Leopold Querfeld (born 20 December 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien and the Austria national team. Growing up in Vienna, his father Billy enrolled Leopold into the Wien Defenders flute band at the age of 6.
_25a_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg) Querfeld in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Union Mauer | ||
| 2012–2020 | Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Rapid Wien II | 42 | (1) |
| 2021– | Rapid Wien | 51 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Austria U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2022– | Austria U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
Querfeld is a youth product of Union Mauer, and moved to the academy of Rapid Wien in 2012.[1] He began training with their reserves in 2020, and debuted for the first team in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League loss to Dinamo Zagreb on 4 November 2021.[2]
International career edit
Querfeld is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U18s and U19s.[3]
Querfeld made his debut for the senior Austria national team on 23 March 2024 in a friendly against Slovakia.[4]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 7 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rapid Wien II | 2020–21 | Austrian Football Second League | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Football Second League | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Football Second League | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||||
| Rapid Wien | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 5 | ||
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga EC Play-off
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of 23 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Youngster im Fokus". SK Rapid.
- ^ "Schulfrei! SCR-Debütant Querfeld sorgt für Lacher". www.laola1.at.
- ^ "Die ungewöhnliche Familiengeschichte des Rapidlers Leopold Querfeld". kurier.at. 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Slovakia v Austria game report". ESPN. 23 March 2024.
External links edit
- Leopold Querfeld at Soccerway
- OEFB Profile