Name Konstantin Kerschbaumer Date joined 2015 2006–2009 AKA St. Polten Weight 72 kg | 1998–2006 FC Tulln Height 1.79 m Number 17 Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 23) Current team Brentford F.C. (#17 / Midfielder) | ||
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Brentford fc new signing july 2015 konstantin kerschbaumer
Konstantin Kerschbaumer (born 1 July 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Arminia Bielefeld, on loan from Brentford. He came to prominence in his homeland with SKN St. Pölten and won international caps for Austria between U16 and U19 level.
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- Brentford fc new signing july 2015 konstantin kerschbaumer
- MediaMarkt Juniorreporter Konstantin Kerschbaumer im Interview
- Rapid Wien
- First Vienna loan
- SKN St Plten loan and permanent transfer
- Admira Wacker Mdling
- Brentford
- Arminia Bielefeld loan
- International career
- Style of play
- Personal life
- Honours
- Career statistics
- References
MediaMarkt Juniorreporter: Konstantin Kerschbaumer im Interview
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. He signed for Bundesliga side SK Rapid Wien in 2009, 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. He left the club on loan after the season, having failed to make a first team appearance.
First Vienna (loan)
Kerschbaumer joined Erste Liga side First Vienna on loan for the duration of the 2011–12 season. He made 33 appearances and scored five goals.
SKN St. Pölten (loan and permanent transfer)
On 10 July 2012, Kerschbaumer joined Erste Liga club SKN St. Pölten on a season-long loan. He made 34 appearances and scored six goals during the 2012–13 season and joined the club on a permanent deal after the campaign. He improved his tally to seven goals in a successful 2013–14 season for the club, in which they finished fourth in the league to qualify for the Europa League and Kerschbaumer played in every match of St. Pölten's run to the ÖFB-Cup final, which ended in a 4–2 defeat to Red Bull Salzburg.
Kerschbaumer made his Europa League debut in July 2014, playing in all four legs in the second and third qualifying rounds, with St. Pölten's European dream ending after a 4–2 aggregate defeat to Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. He made 27 appearances and scored three goals during the first half of the 2014–15 season, before departing the club in January 2015. Kerschbaumer made 100 appearances and scored 16 goals during his two and a half years at the NV Arena.
Admira Wacker Mödling
Kerschbaumer signed for Bundesliga strugglers Admira Wacker Mödling on 20 January 2015 on a two-and-a-half-year deal. 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 side Brentford on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee and became the first Austrian to sign for the Griffin Park club. He began his Bees career as a starter under Marinus Dijkhuizen, before being dropped to the bench by Dijkhuizen's replacement Lee Carsley in early October. 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's 6 assists was the second-highest at the club after Alan Judge.
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. Injury to Josh McEachran led head coach Smith to include Kerschbaumer in the starting lineup for the first time since the opening day of the season for a match versus Rotherham United on 25 February. He started the majority of the remaining matches of the season and finished the campaign with 21 appearances and one goal. In late June 2017, Kerschbaumer agreed a one-year extension option to his contract and departed on loan for the entirety of the 2017–18 season.
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
On 28 June 2017, Kerschbaumer joined 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld on loan for the duration of the 2017–18 season. He scored his first goal for the club on his fourth appearance, in a 2–0 victory over VfL Bochum on 21 August 2017.
International career
Kerschbaumer won 20 caps and scored two goals for Austria from U16 to U19 level between 2007 and 2010. He was a part of the U17 team which won the 2008 U17 Toto Cup.
Style of play
Kerschbaumer was described by Marinus Dijkhuizen as a "box to box" midfielder. In June 2017, Brentford goalkeeper Daniel Bentley stated that Kerschbaumer was the best finisher at the club.
Personal life
Kerschbaumer's father Toni is a youth coach at FC Tulln.
Honours
Austria U17