, he signed for Austrian side SV Lebring. In 2022, he signed for Austrian side FC Gleisdorf 09, where he made twenty-four league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2023, he signed for Austrian side DSV Leoben, where he made twelve league appearances and scored zero goals and suffered relegation from the second tier to the third tier while playing for the club.[2]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he signed for Czech side Viktoria Plzeň. Six months later, he was sent on loan to Austrian side Grazer AK. German magazine Kicker wrote in 2025 that he "immediately established himself as the number one goalie for GAK, pushing promotion hero Jakob Meierhofer to the bench" while playing for the club.[3] He had great half of the season in Grazer and he came back to Viktoria Plzeň where he is fighting for the number one.