Philipp Lienhart
Austrian footballer (born 1996)
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Philipp Lienhart (born 11 July 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team.
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Lienhart with Austria U21 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lilienfeld, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Real Madrid (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Rapid Wien II | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Real Madrid C (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Real Madrid B | 53 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018– | SC Freiburg | 198 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Austria U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Austria U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Austria U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Austria U21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2017– | Austria | 40 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Rapid Wien
Born in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Lienhart joined SK Rapid Wien's youth setup in 2008, aged 12. He made his senior debut for their reserve team on 16 April 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–3 away draw against FC Admira Wacker Mödling Amateure for the Regionalliga championship.
Real Madrid
In August 2014, after being regularly used, Lienhart was loaned to Real Madrid.[2] He competed with their youth team in the season's UEFA Youth League, playing seven matches and scoring in a 3–2 loss away to Liverpool in the group stage on 22 October, and also appeared with the C-side in Tercera División.
At the end of his first season, Lienhart was signed permanently for €800,000,[3] and was subsequently promoted to the reserves by manager Zinedine Zidane.[4] He made his debut for the B-team on 30 August 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win at CF Rayo Majadahonda.[5]
On 3 October 2015, Lienhart scored his first Castilla goal, equalising for a 1–1 draw at Sestao River Club by heading in Martin Ødegaard's corner kick.[6] Two weeks later, amid an injury crisis, he was included in the main squad for the first time by manager Rafael Benítez, for a La Liga match against Levante UD;[7] he was unused in the 3–0 win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He made his first team debut on 2 December 2015, replacing James Rodríguez in a 3–1 Copa del Rey away win against Cádiz CF.[8]
SC Freiburg
On 5 July 2017, Lienhart was loaned to SC Freiburg for one year.[9] In June 2018, the club announced they had signed him permanently from Real Madrid. The transfer fee was estimated at €2 million plus bonuses.[10]
International career
Lienhart represented Austria at the under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
Lienhart got his first call up to the senior Austria side after Sebastian Prödl withdrew through injury for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.[11] He made his debut playing the full 90 minutes of the final match of the qualifying campaign, a 1–0 win against Moldova in October.[12]
His first goal for Austria came during a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Estonia on 16 November 2023.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid Wien II | 2012–13 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga East | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Real Madrid C (loan) | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Madrid B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11[c] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 198 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 346 | 17 | ||
- Includes Austrian Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal
- Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2023 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2. | 10 October 2024 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3. | 13 October 2024 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria |  Norway | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
SC Freiburg
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2025–26[16]
